TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE – wellbeing and creativity in Youth work

Aims & objectives

AIMS

1. Empower Youth workers competences providing them with psychological approaches and methods (NVC and Transactional Analysis) towards the topic of mental health (especially on relational level) to support young people facing mental health challenges;
2. Enrich the participants toolbox providing concrete methods based on creativity (cut-out, caviardage,..) to facilitate the open dialogue with youth facing obstacles in the expressions of own feelings;
3. Get a deeper understanding on the concept of mental health and mental health resources through a holistic approach on mental health;
4. Enhance participants self-care and empathy to let them embrace care and empathy towards their young people with problematic backgrounds and relational diseases (anxiety, depression, demotivation,..)
5. Improve youth work quality providing the participants with space to reflect on their role of youth support, and constructively reflect upon their own previous experiences of crisis, burnout and demotivation on their work and role;
6. Strengthen participants’ and organisations’ competences and capabilities in youth work with
international dimensions and cooperation;
7. Enhance non-formal education methods and the recognition of NFE learning (output production

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

21 Youth workers from 7 countries: Italy, Portugal, Irealnd, Romania, Greece, Ireland, North Macedonia.

Training methods used & main activities

- Non –formal methods (simulations, discussions, papers, outdoor and physical activities,..)
- Non Violent Communication (NVC)
- Transactional Analysis
- Creative writing methods

Outcomes of the activity

Activity Photobook

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Full time trainer

I worked on this training for 7 days as a full time trainer.