The World Confederation of CBT (WCCBT) 

 invites you to view a Free Recorded Webinar - 

 An introduction to the W.H.O-UNICEF  

 Ensuring Quality in Psychosocial and Mental Health Support  

 (EQUIP) Initiative

 Presented by: Dr. James Underhill 

 EQUIP Project Coordinator  

Department of Mental Health and Substance Use 

 World Health Organization (W.H.O.) 

Moderator: Dr. Lata McGinn 

 President, World Confederation of CBT (WCCBT) 

Free Registration 

*This free webinar does not offer CE credit*

Original Airdate:

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 

4:00 PM- 4:50 PM Eastern 

Abstract:

Despite the proliferation of evidence-based psychological interventions and other effective services in global mental health, there has been a lack of standardized approach to measure competency of non-specialist and specialists providing mental health services. Moreover, governments, national professional organizations, and training institutions have not had a mechanism to ensure that providers are delivering safe and effective care. To address this gap, the World Health Organization and UNICEF have developed Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support and Mental Health Services (EQUIP). EQUIP is an initiative with a suite of easy-to-use competency assessment tools in standardized role plays and a digital platform for providing real-time visualizations and feedback to improve training and supervision. In this webinar we will provide an introduction to EQUIP and provide examples of its use in various contexts and sectors, including in pre service education settings.

Presenter Biography:

Dr James Underhill is a clinical psychologist and the Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support (EQUIP) Project Coordinator for the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Use. He also supports the department with its work on scalable psychological interventions and digital mental health.

James has extensive experience in clinical and humanitarian work, creating and developing innovative services for trauma and GBV survivors, refugee populations and adolescents involved in serious youth violence.

In his role as EQUIP coordinator, James has been centrally involved in the development and public release of the EQUIP digital platform (https://equipcompetency.org/en-gb) which is part of a joint WHO/UNICEF project to improve the competence of helpers and the consistency and quality of training in psychological interventions and service delivery.

Recommended Readings:

1. Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J. D., Rai, S., Shrestha, P., Luitel, N. P., Ramaiya, M. K., Singla, D. R., & Patel, V. (2015). Therapist competence in global mental health: Development of the ENhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic factors (ENACT) rating scale. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 69, 11–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2015.03.009

2.  Jordans, M., Steen, F., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G., El Masri, R., Coetzee, A., Chamate, S., Ghatasheh, M., Pederson, G.A., Itani, M., El Chammay, R., Schafer, A., and Kohrt, B. (2022). Evaluation of competency-driven training for facilitators delivering a psychological intervention for children in Lebanon: A proof-of-concept study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, E48. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000348

3. Kohrt, B. A., Schafer, A., Willhoite, A., van’t Hof, E., Pedersen, G. A., Watts, S., Ottman, K., Carswell, K., & van Ommeren, M. (2020). Ensuring quality in psychological support (who equip): Developing a competent global workforce. World Psychiatry, 19(1), 115–116. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20704 

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