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Karolina Kosowska
Trainer, Facilitator, Youth Worker and Mental Health First Aider with over 10 years of professional experience. Pedagogue by profession, specialised in social work, and personal and career counselling. My expertise includes Mental Health, Well-being, Human Rights, Youth Participation, Volunteering, and Mentoring. With a deep understanding of the challenges faced by today’s youth, I am dedicated to empowering young people and creating positive change.
Karolina Kosowska has 6 references for past work as a trainer.
Contact details
Trainer connections
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AGORITSA MANDRAKI -
Olga Kyriakidou -
Aga Byrczek -
Carlos Sanz Del Castillo -
Sabina Belc -
Fredrik Wouda -
Marta Brzezińska-Hubert -
Joanna Stompel -
Simona Muršec -
Joanna Hoffman -
Michael Kimmig -
Markus Rebitschek
Current occupation
Freelance Trainer and Facilitator in the International Youth Work field
Work experience
WORK DONE:
Erasmus+ KA1: multiple projects, topics ranging from mental health and wellbeing, to game-based learning, to partnership building activities.
Eurodesk Network Meetings and Seminars: organising and facilitating international events for 50+ participants (national coordinators and youth information workers) from 37 countries.
Webinars for Eurodesk network: 50+ webinars facilitated, topics ranging from youth information, to youth outreach, to competence frameworks.
Inclusive Digital Communication in the Youth Information Services: coordinator of the working group, feedback reader of the publication, organiser of the training, workshop deliverer.
Eurodesk Mobility Advisor Competence Framework: contributing editor, coordinator of the eLearning course design and facilitator of the workshops.
Euroclasses - EU elections 2024: updating and editing modules concerning active participation, and EU values and elections for young people; and delivering trainings for youth (information) workers on how to use them.
Euro-volunteering brochure: co-editor of the brochure about youth volunteering opportunities.
Mental Health Literacy in Youth Information Work: co-author of the publication about mental health for youth (information) workers.
NEAR FUTURE:
Co-designing and delivering trainings about mental health and outdoor education.
Designing online and residential trainings about stress management and burnout prevention for the youth workers.
Delivering workshops about Mental Health First Aid for the young people and youth workers.
Consulting small youth NGOs on the topics of Erasmus+: KA1 and KA2, and ESC.
Delivering team building activities, project management, game-based learning and gamification trainings, ect.
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Educational pathway
Master's degree - Pedagogy: Career and personal counselling
Bachelor’s degree - Pedagogy: Protective-educational work
My BA and MA gave me a good basis for understanding complex topics related to developmental psychology and teaching and learning methodologies. Additionally it is when I started working in the NGO sector, on the topics of Human Rights and Mental Health.
Among the many non-formal courses I have taken, the most noteworthy are:
Youth and Adults Mental Health First Aid course - accredited by Mental Health First Aid England, which grants me the qualification of a Mental Health First Aider.
During the courses I received an in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing; practical skills to spot the triggers, signs and symptoms of mental health issues; confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress; enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening;
knowledge to guide someone towards appropriate help and support, such as self-help resources, their employer, or emotional support services.
YOCOMO Training of Trainers - prepared me as a trainer to design and implement competence-based trainings for youth workers. During the training I increased my knowledge of the ETS competence model for youth workers working internationally and how to use this model for self-assessment. I also learnt a lot about the systemic approach to competence development.
HOP CRASH COURSE for trainers and facilitators of online learning - I improved my competences concerning creating online courses in different formats and I expanded my knowledge on using the HOP platform.
Fields of training expertise
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Bullying & Harassment -
Campaigning & Awareness Raising
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Change Management
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Citizenship Education
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Coaching & Mentoring -
Communication Skills
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Conflict Management & Mediation
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Creativity & Art
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Crisis Management
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Diversity & Anti-Racism
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Drama & Theatre -
Education through Sports
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Environment & Ecology
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Entrepreneurship (Social)
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Equal Opportunities
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Evaluation & Assessment
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Event Management
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Financial Management
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Fundraising
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Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
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Global Education
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Group Dynamics & Motivation
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Health & Prevention
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Human Rights
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Intercultural Learning
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International Youth Work
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Labour Rights & Employment
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Leadership Development
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Lobbying & Advocacy
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New Information Technologies
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Open Space Technology
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Organizational Management
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Outdoor & Experiential Training
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Peace Education
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People Management & Cooperation
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Personal Development & Empowerment
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Project Management
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Public Relations & Marketing
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Public Speaking
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Recognition of NFLearning
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Social Inclusion & Exclusion
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Social Media
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Storytelling & Humour
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Time Management
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Training of Trainers
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Volunteer Programmes
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Youth Exchanges
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Youth Information Work
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Youth Participation & Initiatives
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Youth Policy
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Youth Violence & Criminality
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Youth Worker Training
Knowledge about institutions and programmes
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Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
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Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
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Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
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European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
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Erasmus+ (lifelong learning, non-youth)
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European Youth Centres (CoE)
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European Youth Foundation (CoE)
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Solidarity Fund for Youth Mobility (CoE)
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European Institutions
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Youth Partnership CoE-COM
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International Youth Structures
Working with specific target groups
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Children
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Families
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Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender work
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Intercultural Teams
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Marginalized & Excluded Youth
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Minorities
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Religious Youth Groups
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Women's Issues & Groups
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Young People with a Mental Disability
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Young People with a Physical Disability
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Young People with a Sensory Disability
Experience with specific geographical regions
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Africa
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Asia
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European Cooperation
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Global Cooperation
Language Skills
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Dutch
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English -
Polish
Trainer references
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It’s my life!
Validated (2024-08-30)Reference person
Marlena Pujsza-Kunikowska
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GAME ON: Gamified Language Learning On A Strictly Inclusive Basis
Validated (2024-08-15)Reference person
Alexander El-Jbeily
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Youth Network Building Activity
Validated (2024-09-02)Reference person
Carlos Sanz del Castillo
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Why Youth Work is Good: Outreach youth work - rural areas
Validated (2024-08-30)Reference person
Marlena Pujsza-Kunikowska
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Flying Animators of Local Spaces
Validated (2024-08-30)Reference person
Marlena Pujsza-Kunikowska
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Inner Compass: Navigating Stress & Burnout in Youth Work
Validated (2026-01-13)Reference person
Barbara Janik
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This profile was last modified on 2026-01-06