The Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) manual

The Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) manual is an evidence based tool for psychological intervention developed by Patrick Smith, Atle Dyregrov, William Yule and others of the Children and War Foundation. It can be used to help children cope with psychological trauma reactions. The TRT programme is based on trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy for children. It is a structured scalable intervention that can be used by people who are not mental health specialists. There are several studies showing that TRT is acceptable and effective in many different contexts. Children and War Foundation strongly recommends that those intending to use the manual receive training before doing so. This version of the Manual is to be used for War contexts.

Recommendations for Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in emergencies

We strongly recommend that TRT is used according to the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) guidelines MHPSS in emergencies, by clicking here.This means that TRT should be used in the context of a multi-sectoral response where psychological trauma is not a stand-alone intervention. CAW recommends that TRT is used in accordance with core principles of MHPSS in emergencies: human rights and equity, participation, do no harm and building on available resources. Even in an emergency setting, humanitarian actors and communities should plan, establish and co-ordinate a set of minimum responses to protect and improve people’s rights and health. This requires coordinated action among all government and non-government humanitarian actors. MHPSS in emergencies should be integrated into the wider system, such as primary health care, as far as possible. Mental health and psychosocial support should be developed as a layered system of complementary supports that meets the needs of different groups, from basic security and safety, to non-specialised support such as TRT, to specialized services such as therapy.  You may find more information about the Inter Agency Standing Committee resources here.

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References

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Important to know

This manual has been developed by the Children and War Foundation and is the property of the Children and War Foundation. It must not be used, altered, copied or made available to the public in whole or in part for any purpose without written consent from the Foundation.

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