Mission & Mental Health with Thrive Worldwide

Event Details

Serving the Lord overseas in a mission capacity can be life changing both professionally and personally. However, recent studies also show that people who work overseas may be at greater risk of mental health problems. Aside from the usual work-related stress, expatriates also face the following challenges: culture shock, language barriers, separation from family and friends, loneliness, depression, and frustrations with complicated foreign bureaucracy.

What can mission agencies do to select appropriate overseas candidates, set them up for success and support them when things get tough?

In this session ‘Mission & Mental Health’ Graham Fawcett from Thrive Worldwide will be speaking on the following:

• Core standards covering mental health in mission including the Biblical Perspective and the Theology of Suffering.
• The Role of HR and Organisational Structures
• How to select, brief and train mission workers including practical preparation for mission.
• Looking after the mental health of mission workers and their families in the field.
• Case studies and governance if a situation goes wrong.
• Signposting of resources.

There will be time for questions and discussion during the event. We will be welcoming Graham Fawcett from Thrive Worldwide as our speaker at this online event.

About Graham Fawcett

Graham Fawcett is a Consultant Psychosocial Practitioner with over 17 years’ service in missions and humanitarian work including service delivery in Africa and Eastern Europe, organisational stress management consultancy to a range of agencies with multiple associated field trips throughout Africa, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe. His principal focus has always been staff care, prevention of difficulties and supporting people to flourish wherever they are. He has also served at Board level for multiple organisations and advocated at the UN in Geneva and New York. He has 20 years’ experience in the UK NHS including as Consultant Psychologist professional lead for adult mental health services in the East End of London.

About Thrive Worldwide

Thrive Worldwide are specialists in psychosocial wellbeing, leadership and organisational culture. They empower purpose-led people and organisations across diverse sectors and cultures to create a thriving work environment. Find out more about Thrive Worldwide.

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The cost is £10.00 for GC members & MAP agencies. The cost for non-members is £30.00.

If you make a 'group booking' (minimum of 3 people in the same organisation, maximum of 10), you'll save 33% on every ticket in that booking.

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