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Report MAY 2016

The Program "Healthy Lifestyle"

 

In May, we summarized the work of the schools under the program "Healthy Generation". Eight sessions passed for us and for the children of three schools very quickly. According to the feedback of high school students, they have learned a lot over the past four months. Here are some reviews: "I did not know that my classmates are interesting people!", "I was interested to find out who  wants to become in the future", "Together, we were able to meet the challenge, although I do not even talking to each another!" The teens said they had fun and was interesting to spend time together; they have become friends during that time. Also, many participants asked to continue our sessions in the next year.

At the same time, our work on the program will not come to an end as we plan to expand it. In September 2016 we start a three years Ukrainian-Canadian project "Territory Z» (“Territory of Health”). In the project three schools of the city will be involved. The aim of the project is to promote a healthy lifestyle among teens through interactive forms of work. The curriculum for the first year already developed and we got agreements from three schools for collaboration. All schools have shown interest to participate in the long-term project.

 

 

 

Students’ Practicum

 

In May, we continued to host students from the Economics and Law College (major “Social Work”). Many students showed interest related to their future professions. They fulfill all tasks and enthusiastically participate in all activities of our Centre. Training on communication helps students understand themselves and their place in the world. For example, some of the students for the first time started to think about their lives, about the motives of their actions, etc. In addition, they have had the opportunity to practice: they help our children with special needs out-of-doors, prepare training materials to work with children, etc.

 

 

 

The "Kangaroo" Program

  

 This year the staff of the "Kangaroo" program visited our partners in Germany, Magdeburg. They were in the inclusive kindergarten “Kinderforderwerk”, special school,   day care centre, which is attended by children with special needs, at the center of early rehabilitation "Mowgli", etc.

“Our trip turned out to be incredibly useful, very productive, as we have the opportunity to learn new forms of work with children, which we are now able to use in our work”.

During the month, 19 families attended the program.

Two individual consultations were held, for parents were proposed methodic of work with children. The program began attending a new child (2 years old). Eleven individual sessions were conducted for children, who do not attend our program.

This month, our specialists provided the twelfth seminar for parents of children with autism. The seminar was devoted to a sensory integration of autistic child, also was discussed the necessity of physical education of kids. Parents had the opportunity not only to get professional help, but also share their personal experiences and to get a support from the group.

This month our guests clowns visited us again. Children are happy to play and have fun with them.

In May, we have had a very important annual event, which was attended not only by children but also by their parents. Specialists from the "Florence Centre" organized a picnic on the island of Khortytsya. This year we have invited a professional animator. She had lots of outdoor games, colorful toys, fun competitions.

We are very proud of all our kids. For example, one of our kids attends a regular kindergarten now. And he is making his first successes in football and shows very good results. We are very pleased that parents gratefully acknowledge the positive changes in the child, which occurred with the help of specialists of "Kangaroo" program. The kid shows a big progress in development, and we believe that he will definitely achieve great success!

  

 

 

 

The Program "School Mediation"

 

In May, the “Florence Center” continued to work on the development of school mediation in school # 5. Mediators made the presentations for four classes. They told about the aims and objectives of the Center and conducted training sessions on communication "Sandwich" in two classes.

Together with the staff of the Centre high school students summed up this year and outlined plans for the future. Due to the fact that not too many children came to participate in the process of mediation mediators were more engaged in preventive work on conflict resolutions. Next year it is planned training of new mediators, because some of the children will graduate from schools. We have decided next year to visit the centre of mediation every week.

 

 

Juvenile Justice Program «We are Just Like You»!

 

This month, the regular trip to the detention centre took place. We conducted an educational session related to the spiritual component of health. Despite their age, the teens correctly answered the difficult questions and gave examples from their personal lives. The boys underlined that good and bad deeds affect human health: good deeds improve health and bad deeds make it worse. They also participated in the football match with University students. Winning was the team of teenagers!

Also, we conducted a workshop for employees of the detention centre. Our objective was to show the new and effective ways of working with young generation on healthy lifestyles. Specialists participated in a quiz with great interest, actively responding to all questions. A winning team received sweet prizes.

The staff noted that the quiz for their teens is a little bit complicated as many of them have psychiatric problems. But it is a very interesting form of work. In general, team work was warmly appreciated by the staff of the detention centre, and they offered to conduct more such sessions for them.

 

 

Training of Specialists of Social Sphere

 

This month was held the penultimate meeting of the Balint’s group. During the sessions we try not only to disassemble the problem cases, but also help professionals in the development of communication skills and personal growth. For this reason we perform a variety of exercises and give interesting tasks to do. This time, the participants quickly and efficiently did their tasks and came to a consensus, which indicates the high level of group cohesion. Also we dismantled another case of elderly people, which gave participants the opportunity to see the situation from different side and find a way out of it.

In June, we will sum up two years of work of Balint’s groups. For the summing up session we have done a video of participants about feedback on the usefulness and effectiveness of this form of work.

 

Counseling

Two consultations were carried out by employees this month. The issues were related to violence between adolescents and computer addiction.

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