Training in Social Pedagogy
Financing: Pestalozzi Foundation – Switzerland
Which aims – Training in social pedagogy and institutional management staff of the child protection system in difficulty.
Target group:
- Persons occupying management positions in the child protection system: Heads placement centers, staff directions for child protection;
- Social workers;
- Educational staff in orphanages;
- Educational staff from other child welfare institutions operating under private
- Other staff involved in child protection: medical personnel, social workers, psychologists, etc..;
Applicants were offered in custom:
- Short courses (5 days)
- Weekend courses (two days)
- Courses at Pestalozzi Foundation initiative
- Courses on demand
Topics addressed:
In the field of social pedagogy:
- Concepts, methods and principles of social pedagogy
- Social-pedagogical intervention (methods, planning activities, projects)
- Behavior observation and education
- Social pedagogy and applied
- Collaboration and communication
- General psychology, social psychology. Psychology of Personality
- Active learning techniques
- Offers of free time:
In the field of institutional management:
- Human Resources Management
- Organizational Analysis
- Selection and recruitment
- Motivation and job definition
- Group dynamics
- Culture and quality
- Change Management
- Stress Management
- Time Management
Number of beneficiaries: more than 1,000 people in the child protection system, additional 190 people working in NGOs specialized in child protection