“Positive Personal Skills in Society” Foundation, PULSE Foundation CHAPTER Children Help movement Against Physical Threatening and Emotional Repression Kick off meeting Reykjavik, 27 & 28 February 2017 Co-funded by the European Union This publication has been produced with the financial support of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of its author and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission. Project number: JUST/2015/RDAP/AG/CORP/9176
PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS European Commission Contracting Authority Directorate-General JUSTICE Project Coordinator PULSE Foundation - Bulgaria Co-beneficiaries • EVRIS Foundation – Island • National Network for Children - Bulgaria "Hope For Children" UNCRC Policy Center - Cyprus • ADFP Foundation – Portugal • Supporting institutions • State agensy for child protection – Bulgaria • City of Reykjavik, Departament of welfare – Island Miranda do Corvo Health center – Portugal • Pancyprian School of Parents - Cyprus • 24 months – 1 st December 2016, 30 November 2018 Duration Co-funded by the European Union This publication has been produced with the financial support of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of its author and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission. Project number: JUST/2015/RDAP/AG/CORP/9176
* PULSE Foundation Bulgaria * EVRIS Foundation (Iceland) * National Network for Children (Bulgaria) * "Hope For Children" UNCRC Policy Center (Cyprus) * ADFP Foundation (Portugal) Co-funded by the European Union This publication has been produced with the financial support of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of its author and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission. Project number: JUST/2015/RDAP/AG/CORP/9176
PULSE FOUNDATION Project Manager Ekaterina Veleva Project coordinator Julia Andonova Finance Manager Lidiya Ivanova Administrator Gabriela Zarkova Trainers Yana Kacarova , Andrian Gerogiev Multidisciplinary approach Aksiniya Yordanova , Veselina Ivanova, Zdravka Anina NATIONAL NETWORK FOR Hope for Children ADFP Foundation CHILDREN EVRIS Local coordinator FOUNDATION Local coordinator Sónia Baptista Technical Sofia Leitao Trainer Pedro Local Coordinator assistant Dilyana Administrator Machado Anna Margret Slavkova Evangelos Gettos Researcher Ana Gudjonsdottir Trainer Kourri Cruz Communications Vasiliki Teodora Petrova Researcher
* Why exactly CHAPTER? Idea for the meaning of the project name. * Basic call - "Let's open a new chapter in understanding" the problem of corporal punishment against children
* To increase knowledge and skills in authority in the field of effectively and positive parenting and upbringing in accepting, constructive and fulfilling way * To build unified methodology for presenting the problem and rethinking of corporal punishment (CP) * To raise the society general awareness to difficult experiences and consequences that CP has on the children and adolescents * To explore and bring "best practice" at international level in 3 EU MS, with a strong upbringing patriarchal conception * To coordinate the efforts of various social structures and communities to work in direction of legislative changes and virtually eliminate the issue
Transferring and piloting of Icelandic experience. * Description and presentation of best practices by the Icelandic model in regards to Child Protection against Corporal Punishment ( CPCP ), Evris Foundation. Explore and transfer the "best practices" at international level in 3 EU MS * Training of trainers (ToT), 4 days in Bulgaria. The training will include representatives of all partners. The training will be held by Icelandic experts in coping with CP against children. The training will include skills for leading groups of different ages (specific characteristics and techniques), communication skills, leadership, facilitation, game techniques, etc. * Developing a manual for trainers – CHAPTER-comprehensive program of care in direction of recognition and empowerment of children and their parents. This will include skills for leading groups, working with different age groups, communication skills and leadership, game techniques, work on the problem CP (identification and support), code of ethics of working with children. * Regular supervisions in regards to the piloting implementation of the methods in different countries - Evris, PuF .
* Conducting screening among the major groups of CYP , * Producing 3 (three) practical methodologies: * Methodology for working with children (aged 4-6 years) . The methodology will include a description and age characteristics, identification of physical and emotional scars as forms of CP , ways of acting out and support. * Methodology for working with children (10-12 ages) . * Methodology for working with pupils at primary level of education, future parents and parents . The methodology will include: description of the problem, cultural attitudes, age characteristics of children, the types of parenting and will provide practical skills for positive parenting. * Piloting of developed methodology for working with children aged 4-6 years * Piloting of practical methodology for working with pupils at primary level of education * Practical methodology for parents. Parents will go through the same modules (format for adults) 4 days x 3 hours. Training module will be presented under the title: "School for parents - roles and relationships". * Producing and piloting of practical methodology to work with future parents (students in the last class of the education). * Re-survey among the trained children, parents and young people to assess the effectiveness and changing attitudes. Е valuation of training conducted through re-survey.
* Conducted 3 day training with 30 teachers and educators , working with children * Training 3 day with 30 for professionals * Working groups for evaluation and monitoring of the training results. * Electronic database of specialist support services, working in the area of child protection mapping good practices of organizations. Mapping best practices and specialized services and institutions that support children affected by CP , prevention or other, in 4 partner countries. On the website of each organization will be presented and the mechanism for coordinated response to children, affected or at risk * Multidisciplinary approach in working with children affected by CP - coordination and preventive precautions. * The method of working with children and adolescents will be based on the principle of “ Case management ”. * When the multidisciplinary team it should be handled on a " Case Conferences ". Personal-centered approach, including specialists from key institutions involved in instances of child abuse, law enforcement and judicial authorities. * Case management will be held locally in three cities in Bulgaria - Pernik, Dupnitsa and Blagoevgrad.
* National representative study of the situation in the country. Bulgaria and Portugal * To raise the awareness on the topic of CPCP we plan to conduct an integrated communication campaign which will pool all relevant communication channels including TV, print media, online media, social media, etc. * Filming and disseminating of video clip. Production of 2 video spots. * Communication campaign will use also educational communication tools, such as: Creation of Web-platform. Web platform for sharing of good EU practices, dissemination of resources and option for Q&A / advices from relevant professionals. Promotion of the project results through a Facebook page . Dissemination of the video spot in social media, including Facebook, relevant national and international video webs and all communication channels of the National Network for Children, uniting 141 organizations. Creating and printing brochure 1 – brochure with pictures for children aged 3-6 years. Creating and printing brochure 2 – “Is this punishment?” for children aged 12 -18 years. Creating and printing brochure 3 – for parents. * Carrying out a national information campaign against CP . Held a large-scale national information campaign against CP . Printing leaflets for the campaign, posters , created banners and conducting the campaign on- line. * 5 round tables . (2 in Bulgaria, 1 in Cyprus, 1 in Iceland and 1 in Portugal). A search of good national practices for coordinated actions at all levels, optimizing the legal regulations and interpretative element. * Final conference. International final conference in Sofia with the participation of representatives of partner organizations. We anticipate the participation of 80+ participants from governmental and non-governmental organizations working on the problem.
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