Organizational Well-Being Policies
This section contains examples of policies written by organizations to guide their well-being practices.
We invite organizations to share their policies with us to further strengthen this resource.
We invite organizations to share their policies with us to further strengthen this resource.
Modelo de Acompañamiento psicosocial, ALUNA (Mexico)
This manual, produced by ALUNA, details their model for psychosocial accompaniment. The organization developed their psychosocial model for accompaniment through working with human rights defenders in Mexico. The manual discusses the organization’s model, pedagogy and methodology. It also provides some challenges and best practices for other organizations interested in engaging in this work. (Spanish only)
Resilience, Well-Being and Trauma Policy, Columbia Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School (USA)
This policy was developed by students, supervisors, and faculty of the Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic. It sets out the Clinic's understanding of the mental health impacts of the human rights work, its commitment to ensuring well-being, and specific goals and actions the Clinic members will take.
Airwars Risk Training Policy
This policy was developed as a resource for workers and volunteers detailing what they can expect from Airwars in terms of trauma risk management, and "what they can do for themselves and their colleagues, with support from Airwars’ management team – to understand and mitigate the risks [of the work]."
This manual, produced by ALUNA, details their model for psychosocial accompaniment. The organization developed their psychosocial model for accompaniment through working with human rights defenders in Mexico. The manual discusses the organization’s model, pedagogy and methodology. It also provides some challenges and best practices for other organizations interested in engaging in this work. (Spanish only)
Resilience, Well-Being and Trauma Policy, Columbia Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School (USA)
This policy was developed by students, supervisors, and faculty of the Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic. It sets out the Clinic's understanding of the mental health impacts of the human rights work, its commitment to ensuring well-being, and specific goals and actions the Clinic members will take.
Airwars Risk Training Policy
This policy was developed as a resource for workers and volunteers detailing what they can expect from Airwars in terms of trauma risk management, and "what they can do for themselves and their colleagues, with support from Airwars’ management team – to understand and mitigate the risks [of the work]."
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