Workshops and consultations: "Mental Health Support for Georgian Media Community" Initiative

The "Mental Health Support for Georgian Media Community" initiative includes three components:

• Equipping media professionals with information on coping with stress to promote self-care; 
• workshops for media professionals (journalists, camera operators, digital/graphic content makers, editors, producers, and media managers), to enhance individual and organizational resilience;
• individual consultations for media professionals to support their mental health.

Workshop series in November 2024

DW Akademie and the Global Initiative on Psychiatry in Tbilisi are organizing a series of workshops in Georgia, for media professionals, focusing on managing work-related stress. These sessions will be led by psychologist Professor Jana Javakhishvili.

November 14, 17:00 - 19:00

Workshop for Tbilisi-based media managers, producers, and editors on organizational strategies to prevent trauma and professional burnout.

Location: Global Initiative on Psychiatry - Tbilisi office, 7 V. Gabashvili Street, Tbilisi, Georgia.

November 15, 17:00 - 19:00

Workshop for Tbilisi-based journalists, videographers/photographers, and digital/graphic content creators on strategies to prevent trauma and professional burnout.

Location: Global Initiative on Psychiatry - Tbilisi office, 7 V. Gabashvili Street, Tbilisi, Georgia.

November 21, 11:00 - 13:00

Online workshop for regional media managers, producers, and editors on organizational strategies to prevent trauma and professional burnout.

November 22, 11:00 - 13:00

Online workshop for regional journalists, videographers/photographers, and digital/graphic content creators on strategies to prevent trauma and professional burnout.

Interested in participating?

Apply by contacting Fati Mamiashvili at pmamiashvili@gmail.com or at +995 577 20 20 98.

Find more information on the initiative and ways to get in touch in the downloads section below.