Turkmenistan hosted an intensive on psychosocial support for children and caregivers

200 Turkmen specialists took part in an intensive training seminar on "Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Children and Caregivers in Difficult Situations" organized by UNICEF. This is reported by the Internet publication "TurkmenPortal".

The participants of the training intensive included teachers, social workers, students and teachers of psychology, middle managers of various ministries and departments, and representatives of public organizations. Participants learned methods of identifying and addressing mental health needs, and gained valuable skills in providing emotional and psychological support.

This course will enable participants to successfully apply psychosocial support tools in their work activities. In addition, the intensive organized by UNICEF provided an opportunity to exchange experience and knowledge between specialists from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.