Content: Listening skills, how to be there for somebody, providing basic psychoeducation, how to summarise & use empathy as a tool to connect with others.
Developing a therapeutic alliance through creating space for people to share their stories.
All content in Level 1 +
How to use screening tools (SSQ-14, GAD-7, PHQ-9, PCL-5, SRQ-20), identifying a “red flag” listing problems and selecting a single problem, referring to a higher level, to resources available, or to someone trained in level.
All content in Level 1 + Level 2
Full Friendship Bench Problem-Solving Therapy training (including behaviour activation & Activity scheduling) to equip participants with skills and tools to mobilise through psychoeducation, screen with validated tools, establish referral pathways, provide talk-therapy to clients and establish Circle Kubatana Tose peer support groups, along with monitoring progress through an automated reporting dashboard.