Description
In the recent years the nation's psychological health has deteriorated dramatically.So, it's important to pay attention to people's emotional condition and provide adequate support to build a prosperity and security-based society. Project aims to provide psychological assistance to families, teachers, social workers to improve their quality of life,and promote inclusion in social life persons under the risk of social exclusion. The projects aim will be achieved by organizing seminar-trainings for teachers and social workers, practical seminar for parents and individual consultations. Also during the project a guidance material will be developed to help introduce new work methods and improve the quality of social services, and psychological prevention and social psychological education provided. The project is oriented to Daugavpils city and county residents, disadvantaged families, families with children, teachers, social workers.
Summary of project results
The projects provided support to families to ensure their prosperity, to improve their competitiveness and to contribute their interation into society. The whole project was focused on the prevention of problematic issues (increase of socially disadvantaged families, deterioration of society psychological health, society groups exclusion, professionanal burnout among social workers and teachers). The folowing activities were organized and realized during project: training seminars "Prevention of Burnout" for teachers and social workers (96 participants); practical seminars for pearents "Your Life is in Your Hands" (96 participants); seminar-workchop "TheHealthy Way of Life as a Lifestyle" (25 participants); individual consultacions (196 participants). Project results: 192 participants nave acquired practical skills and self-help methods to overcome dicciculties, to believe in themselves and to find the power and the will to improve their quality of life; in addition to the above mentioned project activities, the active involvement of the participants has also led to the establishment of new undertakings, such as a Psychology Club, a Psychotherapy Group; 9 project participants are now involved with the new activities of the psyhological Consultation Center "Intence", voluntary helping ir organization, development and popularization of those activities, one participant of the project is currently voluntary leading a Psychological club in NGO, in the lpng term will definitely work 25 participants individulal action plans - they will serve participants as daily assistant in reaching their aims.
Summary of bilateral results