Aman Counseling Center

General Information
Type of Organization:	Local NGO	Acronym:
Governorate:	Hebron	Establishment Year:	2010
Address:	Hebron / Al-Salam Street - near Al-Salam Gas Station	Telephone:	02-2227944
Website:	www.aman.org.ps	Fax:	02-2214805
E-mail:	info@aman.org.ps
Person in Charge Name: Dr. Mariam Abu Turki Position: Director Telephone: 02-2230740 Mobile: 0597277300 E-mail: abu_turki_mariam@hotmail.com
Staff:	Psychiatrist (1) Psychologist (2) Social Worker (1)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

The message of the Society is to provide counseling services and treatment for people who have problems and mental and social disorders, and also support the development of children and women with special needs, regardless of the disability as well as to develop the skills of workers in this field in the scientific programs that meet their professional needs.

Goals:

1 - Provide guidance, treatment and psychological and social services for individuals, families and people with special needs who are suffering from disorders during the sessions.
2 - Community awareness campaigns.
3 - Support for marginalized groups and people with special needs.
4 - Coordination and networking with local, Arab and international institutions working in the field of counseling.
5 - Preparation of studies and research to meet the needs of the target groups.
6 - Field visits to the families who are unable to reach the community.

Target Groups

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Children

Youth

Women

Men

Elderly

Families

Activities / Interventions

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Information dissemination to the community at large
	Information on the current situation, relief efforts or available services
	Messages on positive coping
Facilitation of conditions for community local
	Support for emergency relief that is initiated by the community
Strengthening of community and family support
	Support for social support activities that are initiated by the community
	Strengthening of parenting/family supports
	Facilitation of community supports to vulnerable persons
	Structured recreational or creative activities
Psychosocial support in education
	Psychosocial support to student teachers
psychosocial work
	Psychological first aid (PFA)
	Lining vulnerable individuals/families to resources
Psychological intervention & Clinical management
	Basic counselling for individuals
	Basic counselling families
	Basic counselling for groups
	Psychotherapy
General activities to support MHPSS
	Training. / TOT
	Technical or clinical supervision
	Psychosocial support for staff / volunteers
	Advocacy
	Research
Clinical management of mental disorders
	Non-pharmacological management of mental disorder

Time of implementation:	Morning
Place of implementation:	Center	Home	School	Community	Other
Geographical Distribution of the Services / Activities:	City	Village	Camp	Bedouins
Cost of the services provided:	Free	Partial Cost

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

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Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
	Phobic anxiety disorders
	Obsessive – compulsive
	Acute stress disorders
	Emergency
	Grief
	PTSD
	Adjustment disorders
	Brief depressive
	Mixed anxiety & depressive
	Somatoform disorders
Disorders of psychological development
	Scholastic skill
Behavioral & emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in child & adolescence
	Hyper kinetic disorders
	Conduct disorders
	Emotional disorders (separation anxiety)
	Behavioral & emotional disorders
Behavioral syndrome associated with physiological disturbances & physical factors
	Sleep disorders
	Nonorganic eating disorders
Disorders of adult personality & behavior
	Specific personality disorders
	Habit & impulse disorders
	Gender identity
Mental & behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use
	Alcohol
	Drugs , opioids, cannabinoids
Schizophrenia & delusional disorders
	Schizophrenia
	Psychotic disorders
Mood (affective) disorders
	Manic
	Depressive

Training

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1 - Educational topics related to psychological support/awareness of problems women face in the community.
2 - Women and inheritance.
3 - Cognitive behavioral therapy session (for students).
4 - Lectures and training about mental illness and ways of treatment.