19/10/2026
𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 🌍💚
On 7-8-9 October, COHEHRE brought teachers and international coordinators together at Wien University of Applied Sciences for a 3-day hands-on workshop on supporting students who do their clinical practice in poorly resourced countries, before, during and after the exchange.
Our programme facilitators, clinical psychologist and psychotherapist 𝗡𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲 and 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗲, trauma psychologist, guided us through stress and the window of tolerance, preparation and briefing, Psychosocial First Aid, crisis management, aftercare, and the difference between defusing and debriefing. We also extend our sincere thanks to 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 for generously sharing her expertise and her experiences with students. Her contribution gave participants a valuable and very practical perspective.
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀:
✅ Greater awareness of the mindset changes needed when working in poorly resourced countries
✅ Knowing how to offer emotional support to students before, during and upon arrival
✅ Able to act more adequately during and after critical incidents and crises
✅ Gaining useful ideas and strategies through exchange with colleagues from other institutions
✅ Feeling better equipped to prepare students, supervise and coach them during their exchange, and develop intercultural and interprofessional skills
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲?
💡 The window of tolerance
💡 Student preparation and briefing
💡 Psychosocial First Aid and the distinction between traumatic events and trauma
💡 The peak-end rule, aftercare, and defusing versus debriefing
💡 Developing a personal self-care plan
🗣️As one participant put it, these were tools they could “directly put into practice.”
A big thank you to Nils, Evie, Hilde, and to all participants for their openness and for sharing experiences and good practices, and to Hochschule Campus Wien | University of Applied Sciences for hosting us. 🙏
𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.
𝘊𝘖𝘏𝘌𝘏𝘙𝘌 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥.
