| As part of its continued effort to address the psychosocial needs of the society, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is poised to train another batch of officers who will lend their skills to a programme already in effect.This is according to Director of the Human Services Ministry Child Protection Agency, Ms Ann Greene.She said that the Human Services Ministry with the collaboration of the Ministries of Education and Health, has been trying to ensure that citizens, particularly children, are equipped with the coping ability to deal with traumatic experiences.And the programme,NCAA Hockey Jerseys, which was kicked into being last year, has been yielding considerable results according to Ms Greene. She said that children exposed to traumatic experiences such as deadly assaults, domestic violence,Cheap Senators Jerseys, accidents and other distressing ordeals have shown signs of progress with the help of officers attached to the programme.The Human Service Ministry had also touted the implementation of a Wellness Centre. But according to Minister Priya Manickchand, the Ministry has been vigilant in offering its service even before such a proposal was made.She added that before any collaborative effort, the Ministry had gone ahead rendering its service to both children and adults alike.Nonetheless, Greene related that the Ministry has in place its child care and protection centre, adding that both the Ministries of Health and Education have similar facilities.The ongoing initiative, which has seen a number of Social and Welfare Officers within the collaborating Ministries trained to render the psychosocial service, will be a sustained one although there is no expectation that traumatic events will occur on a regular basis, Greene noted.She disclosed that the Human Services Ministry is about to recruit a number of Social and Child Protection Officers who will also be trained for the Ministry’s expanded psychosocial programme.The programme was engaged initially with a view to making the society one which offers psychosocial and crisis support to students. As such the Ministries,Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Online, with the support of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), had early last year engaged the first phase of a training programme.Minister within the Education Ministry, Dr Desiree Fox,Adrian Wilson Cardinals Jersey, had emphasised at the start of that programme that ordeals such as the massacres at Lusignan and Bartica,Off White Nike Vapormax Release Date, could have had a dire impact on schools,Deion Jones Falcons Jersey, school children, teachers and parents.Accordingly, the first stage of training saw the inclusion of teachers from 21 schools along the East Coast of Demerara, from Mon Repos to Strathspey.However, the Minister had observed that the psychosocial attention could not be given to children alone but also to the teachers, thus an awareness consultation was held with teachers of the East Coast Demerara schools.Soon after the Lusignan and Bartica massacres, it was the anticipated view of many that overseas assistance was needful to bring the requisite information to school teachers. However, the expertise was sought and found right at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Guyana, which joined the effort wholeheartedly.At the end of last year at least 136 teachers were trained according to UG’s Head of the Sociology Department, Ms Barbara Thomas-Holder.According to her, the UG Department has been tasked with co-ordinating a number of workshops which were specifically geared at helping teachers help students overcome tragedies.Some social workers have also benefited from an online trauma training, according to Minister Fox who noted that they will be regarded as the supervisors and mentor trainers.This phase she said was made possible through collaboration between the Education and Health Ministries.In addition, the Minister said that the Education Ministry and UNICEF is currently collaborating in order to set up child friendly spaces needful to facilitate the counselling process. |
