With the growing incidence of both natural and man-made calamities in Pakistan, there is an increasing need for awareness on how to handle traumatised people. Having identified this need, IBM sponsored a one-day intensive workshop 'Working with Survivors of Trauma' focusing on coaching aid workers.
The workshop, held at The Arena, Karachi on 26th February 2011, was facilitated by Sahib Karim Khan and Humair Mumtaz from Stimulus and participants, belonging to NGOs including, War Against Rape, Aurat Foundation, Red Crescent and Aahung, among others. The training was a one-day train-the-trainer session that aimed to change the traditional way of training and made each participant play a major role in the training itself. The session was thoroughly interactive, engaging and was enjoyed by all.
The session featured an active discussion between the participants and a group of panelists: Farheen Siddiqui (Expert from Drug Free Pakistan Foundation), Ishma Alvi (Psychologist/Counselor), Sarah Zaman (Expert from War Against Rape), Dr Mukesh Ambwani (Psychiatrist) who answered and guided the participants with their expert opinions.
Ishma Alvi stressed the importance of each worker looking after their own psychological health when in the line of work that involves working with survivors of trauma. Sarah Zaman also spoke about her experiences with 'burn out' and the importance of self preservation. Each participant was armed with material to enable them to return to their own organisations and share the valuable knowledge that they had attained in the workshop.-PR
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