It starts with us - A training course on building the resilience of youth workers

AIM

The aim of the “It starts with us” project is to develop the competences of 25 youth workers to establish a system of support for their practice in conflict transformation through building skills of trauma-informed practice and resilience, so that they can translate them in their local context.

OBJECTIVES 

What you will take away from this:

To find common ground in the understanding of youth work in transforming conflicts and challenges in this field;

To develop participants understanding of trauma-informed and conflict sensitivity practice in youth work, its role, and
boundaries required to effectively support young people;

To help participants reflect on their inner value systems and sense of purpose to deepen their self-awareness and enable them to support youth.

To strengthen resilience skills through tools for self-care and self-awareness, including somatic awareness and emotional self- and co-regulation;

To create space for peer learning about tools for supporting young people in building resilience, with focus on emotional literacy, connection with nature and resonant healing;

To develop a practical system of support among participants based on empathy groups;

To plan at least 5 follow-up projects where participants apply the tools and practices learned in their local community and act as multipliers of resilience-building methods.