European Commission

Psychological Aid for Victims of Terrorism

Partners

• EFPA

• COP – Madrid Psychological Association

• British Psychological Society

• CEPLIS

Broad aims

• improved cooperation and exchange of information between professional bodies, experts, and victim support organisations

• development of good practice guidelines for psychosocial aid to victims

• development of a European network/database of accredited expertise

• training for professionals.

Activities

• Expert conference in London • Two sensitisation seminars aimed at developing

good practice guidelines for professionals (Madrid and London)

• A training seminar (Rome or Brussels)• European wide network of experts who will be

accessible through a flexible and interactive database

• Spanish Pilot Project for victims involved in judicial proceedings

COP Madrid activities

• Training of professionals

• On line training course

• Support for victims in the judicial system

• Evaluation of the psychological assistance provided to victims

London Conference

• Invited expert conference• 17 – 18 January 2008• London• keynote speeches from the major European experts,

informal networking opportunities and breakout sessions • Each Member Association will be invited to send one

official delegate (Flight, conference fee, hotel and subsistence funded by the EC) and one self-funded delegate

• Official delegate most likely to be the representative on the EFPA SC Disasters, trauma and crises

• all enquiries to ecp@bps.org.uk

Products

• Creation of a network of organisations of professionals and victim support organisations.

• Creation and updating of a data-base, including all the links useful to make it available for sudden use when required.

• Creation of good practice guidelines for adult and child victims of terrorism

• Professionals thoroughly trained to support victims

• Improved cooperation and exchange between relevant agencies

Member Associations support

• Identify a representative for the EFPA SC

• Respond to requests for information from the Project Administrator re– Local experts– Information for the database– Translating some questions for the collection

of information

Steering Group

• Chair of Steering Group : Dr Elizabeth Campbell, British Psychological Society

• CEPLIS representative : Dr Pierangelo Sardi, President CEPLIS

• EFPA Executive representative : Dr Richard Freeman, General Secretary EFPA

• EFPA Presidents' Council representative and COP : Dr Maria Luisa Jimenez