Alliances for Africa Holds Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Training

In a conscious bid to improve the general wellbeing of staff members and build resilience for optimal productivity, Alliances for Africa held a two-day residential capacity building training on Mental Health and Wellbeing on July 20^th – 21^st, 2021.

The training took place at Crystal Lake Resort and Tours in Oguta, Oguta LGA, Imo state, and was supported by the United Nations Trust Fund.

Dr. Pamela Udoka, a licensed and certified clinical psychologist and the CEO of the counselling firm, Family Wellness Therapy Center Lekki Lagos state facilitated the training. Dr Pamela reminded us all that, for one to be in optimal health, they must be fully connected to physical, social, and emotional wellbeing and behavior.

Dr. Pamela took participants through care giving and how the general wellbeing of staff members can be affected as frontline service providers who respond to survivors of violence, partners and beneficiaries who in turn follow the rigors of such cases to a conclusive end. Thus, it can be detrimental to their emotional and social health.

She noted that care givers have their own special needs and challenges which most often are neglected and can have negative impact if not well addressed and managed, this she referred to as caregiving stress or burden.

To maintain optimal health at all times, Dr. Pamela stressed that one must first accept they need help, seek help from appropriate quarters, accept help, focus on what they can provide to get expert help and lastly set realistic goals.

But most importantly, goals must be SMART- Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound.