On March 10-12, 2023, the “Children and War. Teaching Recovery Techniques” training for specialists was held in Vinnytsia as part of the “Helping Hand for Ukraine” project. During three days, 22 participants from Vynnytsia, Kyiv and Khmelnytskyy were discussing the topics of psychological trauma and losses during the war, as well as learning recovery techniques and testing them “on themselves”. Learning by doing is the best way to learn. This is how you can check the effectiveness of the techniques, understand how they work and what results they give. The training was conducted by Project trainers and psychologists – Iryna Sukhova, Nataliya Podolyak and Khrystyna Kravchenko. The training was held in cooperation with the Donetsk National Vasyl Stus University. We sincerely thank our partners! A special thanks to our Canadian partner – the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) – for financial help and support in these difficult times for Ukraine!
Feedback from participants:
Viktoria Bilyak: “The training was relevant. The techniques and the trainers’ stories about personal experience and various cases were the most useful. I am sincerely grateful for creating a favorable climate for comfortable learning and great presentation of information.”
Tetyana Konovalyuk: “Theory and exercises, which are simple and easy to use – were the most useful. Everything was interesting, laconic, concise. Relevant, practical, and effective tools. Thank you!”
Hanna Povolotska: “I work at a school and lead psychological support groups in Vinnytsia, so I’m very glad that I got into such a circle of like-minded people. The most useful thing was that we went through the theoretical and practical aspects, and the entire program of psychological sessions. Thank you.”
Maryna Stadnyk: “The training is relevant, especially the detailed explanation of each technique and the trainers’ own experience, their stories from life. I am very grateful to the trainers and the group. The learning was easy and interesting, the atmosphere in the group was comfortable and safe”.
Lisa Uryupa: “The training was relevant for me, because I work with children and I see the need to learn such techniques. They were also useful for me personally. The most useful thing is personal experience of the trainers. I really liked it. It was useful, and I am waiting for implementation of all acquired knowledge!”
