Caring for carers: A virtual psychosocial supervision intervention to improve the quality and sustainability of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian contexts

This study is testing an online, peer-supervision programme for professionals working with displaced communities.

Abstract

Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) staff in humanitarian settings have limited access to clinical supervision and are at high risk of experiencing burnout. This study is testing an online, peer-supervision programme for MHPSS professionals working with displaced Rohingya (Bangladesh) and Syrian (Turkey and northwest Syria) communities.

The protocol paper describes the scope, objectives, and methodology of the project.

This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme.

Citation

Wells R, Acartuk C, Almeamari F, and others. ‘Caring for carers: A virtual psychosocial supervision intervention to improve the quality and sustainability of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian contexts’. European Psychiatry 2022: volume 65, special issue S1, page S884. doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2295

Caring for carers: A virtual psychosocial supervision intervention to improve the quality and sustainability of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian contexts

Published 9 January 2022