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Violence- no thanks!

2020-3-PL01-KA105-0951052020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: PL|RS|EL|SK|BG|ES · Grant: €12,529
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Access for disadvantagedHealth and wellbeing

Objectives

We aimed to gather a group of youth workers from 6 different cultural countries in one place, so that they could exchange their experience in working with children and youth experiencing violence. As a leitmotif of the project we chose the work based on the methodology of non-formal education, intervention methods, self-defense techniques and methodology known in the world of survival and outdoor activities. The background was to be the experience of participants and trainers related to crisis intervention, psychoprophylaxis/traumatology and other fields focused on supporting mental health of young people. While still in the proposal writing stage, we mapped the difficulties youth workers face in terms of dealing with the experiences of the young people they work with. We found that young people: -experience physical or psychological violence in their communities, -have lowered self-esteem, -do not deal with trauma and social relationships, The plan for the whole training and project was therefore based on the challenges faced by youth workers in their work with disadvantaged people at risk of experiencing violence. We wanted to show the participants practical ways of non-formal and outdoor work adapted to the needs of people at risk of exclusion and also to implement the selected practices in the activities we carry out among children and adolescents. As part of the training, participants aimed to: 1) To learn modern and well-established in practice methods of working with young people experiencing violence and to broaden their knowledge on practices that support them to perform their role competently through the exchange of practices and workshop sessions led by experienced trainers 2) To create a scenario of activities that improve the quality of life of young people experiencing violence and dealing with traumatic experiences. 3) To understand the therapeutic approach and gain tools to act qualitatively as youth workers through joint discussion, exercises and their evaluation 4) To increase their awareness of the impact that violent situations have based on the context of each activist's local actions 5) To complete the range of professional competences of youth workers in the area of supporting young people 6) To encourage each other to implement the learned working methods in their communities/support groups/mental health prevention projects. Thanks to the project activities, the workshop sessions, and the exchange of experiences on many levels, a guide that can help us and other youth workers.

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