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A Path to Self Care

2022-3-AT01-KA153-YOU-0000964602022Mobility of youth workersfinalized
Countries: AT|AZ|MD|UA|PL|GE|CY|IT · Grant: €23,665
Physical and mental health, well-beingNew learning and teaching methods and approachesQuality and innovation of youth work

Objectives

The training course “A Path to Self Care” addressed the issue of stress among youth workers and focused on development of their well-being in order to address the quality of educational activities they organise. Besides that, it aimed at training youth workers on usage of stress-management tools in their work with young people in order to create a balanced learning environment for them and provide ready-to-use copying mechanisms for challenging life situations. It was implemented in 08-16 November 2023 and involved educators: youth workers, teachers, youth leaders and activists – in total 26 participants from 8 countries: Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine. The project was financed by Erasmus+ National Agency of Austria. The applicant organization is Plattform Generation Europa (PGE). The objectives were: -identify the stress factors which influence youth workers in partner countries -equip participants with the theoretical knowledge on the nature of stress -provide educators with the stress-management tools for personal everyday use ( physical tools, art tools) -to learn how mindfulness can contribute to eliminating stress and learn about MBSR ( mindfullness based stress reduction)techniques -to acquire concrete skills in time-management and learn how it can contribute to dealing with stress -to learn about stress-management tools which can be used in work with young people in order to address their study-related stress and develop their emotional intelligence; -To train youth workers in using stress-management tools in youth work in different contexts -to share good practices in stress management in education and youth work

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