Guidance and Training Center for the Child and Family

General Information
Type of Organization:	Local NGO	Acronym:	GTC
Governorate:	Bethlehem	Establishment Year:	1994
Address:	Bethlehem / 153 Nativity street	Telephone:	02-2770489
Website:	www.gtc.ps	Fax:	02-2770488
E-mail:	gtc@gtc.ps
Person in Charge Name: Fadia Saleh Position: Adminstrative and financial director Telephone: 02-2770489 Mobile: E-mail: fadia.s@gtc.ps
Staff:	Psychiatrist (1) Psychologist (5) Social Worker (3) Community Worker (2) Occupational Therapist (1) Educational Counselor (2)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

“To provide preventive and therapeutic services in the field of mental health, particularly for the child and family, and generally for the local community. Additionally to pursue the development of knowledge, skills and experience of workers in this field, and conducting research through programs that meet the needs of the target groups in the best professional and scientific manner, thus aiming to participate in the development of mental health in the Palestinian society.”

Goals:

1-To provide therapeutic psychological, educational, and social intervention services for children and their families through a multi-disciplinary approach including psychiatry, psychology, special education, counseling, psycho-social intervention, and occupational therapy.
2-To improve the mental and social functioning of individuals who suffer from psychological disorders that affect their well-being.
3-To provide professional support for at-risk individuals and their families in an effort to prevent possible psychological disturbances.
4-To create a level of awareness for individuals through outreaching toward the local community.
5-To cooperate and network with other organizations that have interest in the child and family mental health in particular and the local community in general.
6-To provide training services for professionals and individuals of the local community.
7-To conduct and support studies and research in the field of mental health.

Target Groups

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Children

Youth

Women

Men

Elderly

Families

Activities / Interventions

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Facilitation of conditions for community local
	Support for emergency relief that is initiated by the community
Strengthening of community and family support
	Strengthening of parenting/family supports
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
Clinical management of mental disorders
	Pharmacological management of mental disorder
	Non-pharmacological management of mental disorder
General activities to support MHPSS
	Training. / TOT
	Technical or clinical supervision
	Psychosocial support for staff / volunteers
	Advocacy
	Research

Time of implementation:	Morning
Place of implementation:	Center
Geographical Distribution of the Services / Activities:	City
Cost of the services provided:	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
	Others ............
Behavioral & emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in child & adolescence
	Hyper kinetic disorders
	Conduct disorders
	Emotional disorders (separation anxiety)
	Behavioral & emotional disorders
Mental disability
	Mild
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 - CBT which has three levels.
2 - Psychological counseling.
3 - Psychotherapy.
4 - Disturbances in early childhood.
5 - Course in mental health.
6 - Guidance of schools.