Department
Department of Economics and Management
Contact for educational information
Beginning of teaching activities
January 2024
Methods of implementation
The lessons will take place exclusively at a distance
Educational content
The training proposal is characterized by its multidisciplinary and international approach. Trainers, whether academics or field workers, all have proven expertise and many of them come from highly sensitive regions of the world such as Niger, Rwanda, Palestine.
The training provided in French takes place at a distance and is based primarily on the analysis of specific cases and situations in order to facilitate the translation of theoretical principles into effective intervention strategies.
These interventions must be conducted in accordance with humanitarian guidelines. They must be based on participatory principles, implemented together with communities, starting from the assessment of skills and needs. Effective action is based on and reinforces existing resources and practices.
In particular, mental health and psychosocial support professionals must be able to ensure that interventions do not harm people or communities. The unintended consequences of the programmes include cultural, economic, political, psychological, security and social aspects. The training strengthens the skills of operators in assessing, from the planning of interventions, the risk of possible unintended negative consequences through the implementation of systematic monitoring and evaluation actions.
Admission procedure
Degrees and exam (interview)
Minimum number of enrollments
15
Maximum number of enrollments
50
Professional profile
According to the United Nations (December 2022), old and new conflicts, climate change and social and economic instability will increase the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance to 339 million by 2023, or one in 23 people worldwide. In this context, international organizations and governments must equip themselves to respond to the emergencies and needs of these people. The need for personnel able to work and intervene in these conditions of great vulnerability is therefore constantly increasing. However, several studies have highlighted the relative scarcity of specific training for professionals wishing to work in these contexts. In fact, basic training is not sufficient to guarantee the effectiveness of interventions with beneficiaries or the welfare and safety of operators themselves. The Master is aimed at mental health professionals, psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health technicians, psycho-educators and care and social support professionals such as doctors and social workers who work, or intend to work, in humanitarian contexts or in territorial services dedicated to populations and individuals in a state of distress and vulnerability.
The master offers targeted training, aimed at strengthening and developing new skills in humanitarian response and programming of psychosocial interventions in the perspective of MHPSS proposed by international bodies.
