Animals for You(th)
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Ime projekta: Animals for You(th)
Obdobje trajanja: 31. 1. 2024–30. 1. 2026
Vrednost projekta: 60.000,00 €
Financer: Erasmus+ KA2 mala partnerstva
Vodilni partner: Ljudska univerza Ormož, Slovenija
Projektni partnerji: Stredna odborna skola Pod Banošom, Slovaška
Ciljna skupina: mladi, mladi z manj priložnostmi, srednješolska mladina, učitelji srednješolskih učencev in učenk, mladinski delavci, ki se srečujejo z delom z mladimi v duševnih stiskah, strokovni delavci, lokalni partnerji in izobraževalne ustanove, lokalni voditelji, akterji v organizacijah, ki se ukvarjajo z terapijami s pomočjo živali.
Povzetek projekta: Mladostnikom želimo ponuditi kvalitetno in inovativno obravnavo in aktivnosti s pomočjo živali vključiti v redne programe mladinskega dela, podrobno raziskati področje terapije s pomočjo živali pri delu z mladim in na podlagi izsledkov raziskav pripraviti načrt vključevanja terapij v redno delo mladinskih centrov in izobraževalnih ustanov.
Opis projekta: V okviru projekta želimo ozaveščati mlade in strokovne delavce o pomenu dostopne obravnave za duševne stiske mladih. Glavna motivacija za naš projekt je bilo drastično povečanje duševnih stisk med mladimi med epidemijo COVID-19 v letih 2020 in 2021. Kljub dodatnim vsebinam in pomoči smo se soočili s težavami pri privabljanju mladih na svetovanja, saj se zaradi strahu in težav z navezovanjem stikov pogosto izogibajo standardnim oblikam pomoči. Kot inovativen pristop smo prepoznali vključevanje terapij s pomočjo živali, ki zmanjšujejo stres in pomagajo pri navezovanju stikov. Povezali smo se s slovenskimi društvi za terapije s pomočjo živali in ugotovili pomanjkanje izvajalcev in ustreznih tečajev. Cilj projekta je omogočiti kakovostno sodelovanje med mladinskim sektorjem in društvi za terapije s pomočjo živali ter razširiti te aktivnosti tudi v ruralna okolja, da bi mladim z manj priložnostmi zagotovili enake možnosti.
Glavne projektne aktivnosti: Skozi trajanje projekta želimo mladostnikom ponuditi kvalitetno in inovativno obravnavo in programe, raziskati področje terapije s pomočjo živali, na podlagi rezultatov raziskave pripraviti načrt vključevanja terapij v redno delo mladinskih centrov in izobraževalnih ustanov. Doseči želimo večje število mladih, ki potrebujejo pomoč, zbrati in evalvirati organizacije, ki se ukvarjajo s terapijo s pomočjo živali v skupnem priročniku, terapijo s pomočjo živali pri duševnih stiskah mladih uvesti v redni del programa mladinskih centrov in izobraževalnih ustanov in na tem področju dodatno izobraziti mladinske delavce z učno mobilnostjo.
Project title: Animals for You(th)
Total duration: 31. 1. 2024–30. 1. 2026
Total Grant: 60.000,00 €
Financed by: 100 % funded by the Erasmus+ Programmme of the European Union
Lead partner: Ljudska univerza Ormož
Project partners: Stredna odborna skola Pod Banošom, Slovakia
Target groups: Young people, young people with fewer opportunities, high school youth, teachers of high school students, youth workers who work with young people in mental distress, professionals, local partners and educational institutions, local leaders, actors in organizations dealing with animal-assisted therapies.
Project summary: We want to offer young people quality and innovative treatment and to include activities with the help of animals in regular programs of youth work, to research in detail the field of therapy with the help of animals in working with young people and, based on the results of the research, to prepare a plan for the inclusion of therapies in the regular work of youth centers and educational institutions.
Project discription: As part of the project, we want to raise awareness among young people and professional workers about the importance of accessible treatment for young people's mental distress. The main motivation for our project was the drastic increase in mental distress among young people during the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 and 2021. Despite additional content and help, we faced difficulties in attracting young people to counselling, because fear and difficulties in establishing contacts often avoid standard forms of aid. As an innovative approach, we recognized the inclusion of therapies with the help of animals, which reduce stress and help in establishing contacts. We contacted Slovenian associations for animal-assisted therapies and found a lack of providers and appropriate courses. The goal of the project is to enable high-quality cooperation between the youth sector and associations for animal-assisted therapies, and to extend these activities to rural environments as well, in order to provide equal opportunities to young people with fewer opportunities.
Main project activities: Throughout the duration of the project, we want to offer quality and innovative treatment and programs to young people, research the field of therapy with the help of animals, and based on the results of the research, prepare a plan for the inclusion of therapies in the regular work of youth centers and educational institutions. We want to reach a larger number of young people who need help, collect and evaluate organizations dealing with therapy with the help of animals in a joint manual, introduce therapy with the help of animals for the mental distress of young people into a regular part of the program of youth centers and educational institutions, and in this field additionally educate youth workers with learning mobility.
