Wellbeing for Educators & Social Workers
Description: The seminar is a result of the findings of the Grundtvig multilateral project “Skills for True Wellbeing”. The contents and methods have been piloted by 7 organisations in 6 countries and have proven to be beneficial for developing skills that have positive impact on the level of wellbeing of the participants.
The seminar is centered on two main topics: “healthy self” and “healthy relationships” and corresponding sets of skills: 1) stress management and 2) communication as a foundation for enhancing wellbeing in educators.
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Dates and Locations
If you have a group of 6 staff members or more, we can organise training at any convenient dates.
Daily Programme
- Introduction and course overview
- Ice breaking
- Individual expectations
- Discussion on what is “True Wellbeing”
- Let’s talk about stress
- Definitions
- Understanding the stress response (fight/flight versus prolonged stress)
- Physical, emotional, mental and behavioural symptoms of stress
- Relation between our thinking and stress
- Effective and ineffective ways of dealing with stress
- Stress at workplace - prevention is better than treatment
- Relaxation exercises that help to manage stress effectively– part 1
- Reflections of the day, discussion
Tuesday
- Effects of stress in educational setting
- Assessing your personal stress triggers
- Changing not resourceful strategies
- Practical exercises for handling challenging situations-role play
- Self-talk awareness
- Relaxation exercises - part 2
- Reflections of the day, discussion
Wednesday
- The impact of emotions on teaching and learning ability
- Tools for dealing with disturbing emotions
- How can I be more mindful and resourceful in the classroom? – action plan
- Introduction to the subject of interpersonal communication and relationships
- How our perceptions influence our communication
- Reflections of the day, discussion
Thursday
- Non-verbal cues in communication – self-awareness and understanding others
- Feedback – how to give it so they want to receive it and how to receive it as a gift
- Public speaking essentials
- Reflections of the day, discussion
Friday (half-day seminar)
- Public speaking – practical exercises
- The art of listening – “Listening to ignite not to reply”
- Let’s talk about relationships
- What do you know about relationships?
- What stops us from relating in a satisfying way?
- What makes relationships work?
- Assertiveness – an essential element of satisfying relationships
- Summary and course evaluation
- Cultural excursion in local area
Competences Acquired by Participants
- Provide the participants with practical tools for dealing with stress
- Prevent burn-out syndrome in educators
- Enhance emotional self-awareness
- Introduce practical tools for coping with difficult emotions
- Help the participants to identify their stress triggers and emotional triggers at work context and come up with new, more resourceful strategies
Type of Certification of Attendance Awarded
- Certificate of attendance including description of training content and time input
- Europass mobility certificates – to be issued by the applicant’s NA
Course Packages
Please note that ‘All in one – single room’ and ‘All in one – double room’ packages are being offered only in Limassol, Cyprus
1. ‘ALL IN ONE – Single room’ PACKAGE - 1240€
- Tuition fee and training material
- Certificate of Competence
- Welcome dinner
- Accommodation in a Single room in a 3 or 4-star hotel (6 nights)
- Full Board (5 days)
- Administration costs
- Coffee Breaks
- Cultural visit
2. ‘ALL IN ONE – Double Room Sharing’ PACKAGE- 1040€
- Tuition fee and training material
- Certificate of Competence
- Welcome dinner
- Accommodation - double room sharing in a 3 or 4-star hotel (6 nights)
- Full Board (5 days)
- Administration costs
- Coffee Breaks
- Cultural visit
*Choose double room sharing if you are 2 colleagues from the same organisation willing to share a double room/ or if you have any accompanying person travelling to the venue of the course together with you (we can arrange the accommodation for accompanying persons as well).
3. ‘BASIC’ course PACKAGE - 450€
- Tuition fee and training material
- Certificate of Competence
- Welcome dinner
- Administration costs
- Coffee Breaks
- Cultural visit
Note: separate invoices for the training fee only (400 EUR) can be issued upon request from the organisation.
DOREA as well offers group discounts in the case of 7 or more persons from the same organisation.
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