About the Program
Empowered Social Workers is a comprehensive, hands-on program targeting professionals, social workers, educators and other workers in the field focusing on topics related to life skills and the prevention of risky behaviors and drugs.
Objectives
- Develop the training capacities and life skills of workers in the field
- Increase the knowledge of workers in the field around risky behaviors and drug prevention-related topics
- Enable workers in the field of carrying out drug prevention activities at the community level
SDGs
Practitioners
1. Prevention Science
2. Critical Theories
3. Employee’s Skills and Competencies
4. Definition of Drugs and Their Types
5. Categories at Risk of Drug Use
6. Effects of Drugs
7. Drugs and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
8. Drug Prevention Strategies
9. Most Vulnerable Cases for Risky Behaviors
10. Educational Techniques
11. Facilitation Skills
12. Planning and Managing Peer-to-Peer Sessions
13. Self-Esteem Skills
14. Emotion Management Skills
15. Critical Thinking and Media Messages
16. Communication Skills
17. How to Say No – Peer Pressure
18. Stress Management Skills
19. Time Management Skills
20. Decision-Making Skills
21. Assertive Behavior Skills
22. Empathy Skills
23. Methods of Peer Education
24. Implementation and Evaluation of Peer-to-Peer Sessions
1. Partner with governmental entities and local actors
2. Conduct training workshop targeting 3 main modules: Risky behaviors prevention, Life Skills and Training skills
3. Monitor and evaluate the program
4. Document lessons learned and disseminate knowledge
Practitioners in the field of prevention
Training selling
On-ground
2 weeks
Up to 30 sessions
90 minutes per session
15 to 20 participants per session
