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Embodied Communication: Using NVC Dance Floors in Youth Work

2026-1-PT02-KA153-YOU-0003953942026Mobility of youth workersongoing
Countries: PT|GE|UA|MD|LT|RO · Grant: €48,225
Physical and mental health, well-beingQuality and innovation of youth workBasic skills and key competences

Objectives

Through experiential NVC-based learning, the project aims to strengthen the capacity of youth workers to create emotionally safe and inclusive spaces, listen actively and empathetically, express limits clearly and support young people without judgement or fixing, contributing to prevention, early support and social cohesion, while increasing the professional capacity and resilience of youth workers. The project's objectives are: 1) Boosting youth work quality through development of personal, social and learning-to-learn competence of youth workers, with particular emphasis on empathy, active listening and emotional intelligence, as divers for enhancing the capacity to support young people’s emotional wellbeing and sustain psychologically safe, inclusive learning environments. 2) Strengthening personal resilience and self-management capacity of youth workers - self-awareness, self-responsibility, boundary setting, assertive communication and critical thinking, as transferable competences relevant across different youth work contexts and countries. 3) Enhancing shared European values, intercultural competence, and inclusion potential in youth work contexts via mutual learning and collaboration among associations and youth workers from EU and non-EU countries. 4) Fostering entrepreneurial competence and innovation in youth work through development of sustainable educational outputs.

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