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International collaboration: co-designing the new MSC mental health and psychological trauma at UWI, Trinidad
Nearly forty stakeholders attended a two-day workshop, facilitated by Prof Sally Hardy and Dr Oscar Ochu to consider the development of a contemporary new MSc programme for mental health and psychological trauma. The programme of work has been commissioned as part of the Johnson and Johnson Restoration Foundation Funding to develop a sustainable education programme for the Caribbean for Disaster Related Trauma Response.
Over the two days, the workshop provided a collaborative space from which to gather information, ideas and input from those partners who will have an influence on student learning, potential practicum placements, and future career opportunities for graduates/alumni.
Module content and programme structure is now going through internal UWI review, approvals and amendments, before confirming the new MSC course approved, potentially later in 2024.
Collaborative Partnerships and Global Networks
Norfolk Arts and Health Collaborative is an online forum to share events and projects that combine arts, culture, heritage with health. NICHE remains part of the organising committee, working in collaboration with NUA, Restoration Trust, and over 35 other freelance organisation across our region.
Find out more at: https://norfolkartsandhealth.com
Norfolk and Suffolk Culture Board has commissioned a project to explore ‘Creative Lives’ and NICHE is on the advisory group. The report is due to be delivered in January 2024.
Federation University, Australia visited NICHE in June and again in September ‘23 to discuss ongoing projects via an MOU, focused on practice development and enabling workplace cultures of effectiveness.
The Caribbean Nurse and Midwifery Association (CNMA) continue to help with links to enhance midwifery and mental health education across the Caribbean.
Several visits to Sri Lanka were reported in our NICHE Newsletters 2 and 3, working in collaboration with NHS England and NSFT, to deliver an NHS Mental Health Programme. Working with Dr Paul Linsey this work continues with potential expansion under development for 2024. An MOU with General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), and the International Institute of Health Sciences Sri Lanka (IIHS), where work continues to engage on global workforce skill developments.
The International Practice Development Collaborative (IPDC) continue to meet and discuss our international work together strengthening theoretical and practical application of PD as a complex intervention. Our meetings occur bi-monthly, where shared experience of practice development are offered and plans for ongoing collaborations arise.
University of West Indies (UWI) visited NICHE in May, where research, education and collaborative projects were discussed, and work is ongoing to achieve curriculum developments and joint publications.
University of Sharjah (UAE) continues to work with us on education and service improvement projects, and early discussions are being put in place to host an International Conference planned for 2025.