Move 4 Wellbeing

Aims & objectives

The training course Move 4 Wellbeing aimed to give space to youth workers to discover their own understanding of wellbeing through a preventive perspective in a personal sense and in the context of youth work. It focused on the awareness of sustainable wellbeing by equipping the participants with movement and embodied techniques.

In summary, the training pursued the following aims:
to create a safer space for self-reflection and build up a personal understanding of wellbeing by highlighting the importance of safety spaces and provide with tools and techniques to create such;
to create a safe community and network to share best-practices to support each other in their day-to-day activities with youngsters and provide them with tools and methods of self-care and emotional balance;
to provide youth workers with body work techniques to release tension and stress, to cope with emotions and to apply them in their youth work;
to learn about boundaries to foster personal well-being in youth work and private life;
to supply youth workers with instruments and self-discovered tools to work on well-being with young people as well as empowerment tools to understand their mental health as a life skill and erase the taboo of asking for help.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

The target group of the training course consisted of youth workers, working regularly with young people. The participants were from Erasmus+ Youth Programme Countries & Eastern Partnership countries.

Training methods used & main activities

In the training we used experiential learning, personal reflection, movement, group work, creative methods and self directed learning.

Outcomes of the activity

The participants of the training course developed a variety of skills and improved competences. Among them – using body movement and introspection as a method for well-being, development of emotional competences, recognition of one's own needs and ways in which they can take care of the well-being of young people. They also developed the ability and knowledge on how to incorporate movement into the process and alternate activities while working with their youngsters.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was one of the trainers, focussing mostly on the theoretical aspects of wellbeing, the youth worker competence model and the creation of their own methods.

I worked on this training for 5 days as a full time trainer.

Testimonial of the reference person

As the host of this training I worked together with Sarah. She created this trainingscourse on wellbeing for youth workers together with three other international trainers. Both in preparation of and during the training Sarah was very dedicated and well prepared. She is very emphatic towards participants and has a good sence for group dynamics. I was very happy to work with Sarah on this training. She is a very enthusiastic and creative person.