LIVING NATURE: nature-based practices for personal and professional development of youth workers
LIVING NATURE: nature-based practices for personal and professional development of youth workers
Training course for Youth workers, funded by Erasmus + program of EU
LIVING NATURE is a training course targeting personal development practitioners (trainers, youth workers, social workers, mentors, school teachers and councillors). The main intention of the project is to equip the participants with successful tools and methods to support their personal and professional development, thus providing higher quality value-based youth work.
The training process is focused on discovering and experiencing nature-based practices for personal and professional development of the participants. The areas from these practices originate are Positive psychology, Eco-Soul centric human development, Eco-psychology, Depth psychology, Eco-therapy and Nature-based learning.
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
- Exploring models and theories from Ecocentric development and Nature-based learning;
- Practicing nature based methods which provoke self-discovery, thus facilitating personal and professional development;
- Developing a personal relationship with nature (deep nature connection) and cultivating the ecological consciousness;
- To discover practices and guidelines for further use with specific youth target groups (NEET, marginalized, hard to reach, in a risk of radicalization);
- 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.
Participant profile:
- RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: people who have experience in youth work. The participants should have one of the following roles: youth workers, youth leaders, educational and career counsellors, teachers, general educators, trainers, mentors, coaches, educational nature guides.
- MOTIVATION: people who feel a strong calling to participate in this course and have strong and relevant motivation for joining the process. The motivation should be a blend of personal and professional factors. We are looking for people who feel comfortable with being in nature (as the topic will be addressed through nature-based practices) and who can immerse in natural learning environments.