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The project will establish a Network of CSOs in local communities to increase the availability and quality of PSS for citizens at risk. The goal will be achieved through 3 phases: Res. 1: Formed CSO Network of PSC providers; Res. 2: Implemented development program of CSO support in accordance with the needs of citizens and advocating for the sustainability of PSC in local communities; Res. 3: Extending the reach of the Network and PSC to deprived areas and for particularly vulnerable groups.
Main activities: needs assesment in the field of PSC, launching the Network of PSC CSOs in Zagreb in phase 1 (phase 3 will include CSOs from deprived counties with a long-term goal of national coverage), preparation and implementation of advocacy and capacity building of Network members for social impact and sustainability and for specific counseling skills (e.g. multicultural counseling), defining quality standards for the provision of PSC by CSOs and educating CSOs in a deprived county.
Society for Psychological Assistance will coordinate and monitor implementation, together with Children First will coordinate the Network and conduct part of the training to strengthen the Network. The Institute for Labor Market Development will conduct needs assessment, educate the members of the Network, and develop a long-term plan for expanding the Network to other counties. Norway partner NewSchool will support development of the programme of the Network and capacity building for transfer of knowledge. City of Zagreb and CZSS Zagreb will contribute to the development of a sustainable model of financing and of quality standards.