Psychosocial dimensions of the refugee condition – Synergic Approach
Psychosocial dimensions of the refugee condition – Synergic Approach is the product of a cooperative effort between Babel Day Centre (Syn-eirmos NGO of Social Solidarity) and the Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees (University of Essex)
Paths to Integration
Paths to Integration
Toward a Methodological Framework of Support for Applicants and Beneficiaries of International Protection
Published by Babel Day Centre/ Syn-eirmos NGO of Social Solidarity, Athens, 2022
Psychological first aid: Facilitator’s manual for orienting field workers
This manual was designed to provide guidance to Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) providers assisting persons who have experienced an intense crisis. The MHFA combines human, supportive and practical assistance to those in distress, with respect for their dignity, culture and abilities.
Year of publication: 2016
Psycological First Aid. Guide for field workers
This guide provides an analysis of mental health first aid, which includes human, supportive and practical help to our fellow citizens who have been recently affected by a crisis. It is designed for those in a position to help persons who have experienced extreme traumatic events. It provides a framework for the support of such persons, in ways that respect their dignity, culture and abilities.
Year of publication: 2016
Seeking Protection and Security
Practical guide for the support of asylum seekers and refugees. It is meant to assist them in exercising their rights and keeping up with their responsibilities while in Greece.
Year of publication: 2011
Guidelines for effective co-operation with interpreters in mental health services
This is a Greek translation, adaptation and publication of the “Guidelines for Effective Cooperation with Interpreters in Mental Health Services” issued by the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit (VTPU) in July 2006.
Year of publication: 2011
Cultural Competence: A practical guide for mental health professionals
This book aims to assists mental health professionals in gaining a better understanding of the factors that may influence their interventions on the ground. It offers recommendations for the improvement and enrichment of services provided to persons from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Year of publication: 2010
Cultural Diversity Awareness Guide
In their effort to serve people from different cultural and linguistic environments, mental health service providers are called to adopt an assessment, diagnosis and management approach that is ‘culturally appropriate’ and ‘culturally sensitive’. The Cultural Diversity Awareness Guide (CDAG) was created to help improve the quality of the care provided by such health services.
Year of publication: 2010
Crossing Borders: Perpetuation or Wound Care?
This publication provides an enriched written version of the discussion held by the ‘Babel’ Day Center, on 23rd of June, 2008, at Gazi (Technopolis). It additionally includes an article by P. Theodorakis and K. Chrysanthopoulou, entitled “Mental Health in a Changing World: The Effect of Culture and Diversity”.
Year of issue: 2008
A Pocket Guide for Mental Health First Aid
