At the close of this course, participants will understand the steps involved in setting up an anti-stigma program, how to anticipate and resolve some of the most common difficulties, as well how to incorporate evaluation tools as a way of monitoring program progress and outcomes.

Using a series of case presentations, course participants will work through the steps required to set up programs designed to reduce stigma and discrimination resulting from stigma. Course materials will be drawn from the World Psychiatric Association's Global Program to Fight Stigma and Discrimination Becuase of Schizophrenia. The format of the course will be highly interactive with a heavy emphasis on audience participation designed to identify, then resolve the many practical aspects of program start-up, implementation, and operation. Faculty from the course will be drawn from the WPA Global Anti-Stigma Program and will help participants work through 2-3 real-life scenarios.

References:

Sartorius N, Schulze H. (2005) Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Stuart HL. (ed.) (2005) World Psychiatric Association Training Manual. How to Set Up an Anti-Stigma Program.

World Psychiatric Association, Geneva: World Psychiatric Association Global Programme to Fight Stigma and Discrimination Because of Schizophrenia.