FAERF Institute Certificate in
International Humanitarian Assistance Response Program (I-HARP™)
Three Certificates will be released through 2026
1. Practitioner – This certificate is designed for care/special assistance team members who wish to enhance their skills and education on humanitarian assistance response.
2. Leader – The Leader certificate is designed for those team members who serve in a leadership capacity as a team leader, coordinator or line manager for a humanitarian assistance response team.
3. Manager – The Manager Certificate is a comprehensive course designed for those company leaders who will manage a humanitarian assistance response program.
Each course builds upon another. Completion of the Practitioner course is a prerequisite of the Leader program, and the Practitioner and Leader courses are a prerequisite for the Manager Certification program.
The Practitioner Certificate consists of 16 core lessons and two out of four electives for a total of 18 credits. Lessons are organized around the Helper’s Hierarchy, used in Human Services Response™ Training offered by the FAERF Institute (faerf.org).
The Practitioner Certificate Program is available through the FAERF Institute’s Learning Management System.
Participants will need to pass the quizzes for the lessons taken during the webinars. Those lessons are available to watch again as desired.
Contact us at institute@faerf.org for eligibility, pricing and course details
Practitioner Certificate Content
Lessons Organized Around the Needs Hierarchy
Level 1
Care for Physical Safety 4 Credits
Level 2
Communicate Emotional Safety 3 Credits
Level 3
Connect Survivors to Others 3 Credits
Level 4
Confirm Self-Esteem 4 Credits
Level 5
Commitment to Consciousness 2 Credits
Electives
Two of the following options will be required for certificate completion.
- Attendance at a FAERF Member/Partner Meeting;
- Completion of a Mental Health First Aid program with certification;
- 1 Additional Lesson – Honoring Loss: Remembrance Celebrations
- 1 Additional Lesson – Managing Care Teams Remotely.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive fully credentialed digital certificates and badges issued through Accredible.
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