YOUTH WORKERS MOBILITY – TRAINING COURSE
23.8 – 29. 8. 2021
Domžale (Dob), Slovenia
Youth workers work with different youngsters with different needs and backgrounds, including young people with autism and sensory issues. The rise of the diagnosis of autism indicate that there is a possibility that youth workers will meet in their work youngsters with autism, even if they haven’t met them yet. Therefore, it is important for youth workers and others who work directly with young people, to acquire knowledge an competences in the field of autism and sensory issues, for more successful involvement of young people in the social and civil life or simply in the activity that is being performed.
The project aims to build on last year’s project, Supporting youngsters with autism in youth work, where we learned the basics of autism and methods of working with young people, this time we are focusing on sensory issues.
The main objective of the project was for participants to gain new knowledge and experiences of working with young people with autism and sensory issues and practical experience of making gadgets and tools that can help in the process of sensory integration. Sensory room and tools were made by the principle DIY. Our aim was also to strengthen international dimension and cooperation between organizations that are active in the field of social inclusion.
Training was led by three trainers, who were coming from two different organizations and have experiences in working with youngsters with autism and youngsters with special needs, including sensory challenges and searching for different solutions.
The training included working with young people with autism. The participants prepared various tools and sensory room, which youngsters also tried out. The methods of non-formal education and experimental learning were used.
