FRIENDSHIP BENCH: He trains grandmas to be community therapists скачать в хорошем качестве

FRIENDSHIP BENCH: He trains grandmas to be community therapists

In this episode of our longevity collection, Dixon Chibanda explains how his organization recruits and trains grandmothers to be mental health counselors.. Dixon is a Zimbabwean psychiatrist and founder of The Friendship Bench. He shares his struggles as one of these few psychiatrists in the community and how he had an epiphany to tap grandmothers–the country’s most reliable resource–to help bridge the healthcare resource gap. (Support for this episode provided by AARP.) Follow Brief But Spectacular on our Socials: Instagram:   / briefbutspectacular   Tiktok:   / briefbutspectacular   Brief But Spectacular is an Emmy-nominated interview series that airs weekly on PBS NewsHour. These short-form episodes present an in-depth look at a variety of compelling guests and ideas. Since 2015, the series has profiled over 300 subjects on a variety of topics, such as the healthcare crisis, immigration, mass incarceration, systemic racism, and mental illness. These powerful narratives put personal faces on complex issues and provide a window into the human condition. The intention of the series is to elicit empathy from the viewer by presenting original voices on universal subjects and inviting the audience to walk in someone else’s shoes. Learn more about the team behind these amazing interviews: https://www.secondpeninsula.com/work/... #therapy #grandmothers #mentalhealth