Understanding the Rehabilitation Needs of Displaced Persons - Evaluation Report

Summary

From September 05 to October 30, 2022, Learning, Acting, and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems (ReLAB-HS), led by Physiopedia, successfully delivered a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled “Understanding the Rehabilitation Needs of Displaced Persons” via the Physiopedia Plus (Plus) online learning platform. The program consisted of seven independent courses, which included:

1. Global Context for Displaced Persons
2. Health and Well-Being for Displaced Persons
3. Communication and Trauma-Informed Care for Displaced Persons
4. Considerations for Working with Diverse Displaced Person Populations
5. Considerations and Practical Tools for Working with Survivors of Sexual Violence and Trafficking
6. Considerations for Working with Survivors of Torture
7. Assessment and Management of Pain for Displaced Persons

In each course, the learner completed required learning activities and a final quiz that tested knowledge gained from the course. To complete the overall program, the learner had the option to submit and pass a written assignment.

The program was also supported with two optional live online webinars to provide opportunity for increased learner interaction and engagement with the content experts. The webinar recordings were made available on the Plus platform for participants unable to access the webinars live.

1. Trauma Informed Care and Working with Survivors of Torture Webinar with Eric Weerts, Rehabilitation Specialist Humanity and Inclusion and Sue Piché, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse
2. Pain Assessment and Management for Displaced Persons Webinar with Zafer Altunbezel, Physiotherapist and Naomi O’Reilly, Physiotherapist

Course Type: Free, Open, Online

Institution: ReLAB-HS via Physiopedia About this Course: This MOOC aimed to equip health and social care professionals with a comprehensive knowledge of the rehabilitation needs for displaced persons, so they can play an effective and proactive role in local and global efforts to increase access to high-quality rehabilitation.

Target Audience: These courses were designed and written for health and social care professionals, clinicians, students, assistants, and other rehabilitation-related health systems stakeholders.

Time Commitment: 22 hours over eight weeks (with an optional extra eight hours)

Date: September 5 to October 30, 2022, with live online webinars on the 6th October 2022 (Webinar 1 Trauma Informed Care and Working with Survivors of Torture Webinar) and on the 12th October 2022 (Webinar 2 Pain Assessment and Management for Displaced Persons). Remains available on Plus platform to members.

Requirements: Participants were required to complete online learning activities, participate in discussion forums, engage with additional resources, and complete course evaluations and quizzes.

Assessment: There was a quiz at the end of each course, and participants could complete an optional written assignment to demonstrate knowledge gained from the overall program of seven courses.

Awards: Seven course completion certificates awarding a total of 22.7 Plus (P+) points with an additional four Plus (P+) points available for the optional assignment to complete the program..

Accreditation: Each individual course was accredited for continuing education and professional development (CE/CPD) in Australia, South African and the USA and is formally accepted without accreditation as a professional development activity by many other countries

Registrations MOOC: 12,604

Registrations Live Webinars: 1,150

Countries Represented MOOC: 107

Countries Represented Live Webinars: 86

Professions Represented MOOC:  24        

Professions Represented Live Webinars: 10

Acknowledgments

The Understanding the Rehabilitation Needs of Displaced Persons MOOC was developed and delivered by ReLAB-HS and Physiopedia. The delivery of this MOOC was a highly collaborative effort made possible by valuable contributions from various parties. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Learning, Acting, and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems (ReLAB-HS) activity would like to thank the following people for their contributions to this work:

Course Coordinators: Rachael Lowe, Naomi O’Reilly.

Content Contributors: Rachael Lowe, Naomi O’Reilly, Nimisha Gorasia, Ayman Baroudi, Chidera Lilian, Vidya Acharya, Oyemi Sillo, Shaimaa Eldib, Thalia Zamora Gómez, Donald John Auson, Jordan Awale, Adiyta Vats, Laura Ritchie, Anna Fuhrman, Eric Weerts, Sue Piché, Zafer Altenbuzel, lona Fricker, Kamal Khalifa, Wala’a Awwad, Laura Gueron, Stanley Malonza, Jeniffer Chepkemoi, Jepkemoi Kibet, Patrick Le Folcalvez, Graziella Lippolis, Pasala Maneewong, Jenny Malmsten, Mia Sandor, Patricia Rocca, Courtland Robinson,  Rachael Tribe.

Webinar Content Experts: Eric Weerts, Sue Piché,  Zafer Altenbuzel, Naomi O’Reilly.

Course Facilitators: Naomi O’Reilly, Tarina van der Stockt, Lucy Aird, Jess Bell, Carin Hunter.

Webinar Facilitators: Amanda Ager, Naomi O’Reilly, Lucy Aird.

This publication is made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Learning Acting Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems (ReLAB-HS) project. The contents are the sole responsibility of Physiopedia and ReLAB-HS and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

For information regarding this report, please contact: Rachael Lowe ([email protected])