On October 7-9, 2022, a three-day “Children and War. Teaching Recovery Techniques” was held for 24 educators in Kyiv in cooperation with the Kyiv City Teacher’s House. The training was held within the “Helping Hand for Ukraine” project with the financial support of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF). In August 2022 CUF provided a grant to expand a trauma therapy program, which trains the trainers to work with children and adults with war trauma. The project is implemented by the “HOPE worldwide Ukraine” Charity Foundation with the support of American and Canadian partners, HOPE worldwide (USA) and HOPE worldwide Canada.
The training in Kyiv is the first one out of 12 “Children and war. Teaching Recovery Techniques” trainings that will be held within the framework of the CUF grant. 24 educators from Kyiv attended the training. They will continue to work with children and adults, teaching them effective self-help techniques and war trauma overcoming methods.
“These have been three unforgettable days of live communication, repetition of important theory and acquisition of extremely useful practical skills. I am sincerely thankful to the project trainers – Iryna Sukhova, Nataliya Podolyak and Tetyana Oboyanska. I am also happy to meet my colleagues and look forward to fruitful cooperation in future, – says Olena Lutsenko, methodist of the methodical department of the Teacher’s House.
Here are some reviews of the participants:
“For me, the topic is extremely relevant. Parents and pupils who suffered from military operations ask for help. I liked the professional teaching, good preparation and trainers’ tolerance. The content corresponds to our current life needs. I believe that using these techniques in my work will allow me to reduce the PTSD levels of the children and adults who turn to me for help. Thank you very much for such an effective and important tool in my work as a practical psychologist” – Oksana Malyuga.
“The topic of the training is very relevant, because now we, the whole country, are in extremely difficult military conditions. Everyone suffers, both adults and children, but especially our future growing generation. Therefore, equipping them with psychological techniques in these conditions can save not only their psyche, but also their lives! “Children and War. Teaching Recovery Techniques” training equipped me with new techniques, exercises, and lifehacks. I enjoyed the pleasant taste of live/offline communication, tried myself in a new role as a future trainer and I really liked it. And the most important thing for me is that I realized that I am on the right path! THANK YOU! Everything will be Ukraine!” – Darya Shahanova.
“Now I feel the strength to help, as I got new knowledge and techniques. It’s great that everything was live/offline. I really appreciate the opportunity to talk with colleagues, to be in a circle of like-minded people. Thank you for the opportunity to join the program, for the wonderful trainers, and for meeting new colleagues. It is wonderful and very valuable that the training program is standardized and it is easy to understand the step-by-step actions, that all the materials are approbated. And the program’s effectiveness is researched and proven. Thank you for your warmth and desire to share knowledge. I dream that this program is conducted in every school and we will all become stronger and mentally healthy!” – Oleksandra Hudkova.
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