Training Module on the Right to Mental Health
Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for the Security Sector
for the Security Sector
GROUNDRULES
CONFIDENTIALITY:Whatyousayinthegroupstaysinthegroup.Youcantalkaboutyourexperiencesoutsidethegroup,
butitisunacceptabletotalkaboutothers’ experiencesoutsidethegroup
LEAVINGTHEGROUP:Thesessionusuallylastsanhourand a half.Therearenoformalbreaksduringthistime.Restroom
breaksaresometimesnecessary.Weaskthatyouquietlyleavetheroomandreturn
TREATMENTISSUES:Youareherebecauseyoudesirechangesinyourlife.Youareresponsibleforyourtreatmentissues.
Itisnottheresponsibilityofthegroupmemberstodragtheissuesbutyou.Noonewillmakeyoubehereandnoonewill
makeyouparticipate
FOCUSOFTHEGROUP:Theprimaryfocusofthisgroupistoexplorewaystomanageyourstresslevels,andbehavioral
responses,especiallyangryresponses.Youareresponsible,aspartofthegroup,forkeepingthefocusthere.
PARTICIPATION:Youareresponsibleforyourindividuallevelofparticipationinthegroup.Knowthatyourprogress
towardwellnessdependsonyourparticipation,andnotthegrouporleader.Everyonehereisaleaderandahelper.
RESPECTFORONEANOTHER:Asamemberofthegroup,youcanexpecttobeheard,andwewantyoutohavethe
opportunitytobeheard.Thus,itisbestforonepersontospeakatatime.Pleasegiveyourattentiontothespeaker.
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WORKONYOU,FORYOU.
SelfͲcareisgivingtheworldthebestofyouinsteadof
what’sleftofyou.
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Training Module on the Right to Mental Health
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ACTIVITYI.ArtTherapy
طArttherapyisatypeoftherapeutictechniquerootedintheideathatcreative
expressioncanfosterhealingandmentalwellͲbeing.
طArtcanbeaneffectivetoolintreatingmentalhealth.
طAsanexpressivemedium,artcanbeusedtohelpclientscommunicate,
overcomestress,andexploredifferentaspectsoftheirownpersonalities.
طInpsychology,theuseofartisticmethodstotreatpsychologicaldisorders
andenhancementalhealthisknownasarttherapy.
طArttherapyintegratespsychotherapeutictechniqueswiththecreative
processtoimprovementalhealthandwellͲbeing.
How it works:
Anarttherapistmayuseavarietyofartmethodsincludingdrawing,painting,
sculpture,andcollagewithclientsrangingfromyoungchildrentotheelderly.
Clientswhohaveexperiencedemotionaltrauma,physicalviolence,domestic
abuse,anxiety,depression,andotherpsychologicalissuescanbenefitfrom
expressingthemselvescreatively.
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