Faced with the difficulties of life in the field, a well informed aid worker is much more able to cope!
We offer a number of information pages on themes related to Humanitarian Psychology:
Stress factors specific to field life of humanitarian workers 
Stress in everyday field life: It has certain specific aspects which are worth knowing more about
Resilience: How to call on one’s own resources to face hardships
Culture shock also affects humanitarian workers and is part of the daily stress
Compassion Fatigue, also called Vicarious Trauma:
On becoming a victim yourself when confronted with an ocean of human suffering
So called Critical Incident Stress after a serious event when one may be faced with horror and death
Psychological treatments available for traumatic reactions to critical incidents
Depression may affect aid workers as well
Alcohol and substance abuse may unfortunately become a destructive habit
Psychological Debriefing is one of the many tools of the “Psychological Emergency Kit”
