This practical knowledge-sharing session will focus on exploring best practices and strategies for providing effective, ethical, and scalable clinical supervision to Community Health Workers (CHWs) delivering mental health care. The webinar will address key questions around supervision frequency, supervisor qualifications, training, feedback methods, and how supervision evolves as CHWs grow into more senior roles.
Jackie Nakazi: Ms. Jackie Nakazi is a clinical psychiatrist and Mental Health Coordinator at Nama Wellness Community Centre (NAWEC). She leads the organization’s community-based mental health initiatives, providing specialized training and ongoing support to Community Health Workers in implementing evidence-based interventions, including the IPT-G model for managing anxiety and depression. In addition to her mental health coordination role, Ms. Nakazi provides comprehensive clinical care to community members, treating a wide range of general health conditions. Her dual expertise in psychiatric care and general medicine enables NAWEC to deliver integrated, holistic healthcare services that address both the mental and physical health needs of the communities served in Mukono District.
Ana Claudia Andrade: Ana Claudia Andrade is a psychologist and trainer with over 30 years of experience in MHPSS. She has managed and supervised MHPSS teams in multiple humanitarian contexts. She is an IPT-G trainer and has trained lay counselors in Peru, Uganda, Ethiopia, Gaza, Colombia, and most recently with RHL in Liberia. Before her humanitarian work, she was in private clinical practice in Brazil. She was RHL’s first trainer, launching the program in 2021.
About Catalyst 2030: Mental Health Collaboration
The Catalyst 2030: Mental Health Collaboration creates opportunities for global collaboration between funder networks and mental health social entrepreneurs with tangible tools and resources to create a systemic impact.
The collaboration seeks to educate funders, social innovators, corporates, and policymakers on the intersectionality of mental health with other social justice systems. These include gender, climate change, education, healthcare, etc., to enhance cross-sector collaborations to integrate mental health work into other social justice issues.
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