Kosovo School psychologists provided with new tools on child protection

Project : MARIO 13 Dec 2010 |

Prishtina, Kosovo, November 10-11 2010: In the frame of MARIO project, a two-day training on “Child protection in schools” was held for school psychologists and pedagogues from elementary and high schools and NGO psychologists from Kosovo.

This training was organized in close collaboration with the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy of Prishtina University. 30 participants benefited and improved their knowledge on various child related issues they encounter in their daily work.

The main topics offered and discussed during this training were: child protection in schools, theory and models on child development, actors and responsibilities within the school child protection network, duties and competencies of a school psychologist/pedagogue and intervention and children with aggressive behavior.

The whole training was very inter-active, giving space to the trainees to share their experiences, raise debates and discuss their views on specific issues they face during case management. The trainers, professors at Prishtina University with an outstanding professional background in Psychology, offered a theoretical approach on children issues, combining it with practical aspects for specific child issues, which resulted in a very good quality performance of the trainees.

This training will be followed by a second module, which is planned to be held on December 21-22. It will consist of 5 topics: Implementing child protection standards in schools, child protection case management system for schools, professional relationships of school psychologist / pedagogue, professional principles and practices for school psychologist / pedagogue and Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologist.

The second module will further improve trainee’s knowledge based on their daily needs and requirements, with the aim to provide an adequate child protection system within schools in Kosovo. [KV]