The Better Learning Program (BLP) provide mental health care and educational support to children who live in a war zone or with ongoing crisis. NRC implements BLP in over 30 counties worldwide.
The Better Learning Program (BLP) is a collaboration between UiT The Arctic University of Norway and The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
The program is school-based and consists of three different interventions:
BLP-1: Universal approach and classroom-based. Supporting students’ recovery after emergencies. All the students in the class gets training in detecting and regulate stress reactions.
BLP-2: Indicated and group-based: Supporting students’ recovery and improving study skills after emergencies. Students with reduced school functioning gets psychosocial and educational support.
BLP-3: Indicated, individual and group-based: Fighting traumatic nightmares and sleeping problems. Students with traumatic nightmares gets therapy, training and support.
BLP is based on universal principles of preventing post-traumatic stress reactions, components from trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) og special needs education:
- Psychoeducation and normalization of stress reactions.
- Relaxing techniques.
- Coping strategies.
- Social support/Parental involvement.
- Learning strategies.
- General and academic self-efficacy.
- Modifying the teacher role with understanding how psychological trauma influence learning abilities.
RKBU Nord is involved in research projects in the Middle East.
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