Citation

Susanty D, Jordans MJD, Irmayani R, Tol WA. Intervention (Amstelveen) 2016; 14(1): 50-59.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Intervention Foundation)

DOI

10.1097/WTF.0000000000000096

PMID

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Abstract

This paper describes lessons learned from a classroom based intervention, which was implemented in the post conflict area of Poso, Indonesia. These lessons are drawn from qualitative research and a randomised controlled trial in the area, as well as data from our own programme monitoring and evaluation. We describe these lessons learned from a socio-ecological perspective, making recommendations to strengthen the classroom based intervention's connection with critical mental health and psychosocial issues relevant at individual, family and wider community levels. Lessons learned include: the need for further adaptations to address local somatic expressions of psychological distress; consideration of changes at the cognitive level; a need for gender specific activities; engaging families in school based interventions; and addressing the damage to the wider social fabric, including at peer level. The engagement of trained paraprofessional health care is also discussed as an essential consideration.

© 2016 War Trauma Foundation, Diemen, The Netherlands

Language: en