The Center of Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration studies  held the first introductory day for the participants of the psychosocial support project, which is implemented in cooperation with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), which is the start of the third phase of the project and the training course that will start on Sunday 23-8-2020.

The director of the center, Dr. Anas Al-Subuh, said in his opening speech that this project, in its third phase, is an opportunity for members of the local community, both Jordanians and Syrians, to acquire the basic skills needed to deal with vulnerable individuals in the field of psychosocial support, and the possibility of providing them with the benefit that qualifies them to integrate into society, to be individuals. Actors in community development.

Al-Subuh added that choosing Yarmouk University to implement this project in its various stages confirms the confidence of international institutions and organizations in it because of its good reputation and distinguished position at the regional and global levels, and its academic and administrative competencies that qualify it for that.

For her part, Dr. Christine of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) - Director of the Psychosocial Support and Trauma Program in Jordan - stressed the importance of holding the project in its third phase at Yarmouk University and her happiness with the partnership between Yarmouk and the German Agency and the extent of cooperation between the two institutions, which greatly contributed to its success. She also presented an overview of the project's experience in its first and second stages, the number of students who participated in it and the opportunities it provided to them in the field of the labor market.

During the first part of the meeting, which was moderated by Dr. Alaa Al-Qudah, Deputy Director - Project Coordinator, the students of the third phase of the project, which numbered sixteen participants, were introduced to all the details related to the training course in terms of the goals to be achieved and the benefit that accrued to them, and the time frame and duration of each of the theoretical training And practical, and learn about the experience of the first and second phases and how the center works in partnership with the lecturers to continuously develop the training material in a way that ensures its compatibility and compatibility with the latest developments in the field of psychosocial support.

During the second part of the meeting, which was attended by the trained professors, a detailed explanation was given about the training course courses and what they include and each course aims for. Dr. Muawiya Khatatbeh and Dr. Ruba Al-Akash spoke about the first course, "Introduction to Psychosocial Support in the Context of Asylum", and each of Dr. Ahmed Sharifin and Dr. Muayad Miqdadi for the second course "Psychosocial support services for individuals, family and society", Dr. Muhammad Alawneh and Professor Tareq Al Nasser for the third course "Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution", and Dr. Anas Al Sobh on the fourth course "Smart techniques used in the application of psychological support services." Social. "

At the end of the meeting, the door was opened for discussion with the participants and answering their inquiries.