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Online Training Program
Use the links below to explore the Headington Institute’s free online training modules on stress, thriving, and humanitarian work.
Please view our copyright and permissions information. These modules can be read online, or downloaded and printed off as booklets. All of our modules are available in English, and most are also available in additional languages. Our first online training module, Understanding and coping with traumatic stress, is also available as an interactive e-learning course. This course can also be downloaded and burned to a CD or DVD.
After you have completed each module you can also download a certificate of completion.
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Understanding and coping with traumatic stress
Lisa McKay, Director of Training and Education Services, Headington Institute
Humanitarian work is physically and emotionally demanding, and many humanitarian workers struggle to find a healthy balance between the demands of the work and the need to pay some attention to their own well-being. The goal of this module is to provide an overview of traumatic stress as it is related to humanitarian work, and helpful coping strategies for dealing with it.
 English
Russian
Certificate of Completion
E-learning: Coping with traumatic stress: a fun, interactive, version of this course that you can complete online!
Trauma and critical incident care
Lisa McKay, Director of Training and Education Services, Headington Institute
International humanitarian work in the current global context is an inherently dangerous undertaking. Whether it is the result of natural disaster, civil conflict, or domestic crime, few humanitarian workers escape without becoming a target of violence or witnessing violence and its aftereffects. The goal of this module is to explain trauma reactions and explore how to best care for yourself and others after a traumatic event.
International humanitarian work in the current global context is an inherently dangerous undertaking. Whether it is the result of natural disaster, civil conflict, or domestic crime, few humanitarian workers escape without becoming a target of violence or witnessing violence and its aftereffects. The goal of this module is to explain trauma reactions and explore how to best care for yourself and others after a traumatic event.
Arabic
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Certificate of Completion
On the road again: Coping with travel and re-entry stress
Lisa McKay, Director of Training and Education Services, Headington Institute
Travel is a normal part of life for many humanitarian workers, but they are not protected from finding it stressful just because they are working for a good cause. This module explores the dynamics of the transitions that humanitarian work demands and coping strategies for dealing with travel stress.
Arabic
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Certificate of Completion
Supporting National Staff
Drs Debbie & David Hawker, Clinical Psychologists, United Kingdom
Most humanitarian workers are national staff – people who work for humanitarian organizations within their own country. National staff are essential to the continuity and success of humanitarian programs worldwide, yet national staff generally receive less attention or support than expatriate humanitarian workers.
Certificate of Completion
Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Trauma
Dr Laurie Anne Pearlman, Senior Consulting Psychologist, Headington Institute
& Lisa McKay, Director of Training and Education Services, Headington Institute
Vicarious trauma is inherent to humanitarian work. Humanitarian workers in all roles regularly hear distressing stories, and face the realities of violence, poverty and disaster. This second-hand exposure to suffering and violence places humanitarian workers at high risk of experiencing some form of secondary traumatic stress response. The goal of this module is to explain what vicarious trauma is and explore coping strategies for dealing with it.
Vicarious trauma handout (English)
Vicarious trauma handout (French)
What can managers do (English)
What can managers do (French)
Certificate of Completion
Running Stress-Management Workshops with Cross-cultural Groups
Drs Debbie and David Hawker, Clinical Psychologists, United Kingdom
Most humanitarian workers are not offered stress-management training, yet such training can be very beneficial. Written with national staff and cross cultural issues in mind, this module includes an outline of a stress-management workshop and a wide variety of useful materials to help you plan and run stress-management training.
Certificate of Completion
Stress and stress-management for national staff
Drs Debbie and David Hawker, Clinical Psychologists, United Kingdom
Most humanitarian workers around the world are locally-employed national staff. National staff often say that their work rewarding, but also stressful, and sometimes even dangerous. This training module helps national staff think through the stresses and rewards facing them, and different ways they can reduce or cope with the stress that they may experience as a part of their job.
Certificate of Completion
Coming soon to the online program...
Humanitarian work, traumatic stress, and spirituality
It is almost impossible to do humanitarian work without it affecting your worldview and spirituality, your sense of what’s important to you in life and where you draw your strength and hope from. The goal of this module is to help humanitarian workers explore how their chosen career has impacted their values and spirituality, and how they can prepare to meet spiritual challenges and grow from them.
All in the family: Self-care for partners and family members of humanitarian workers
Their family often plays a critical role in supporting a humanitarian worker, yet the family unit itself can be significantly impacted by the humanitarian workers work. This module aims to help the family members or partners of humanitarian workers consider how humanitarian work impacts their life and identify self-care skills to build hardiness and promote family bonding.
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The information contained in these modules is provided solely for educational purposes. The self-examination exercises and scales on this website are not intended to be used as diagnostic or treatment tools. Any concerns you might have about mental health issues should be discussed with a qualified mental health professional. If you have concerns raised by any of the material in this module, please contact the Headington Institute staff or other appropriately qualified mental health professionals. |
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