Consultancy and Training
For a long period of time considered secondary, the psychological well-being of individuals is now a major public health issue in France, particularly in the wake of the health crisis, and a key challenge for development policies, particularly in Africa and the Middle East.
Consultancy
The services I offer cover the entire cycle of mental health projects deployed in France or abroad, by institutional or civil society organisations, and range from upstream reflection to final evaluation, including diagnosis during the life of the project.
- the well-being, integrity, empowerment and autonomy of people ;
- the ability of organizations to assess what they can and cannot do, and decide what falls within their scope of intervention;
- ensuring that the design of activities does not create additional stress for staff or beneficiaries (Do no harm principle), and does not raise expectations if there is no referral possible;
- protecting staff well-being.
Some examples of consultancy services:
- Evaluation of a resilience workshop for children in Kiev (2024)
- Mental health diagnosis and psycho-social support for the creation of a psycho-social center in Iraq (2023)
- Participation to the team design of an advocacy video The challenge of psychological well-being in Lebanon (2020)
- Project-team set-up of community mental health centers in Lebanon: Community mental health and psychosocial support for vulnerable populations (2018 to 2020).
- Organization of the conference “Combining the fight against poverty, social cohesion and mental health“, co-organized with Handicap International (2012)
- Integration of the mental health and psychosocial support issue into Agence Française de Développement projects, from initial study to mainstream in projects (2009 to 2013).
Visit with the French Ambassador to the Douris-Baalbek
center in Douris-Baalbek. Lebanon, November 2020.
Photo : anonymous
Training
Training courses focusing on mental health, psychosocial issues, psychological trauma, psychosocial risks, etc. are provided for a variety of audiences: students, humanitarian workers, public service representatives, etc.
Public presentations are also available on request.
- “Mental health and stress management”, design and presentation to the Monaco International Cooperation Direction (2023).
- “Mental health and development”, design and presentation to the Agence Française de Développement (2022)
- “Psychosocial programmes as a basis for development”, design and presentation at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut (2019)
- “Psychosocial treatment of psychological trauma”: design and presentations at the Université Paris XIII, the Institute of International Humanitarian Studies of Aix en Provence, and at the Center for International Studies and Research (CERDI) – Clermont-Ferrand (2011 to 2013).
Some examples of public interventions:
- Mental health and psychosocial support, round table ‘Transcarpathia as a historical health resort in Europe’, RE:open Zakarpattia development forum conference, 12 November . 2022, Nyzhnje Solotvyno, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
- Round table on the psychological consequences of large-scale crises, Information Mission on National Resilience, National Assembly (2021)
- Interview for L’Orient-Le Jour : A unique community mental health centre at Rafic Hariri Hospital (2021)
- “Explosion at the Port of Beirut: what impact on mental health and how to respond? webinar, Ecole supérieure des affaires, Beirut (2020)
- Opinion column: Well-being, the foundation of development, on the ID4D (ideas4development) website (2017)
Intervention RE:open Zakarpattia development forum.
Nyzhnje Solotvyno, Oblast de Zakarpattia, Ukraine,
november 2022. Photo : Nicolas Liscia
REFERENCES
Consultancy and Training
For a long period of time considered secondary, the psychological well-being of individuals is now a major public health issue in France, particularly in the wake of the health crisis, and a key challenge for development policies, particularly in Africa and the Middle East.
Consultancy
The services I offer cover the entire cycle of mental health projects deployed in France or abroad, by institutional or civil society organisations, and range from upstream reflection to final evaluation, including diagnosis during the life of the project.
- the well-being, integrity, empowerment and autonomy of people ;
- the ability of organizations to assess what they can and cannot do, and decide what falls within their scope of intervention;
- ensuring that the design of activities does not create additional stress for staff or beneficiaries (Do no harm principle), and does not raise expectations if there is no referral possible;
- protecting staff well-being.
Some examples of consultancy services:
- Evaluation of a resilience workshop for children in Kiev (2024)
- Mental health diagnosis and psycho-social support for the creation of a psycho-social center in Iraq (2023)
- Participation to the team design of an advocacy video The challenge of psychological well-being in Lebanon (2020)
- Project-team set-up of community mental health centers in Lebanon: Community mental health and psychosocial support for vulnerable populations (2018 to 2020).
- Organization of the conference “Combining the fight against poverty, social cohesion and mental health“, co-organized with Handicap International (2012)
- Integration of the mental health and psychosocial support issue into Agence Française de Développement projects, from initial study to mainstream in projects (2009 to 2013).
Training
Training courses focusing on mental health, psychosocial issues, psychological trauma, psychosocial risks, etc. are provided for a variety of audiences: students, humanitarian workers, public service representatives, etc.
Public presentations are also available on request.
- “Mental health and stress management”, design and presentation to the Monaco International Cooperation Direction (2023).
- “Mental health and development”, design and presentation to the Agence Française de Développement (2022)
- “Psychosocial programmes as a basis for development”, design and presentation at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut (2019)
- “Psychosocial treatment of psychological trauma”: design and presentations at the Université Paris XIII, the Institute of International Humanitarian Studies of Aix en Provence, and at the Center for International Studies and Research (CERDI) – Clermont-Ferrand (2011 to 2013).
Some examples of public interventions:
- Mental health and psychosocial support, round table ‘Transcarpathia as a historical health resort in Europe’, RE:open Zakarpattia development forum conference, 12 November . 2022, Nyzhnje Solotvyno, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
- Round table on the psychological consequences of large-scale crises, Information Mission on National Resilience, National Assembly (2021)
- Interview for L’Orient-Le Jour : A unique community mental health centre at Rafic Hariri Hospital (2021)
- “Explosion at the Port of Beirut: what impact on mental health and how to respond? webinar, Ecole supérieure des affaires, Beirut (2020)
- Opinion column: Well-being, the foundation of development, on the ID4D (ideas4development) website (2017)
REFERENCES