Psycho-Social Counseling for Woman

General Information
Type of Organization:	Local NGO	Acronym:	PSCCW
Governorate:	Bethlehem	Establishment Year:	1997
Address:	Bethlehem / Bethlehem-Jerusalem Hebron Road - Abu Srour Building	Telephone:	02-2750895
Website:	www.psccw.org	Fax:	02-2745578
E-mail:	info@psccw.org
Person in Charge Name: Khawla Qaraqa Position: Director Telephone: 02-2750895 Mobile: 0599520887 E-mail: info@psccw.org
Staff:	Social Worker (2) Community Worker (1)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

PSCCW specializes in the area of women’s empowerment, particularly for those who suffer from psychological trauma resulting from exposure to social or political violence. PSCCW seeks to contribute to the creation of a social change in the status of women in Palestinian society and increasing women’s awareness of their rights and status in order to contribute to building a democratic Palestinian society based on human rights .

Goals:

1- To contribute to the development efforts and to strengthen the participation of women in public life.
2- To contribute to ceasing of violence against women in Palestinian society and to contribute in finding a system of laws to ensure gender based non-violence legislation.
-To monitor and document violations against women in order to create community awareness.
3- To empower women victims of social violence through an advanced psych social counselling program and to help women achieve a psychologically stable and socially secure situation.
4- To educate women about their rights and their abilities through special

Target Groups

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Children

Women

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

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

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

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Training

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1 - Self-affirmation.
2 - Courses in leadership.
3 - Communication skills and social networking.
4 - Document of women's rights.
5 - Administration lobbying and advocacy campaigns.
6 - Volunteer work skills.
7 - Preparing young women leaders.
8 - Writing project proposals.
9 - Planning.
10 - Study of women's needs.