Enabling youth workers to acquire competences and methods that prevent the violent radicalization of young people. Main concepts included in the program are Positive psychology, Ecocentric development and Nature based practices for self-discovery.
One of the challenges to European countries is the violent radicalization. While refugees/immigrants enter into Europe, the extremism rises even to using violence against fellow citizens.
Young people become an easy victim of these behaviors. Lacking their own critical thinking and inner motivation for being active citizens, they indulge into manipulations and threads starting from violent behaviors in school.
In this context, there is a need to strengthen the common European values of freedom, tolerance, respect for diversity and non-discrimination. Youth work can have a significant impact in cultivating critical thinking and fundamental values among young people, preventing extremism, violence and radicalization. In fact, the Youth Work Report 2014 has identified that youth work can result in a range of positive effects for youth which enable them to enhance competences, reinforce their network and social capital, improve particular behaviors and develop positive relationships.
Given this, Build inner peace - bring outer peace aims at enabling youth workers of today to acquire additional competences and methods that prevent the violent radicalization of young people, especially among to the hard to reach young people (minorities, migrants etc.).
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
The training course is built on a flow which combines elements of practice/experience, reflection, theory and application. Thus, we are aiming at:
• To develop understanding about the common reality all over Europe regarding violent radicalization;
• To raise awareness about the reasons for radicalization happens among young people in different parts of society;
• To increase the knowledge/awareness of youth workers regarding what young people need to develop fundamental values;
• To develop skills to prevent violence and radicalization of young people, particularly to the hard to reach youth;
• To equip with innovative methods and tools for working with hard to reach young people;
• To increase the fundamental values on youth workers themselves and motivate them to work for strengthening these values with their target groups;
• To develop follow-up activities targeting hard to reach young people.
TOPICS OF THE COURSE
- Fundamental values – value-based Youth work and how to strengthen core values in youth;
- Causes and effects of violent radicalization – exploration of current situation and trends in this field;
- Methods for affecting hard to reach youth – defining suitable approaches to work with minorities, migrants, marginalized sub-cultures etc;
- Innovative tools – positive psychology, ecocentric development, and nature based methods;
- Self-analysis and self-development - how to transfer understanding about ourselves into process of conscious development.
PROGRAMME ELEMENTS
Ecocentric developmental Wheel
Working with values
Positive psychology practice
The Way of Council
Nature based methods
Experiential learning
Methods for self-development
Workshops development and delivery
Solo time in nature
Sharing
Peer-to-peer learning
Transferability
Living as a community (cleaning, cooking etc.)
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http://trainings.salto-youth.net/7479
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This Training Course is
for 24 participants
from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, United Kingdom
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Volunteering mentors, Social workers
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
Learning for Change Foundation (Youth NGO)
“Learning for Change” Foundation is established in 2016 by experts in the field of education, training and project activities. The main motivation of the team for the establishment of the Foundation is to combine in one organization their long experience in international Youth work, youth policy, project activities and non-formal learning. The team of experts and professionals behind the organization work actively together in the field of Youth work at national and international level for years. In early 2016 they have decided to create a unified organization to meet the specific needs for the development of non-formal learning and Youth work in Bulgaria and Europe.
Our share values are: solidarity, social justice, the right for education and training, mutual cooperation, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, public and personal responsibility, peace and sustainable development.
MISSION: To support young people in the search of their true life purpose by raising personal awareness, connection to nature, and building sustainable core values. VISION: To live in a value-driven society that provides opportunities for natural growth and personal development through one’s unique talents as an integral part of the global eco-system.
Two main areas of work of Learning for Change are: 1. Ecocentric development – modern developmental psychological concept promoting holistic personal growth; 2. Positive psychology – modern trend exploiting resources of the brain to creates positive attitudes and thus affecting learning, working and social capacities of the people;
“Build Inner Peace - Bring Outer Peace” is a project financed by the Erasmus+ Programme, thus all the activities, accommodation and food are 100% covered by the EU grant. The travel costs will be reimbursed to the participants after the course up to the maximum amount limit presented below.
- Greece - 180 euro/participant
- Cyprus, Romania, Italy, France and Estonia - 275 euro/participant
- UK - 360 euro/participant
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass: