Mainstreaming Psychosocial Support. REPSSI’s Model Love, Care & Protection from INFANCY to ADOLESCENCE Victoria Falls – Zimbabwe 2 September 2015

2  the deliberate and planned inclusion of PSS into every aspect of an organisation or government ministry/department 1.from the leadership and policy level, 2.through organisational culture and practice, to all areas of the 3.programme cycle  ensuring policies, programmes and practice protect and promote the psychosocial wellbeing of staff, boys and girls, youth, families and communities PSS MAINSTREAMING IS…

3  Four important intersecting spheres or areas of focus  Influence the form and quality of PSS  For children, their caregivers and the communities in which they live: - POLICY (Political & Leadership) - ORGANIZATION (Operational) - DELIVERY (Implementation) - CITIZEN (Girls, Boys, Women, Men, Families, Communities) HOW?

ORGANIZATION Methodology Applied Research Theory Building Mainstreaming Responsibility for PSS Procedures Staff Development Policy & Planning Resources Political Commitment Representative Political Structures Delivery of Programs & Projects Pressure of Political Constituencies Children, Families & Communities experiences & their interpretation of their reality POLICY CITIZEN DELIVERY

ORGANIZATION Methodology Applied Research Theory Building Mainstreaming Responsibility for PSS Procedures Staff Development Policy & Planning Resources Political Commitment Representative Political Structures Delivery of Programs & Projects Pressure of Political Constituencies Children, Families & Communities experiences & their interpretation of their reality POLICY CITIZEN DELIVERY

6 REPSSI MAINSTREAMING MODEL

7 Become Informed Get Management Commitment Develop Mainstreaming Plan Resource Mainstreaming Plan Implement, monitor, evaluate & document Review Mainstreaming Process PSS MAINSTREAMING STEPS

8 Sustained outcomes Systematically strengthened services & programmes More children reached Continuously expanding PSS knowledge base MAINSTREAMING OUTCOMES  SADC Minimum Package of Service & Regional PSS Framework  National Policies & Action Plans  National PSS Guidelines  Accredited Training for community based caregivers  Teachers’ Diploma - PSCP  Communities of Practice  Strong Evidence Base  At least 2 million children reached annually  SADC Minimum Package of Service & Regional PSS Framework  National Policies & Action Plans  National PSS Guidelines  Accredited Training for community based caregivers  Teachers’ Diploma - PSCP  Communities of Practice  Strong Evidence Base  At least 2 million children reached annually

9 Thank you! The mainstreaming model places and keeps the psychosocial rights central in programmes and services for girls, boys, youth and families. Human dignity is protected.