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Mental Health and Psychosocial Services Programme Management

Build management capacity for mental health and psychosocial support services operating within general hospitals, dedicated facilities and community programmes across South Africa. The course addresses service planning, multidisciplinary team coordination, crisis response protocols and stigma reduction strategies, helping managers strengthen access to mental health care within limited resource settings and stretched budgets.

What you will be able to do

  • Plan mental health service capacity against community and facility demand.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across psychiatric and psychosocial services.
  • Establish crisis response protocols for acute mental health presentations.
  • Develop stigma reduction initiatives to improve service access.
  • Manage referral pathways between community and inpatient mental health services.
  • Monitor mental health programme outcomes and resource utilisation.

Course outline

  1. 01Mental Health Service Landscape
  2. 02Planning Service Capacity
  3. 03Multidisciplinary Team Coordination
  4. 04Crisis Response Protocols
  5. 05Stigma Reduction Strategies
  6. 06Community and Inpatient Referral Pathways
  7. 07Resource Utilisation Monitoring
  8. 08Programme Outcome Reporting

Who should attend

This course suits mental health programme managers, psychiatric unit coordinators, social workers and hospital administrators overseeing psychosocial services.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 21 Aug 2026Lagos5US$1,800
24 to 28 Aug 2026Harare5US$1,800
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026Kampala5US$1,800
7 to 11 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
14 to 18 Sep 2026Pretoria5R18,000
21 to 25 Sep 2026Cape Town5R18,000
5 to 9 Oct 2026Online5US$900
12 to 16 Oct 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
19 to 23 Oct 2026Cairo5US$1,800
26 to 30 Oct 2026Accra5US$1,800
2 to 6 Nov 2026Lusaka5US$1,800
9 to 13 Nov 2026Kigali5US$1,800
16 to 20 Nov 2026Nairobi5US$1,800
23 to 27 Nov 2026Durban5R18,000
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Johannesburg5R18,000
14 to 18 Dec 2026Mauritius5US$1,800
21 to 25 Dec 2026Dubai5US$1,800

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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