erasmus+ project for youth workers taking care of the care takers infopack regulation of the project -- taking care of the care takers (tcct) is a project organized within the framework of erasmus+ programme. please consult this short video which explains a lot :) https://youtu.be/jkqzd0tatdu the tcct project involves the youth workers from italy, ukraine, jordan, croatia, russian federation and poland. in case of any questions regarding the content of this infopack, don†t hesitate to write: youth@adra.pl -- partner organisations: the tcct project is a joint effort of six organisations:adra polska (from poland), generation of changes (from ukraine), udruga amazonas (from croatia), saint-petersburg charity public organization for children and adults with disabilities "shag navstrechu"from russian federation and bait al-hikmah foundation for youth from jordan. -- why taking care of the care takers project? you can’t pour from an empty cup! -- objectives of tcct project 1. achievieng quality improvements in the youth work of the participating organisations, via equipping the youth workers in competences that will enable them to cope better with youth work-related stress, 2. preventing the phenomenon of professional and emotional burnout among the youth workers in participating organizations, 3. reaching out to youth workers with fewer opportunities, 4. elaborating and publishing new innovative methodologies of building stress-resilience and of burnout prevention and raising the awareness of the problem among youth organizations. -- steps within the project: 1. before preparation - filling out detailed participants' forms, establishing a facebook preparation group, formal issues (visas, buying tickets, planning the trip) 2. preparation: 1) working on session outlines of sessions, precising the content, 2) getting acquainted with three main methodologies of the training: nature-connection based methodologies, theatre methodologies, embodiment and movement-related methodologies, 3) intercultural preparation, 4) prepration connected with mixed-ability group. 3. webinar - at the beginning of april - the q&a webinar session online, covering the theoretical topics of the seminar 4. seminar in poland - 9 training days + 2 days for travel.full of knowledge, new skills, exchanging good practices and working on developing strategies for preventing burnout. 14-24.04.2020 (where 14 is the arrival day and 24 is the departure day). 5. follow-up activities in home countries: implementing newly-gained tools at work - this is one of the most important elements of our follow-up plan. the participating youth workers will use their newly gained tools in their youth work on a daily basis. they will become more stress-resilient and better youth workers. 6. publication of our toolkit: during our training we will work on workshop scenarios for other youth workers. then, we will put it together in a publication which we will publish via salto-youth. we hope that our project will have impact on youth workers from different countries and that they will get more aware about the problem of burnout, stress-resilience in youth work and that they will use our workshop scenarios in their youth work. ----- main elements of tcct project 1. experience and practice-sharing elements - for example, the session "our youth work target groups – similarities and differences" or "healing circ e methodology to share experiences of stressful situations/burnout in youth work" - both sessions aim at experience and practice-sharing of the daily work of the participating youth workers, in order to discuss challenges and solutions. another aspect of experience sharing is the fact that many sessions will be led by participants from other countries, for example, "capoiera as a tool in youth work" will be led by the croatian participant, since their organization is known for using capoiera in youth work as an emotional inteligence-building. 2. theoretical elements - the participants will get to know the theory behind the three main methodologies that we will use (bill plotkin's "nature-based map of human psyche" - the nature- connection based stress-resilience building methodologies; augusto boal's "theatre of the oppressed" for the area of theatre methodologies that we will use and the laban bartenieff movement system for the embodiment and authentic movement activities we will use during the training). 3. erasmus+ elements - for example, session about youthpass and evaluation according youthpass. 4. practical elements and tools - each day there will be a time slot dedicated to creating the workshop scenarios for other youth workers and youth. the scenarios will be based on the methodologies and activities that we will cover during the day. 5. intercultural elements - for example intercultural evening or the session "embodiment of the story of our professional life" where the participants will have a chance to see how a job of a youth worker looks like in other countries. 6. reflection elements - each evening there will be a reflection time (described in detail in "recognition of learning outcomes" section of this project proposal) 7. follow-up elements - the session "action plans and dissemination activities planning" and the visit in zĹ‚ocieniecki oĹ›rodek kultury (worksh p for youth workers) 8. empowering, preventing burnout and building stress-resilience elements- sessions that will help the youth workers to build their own inner stress-resilience, in order for them to be more satisfied from their work and to be less prone to burnout at their work. these sessions will revolve around three methodologies - embodiment and authentic movement area of methodologies, nature-connection based methodologies and theatre methodologies. the examples of these sessions can be: "embodiment – tool f stress-resilience", "authentic movement – emergency techniques , "intuitive dance – movement as a tool for integration", "roots of stre s resilience – the power of nature connection", "nourishment in nature – mindfulness", "emotional intelligence via theatre of the oppress d method". 9. inclusive elements - for example, the session "inclusion activities" (this session will make the other participants more aware about how to always include all the participants, not matter their abilities/special needs). 10. personal development elements - many sessions will develop the participants not only on the professional level, but also on personal level. the examples of these sessions can be: "our intentions (expectations, fears, hopes)", "movement, drama and intuitive drawing", "empowerment through nature connection". 11. emotional intelligence elements - many sessions during the training will also enhance the capacities of the participants in the area of emotional intelligence, for example "healing circle methodology to share experiences of stressful situations/burnout in youth work" and "nourishment in nature â “ mindfulness". -- seminar in poland - programme all the participants are expected to bring their experience and contribute to the programme.together we have so much experience (add all of the ages of the participants - hundreds years of life and knowledge!). therefore, the programme will be constructed together, with space for all participants who want to share with others and lead their own workshops and sessions. in this way we will enable peer-learning and exchange of good practice. -- seminar in poland - technicalities training venue - our training will take place in a beautiful tiny village, inside of a forest, near lake. it is a village called "zatonie", near zĹ‚ocieniec centrum rekreacyjno-wypoczynkowe „polubi €ť w zatoniu zatonie 1 78-520 zĹ‚ocienie website of the venue: www.polubie.pl important - it is strictly forbidden to use alcohol and drugs at the venue. smoking allowed only in dedicated space. contact to the project coordinator: weronika koralewska 508 719 739, youth@adra.pl dates - 14-24.04.2020 where 14th is the arrival day and 24th is the departure day participants - 3 participants from poland + 1 accompanying person, 3 participants from italy + 2 accompanying persons, 3 participants from russian federation, 3 participants from croatia, 3 participants from ukraine + 2 accompanying persons 3 participants from jordan how to get to the training venue: the closest airports: szczecin airport 90 km from zĹ‚ocienie berlin schoenefeld 250 km from zĹ‚ocienie poznan airport 190 km from zĹ‚ocienie please don't buy any tickets before consulting the cheapest and the most effective route with the project coordinator. there are no direct buses to the venue, so we will organise a joint bus from the closest train station/airport, depending on the choices of flights of participants. if possible, please choose the most ecological way of travelling. reimbursements - please, remember about the travel reimbursement limits for your countries: from croatia – up to 275 eu from ukraine – up to 275 e0 from jordan – up to 360 e0 from italy – up to 275 e0 from russian federation – up to 275 e0 the timetable of trains: http://rozklad-pkp.pl/en the participants need to buy tickets on their own or the organizaton must buy it for them. the reimbursement will be send after the training, to the bank accounts of the partner organizatons and then they have to distribute it back to the participants. the visa-costs will be also reimbursed. please remember to collect all your receipts and invoices and tickets. ---- preparation - useful links: online publications: 1) no barriers no borders - international mixed-ability projects guidebook: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toolbox/tool/no-barriers-no-borders-intern ational-mixed-ability-projects.605/ 2) guidance handbook on a healthy interaction with people with disabilities english: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toolbox/tool/guidance-handbook-on-a-health y-interaction-with-people-with-disabilities-english.1497/ books: 1)"the mastery of movement" by rudolf laban 2)"laban for all" by jean newlove and by john dalby 3)"wild mind: a field guide to the human psyche by  bill plotki 4)"games for actors and non-actors" by augusto boal 5)" theatre of the oppressed" by augusto boal 6)"thinking like a mountain" by joanna macy important note - important note the whole project will be an intense journey, and especially the seminar will have a lot of experiential elements, such as movement activities, embodiment, nature connection activities, theatre activities. we will experience everyhing what we want to pass to other youth workers to build the stress resilience. if you decide to participate, be ready for the experiential process of learning, personal growth and holistic experiences. see you in poland!