Training Course: "SPIRAL - principles for sustainable youth development rooted in nature" in Bulgaria

Training Course: "SPIRAL - principles for sustainable youth development rooted in nature"
21-29 May 2021 | Gudevica village, Bulgaria

The training offers innovative way and methods to address the developmental needs of youth. The approach combines nature-based methods, mindfulness practices, developmental psychology and somatic tools.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES:
To develop common understanding about the developmental needs of young people focusing on disadvantaged one (NEET, marginalized, hard to reach, in a risk of radicalization);
To develop competences that enable youth workers to work with youth on complex personal challenges, thus enabling them to reach their full potential;
To practice and equip the youth workers with tools and techniques for working with youth (especially disadvantaged one) for their personal development, social inclusion and realization;
To explore alternative practices for addressing developmental needs of disadvantaged youth;
To create environment for development of social core values which youth workers can foster with their target groups: compassion, support, unity, respect, empathy, inclusion, acceptance;
To empower youth workers to adopt and create their own practices based on personal strengths, talents and preferences in the field of personal development.