ONLINE SEMINAR
THE PROJECT
The Project UpFamilies – Online resources to support prisoners’ families is a European project, lasting three (3) years (2021-2024) implemented in parallel in five countries (Spain, Portugal, Romania, Germany and Greece) with the co-financing of the Erasmus+ European Program.
Recognizing the role that prisoners’ families can play in their safe reintegration after release, the project initially aims to provide an up-to-date and thorough mapping of all available services and agencies that offer support to the families of prisoners. In addition, the project aims to improve the skills of professionals working in agencies that provide supporting services to these families, in order to meet their unique needs.
EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR
The Athens Lifelong Learning Institute, as the implementing partner of the project for Greece, organizes the educational seminar, which will take place between July 31, 2024 and September 13, 2024. The seminar, with a total duration of 23 hours, includes:
- four (4) hour online training sessions (total 16 hours) and
- seven (7) hours of asynchronous training, on the educational platform of the project.
TOPICS
• The unique needs of prisoners’ families and the challenges they face
• Existing prisoner family support services in Greece and Europe and current gaps
• Planning of services based on the assessment of the needs of the families
• Recruiting and training staff for organizations that offer services to families of prisoners
• Networking and collaboration between organizations, services and professionals for optimal support of these families
• Financing of services and their sustainability.
GOAL
The main target group of the educational seminar is professionals who offer support services to family members of prisoners, in an effort to highlight and facilitate their work. The ultimate goal is to optimally care for prisoners’ families and remove the multiple and interrelated barriers they experience, including social stigma and the practical difficulties they face.
We are waiting for you all on this educational journey!
For more information on the UpFamilies project: https://upfamilies.eu/wp/about/
THE REGISTRATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED
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INFORMATION:
The Athens Lifelong Learning Institute team announces the start of the educational seminar titled “Social Work and Support of Prisoner Families: A misty landscape”, which is organized within the framework of the European project UpFamilies, funded by the Erasmus+ Program.
The seminar, with a total duration of 23 hours of blended learning, is aimed at professionals in the field of social work, who are employed in organizations that support vulnerable social groups, with an emphasis on members of prisoners’ families.
For further information and applications, you can contact the Athens Lifelong Learning Institute at info@athenslifelonglearning.gr.
