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Ask the ADG health specialists
Between 12 - 23 November 2007, ADG guest specialists answered your questions on psychosocial health and disability issues in aid and development. This session is now closed.
Visit the ADG forums to view the discussion on:
a)Disability issues in aid and development (Paul Deany and Kirsty Thompson - CBMI)
b) Psychosocial health (Amanda Allan - Antares Foundation) - support in situations of ongoing stress including issues related to:
- Handling stress,
- Caring for your national and international staff and,
- Preventing burnout and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Paul Deany is the Coordinator of the Australian Disability and Development Consortium, a national network focusing attention, expertise and action on disability issues in developing countries and building a national platform for disability advocacy. He also works with Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) Australia and has worked in development, HIV/AIDS, disability and public health with the Burnet Institute, World Vision, UNAIDS, UNDP and assorted NGOs in over a dozen countries, particularly in Asia.
Kirsty Thompson is the Manager of the Disability Advocacy and Training Unit at Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) Australia. Her work involves advocacy and training on disability inclusive development with mainstream government and non-government development agencies, capacity building and program planning and evaluations within CBM and their project partners. Kirsty is a trained occupational therapist, with research, education and practice experiences in disability and community practice. Her PhD (from the University of Sydney) was a cultural examination of community disability services with families of children with a disability.
Amanda Allan is an Australian psychologist and the Operational Director of Antares Foundation Australia, an international organisation devoted to improving the quality of humanitarian aid and overseas development through the strengthening of management and staff support systems within aid agencies. Amanda has worked as an independent consultant, trainer and counsellor in psychosocial staff support issues to a number of NGOs based in Australia including Medecins Sans Frontieres, Oxfam Australia, AUSTCARE, Australian Red Cross and Australian Volunteers International.
The ADG sector specialists are professionals in their field and provide this free service on a pro bono basis. Readers should carefully assess any information obtained through the ADG website before applying it to their situation (see ADG disclaimer).
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