in association with Dublin North/North East Recovery College
Τίτλος : «Mental Health Champions - 2»
Τόπος : Dublin, Ireland
Ημερομηνίες : 31 Μαΐου εώς 8 Ιουνίου 2019
Συμμετέχοντες : 3 άτομα 18 εώς 35 ετών
Καλύπτεται το 100% των εξόδων μετακίνησης εώς 320 ευρώ! και το 100% διαμονής διατροφής.
Συμμετοχή : 40 € (εφόσον επιλεγείτε)
Δηλώσεις συμμετοχής εώς την ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 12 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ
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ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΟΣ
The current course is concerned with the research findings that suggest adolescents are ‘gatekeepers’ in the pathway towards service
access for other adolescents (Byrne, Swords and Nixon, 2015). While some researchers argue that it is unreasonable to expect adolescents
to have the knowledge and skills to support their peers (Jorm, Wright, and Morgan, 2007) consistent results have shown that adolescents
who experience depression, self-harm or suicidal thoughts, while unlikely to seek help from any source, prefer to seek help from a peer
(Chambers and Murphy, 2011; Sullivan et al, 2004) than family (Bokhorst, Sumter, & Westenburg, 2010). Also fear of negative
reactions from peers is a common reason given for not seeking help (Barney et al, 2006).
The Need:
The role of Youth Workers and Educators of youth is dynamic in its relationship to a young persons mental wellbeing. There is a need for
Youth Workers and Educators of Youth to not only support the mental wellbeing of the young people they work with, but to also equip those
young people with the knowledge and skills they need to manage difficulties that may arise within their peer groups, as research has
shown. The Mental Health Champions program proposes supporting young people through the training of Youth Workers and Educators of
Youth by giving them tools to learn and understand mental health awareness from a practical standpoint. Using non-formal methods,
participants will be given the opportunity to explore and improve their personal mental health knowledge. Participants will be given tools to
create strategies for seeking information and managing concerns they might have for another. A space will be provided to allow participants
openly and freely discuss any fears or myths they may have concerning mental ill health. Participants will be thought the
importance of self-care and strategies that may be employed should they find they are overwhelmed or unsure how to manage any
situation they may find themselves in. Finally, participants will have tools that will allow them develop the mental health awareness of
young people they work with.
Overall Aim:
The programme has 3 simple aims:
1. Provide Youth Workers and Educators of Youth with the competencies to create a space where young people can openly
and safely discuss the difficulties that they, as a group, identify for themselves.
2. Provide Youth Workers and Educators of Youth with strategies that support young people in knowing where to find information
should they need it and that this information is empirical and youth friendly.
3. Provide Youth Workers and Educators of Youth with tools to inform young people of the skills to enable them to have
conversations with someone they are concerned is having difficulties and what to do to support that person.
The approach and methodology:
This training course will be based on non-formal and informal education with a self-directed learning approach. The training course
will be developed from the expectations and needs of the participants and the experience and knowledge from the trainers. The training
course will be characterized by highly participatory, interactive and experiential methods. The working methods will include case studies,
working in pairs and small groups, team building activities, role plays, discussions, workshops developed by the participant and selfassessment.
Venue: Emmaus Centre
