What we do
Community of expertise
ICBS is building and facilitating a network of expertise for quality CBS implementation and research. This community comprises organisations implementing CBS and experienced CBS practitioners and trainers dedicated to advancing sociotherapy. The purpose of this community of expertise is knowledge-sharing, skill development and collaborative efforts to promote peace and wellbeing through sociotherapy.
CBS accreditation
ICBS works to standardise CBS practice through a harmonized quality-control system that includes a formal accreditation process for CBS practitioners. The accreditation programme ensures that community-based sociotherapy trainers and implementing organizations are both competent and credible in delivering high-quality services.
Knowledge development
ICBS works together with its partners to strengthen the knowledge framework guiding CBS implementation, to identify and study community issues requiring attention, and to monitor implementation and assess its impact on group participants and their communities. This work is carried out through locally-led mixed-method research in cooperation with local partners and academic institutions.
CBS implementation
ICBS provides technical support to organisations implementing CBS or planning to integrate it into their programmes, guiding them in planning, design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation in line with established quality standards. The goal is to enable organisations to become self-reliant in delivering CBS.
