Empowerment für Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine mit behinderten Angehörigen

<< Background >>The project addressed the needs of Ukrainian women refugees with disabled children. Psychological support and empowerment to improve quality of life were common concerns and goals in both countries, and, as it turned out, in other European countries as well. The topic of LIFECOMP was particularly unknown to the target group and was used as the basis for a workshop. The development and implementation took place with the participation and involvement of Ukrainian refugee women with psychological training. They had little educational experience and modern techniques for workshop design. The topics of empowerment and LIFECOMP also had to be taught. This also applied to the associate partner Institut Kostuka in Kiev.<< Objectives >>The objectives have been:1. to empower refugee women from Ukraine with disabled children by breaking the cycle of dependency- entering into a participatory process with volunteer psychologists to develop a personal vision for lifeThis should achieve the following:- improving flexibility and well-being so that the stress caused by caregiving can be alleviated- Improving social skills: improving communication with other stakeholders in theinclusion process- Utilising opportunities for networking and cooperation- Supporting personal development, entry into lifelong learning.- Teaching LIFECOMP skills2. Creating support structures for empowerment through capacity building for refugee psychologists<< Implementation >>- Development of the outcome: handbook with teaching methods, proposed course programme, how to create a podcast, thematic recommendations; technical implementation (by May 2024)- Mobility activity with participants from IRE to Karlsruhe – test workshop (June 2024)- Test phase and adaptation of the material (September 2024–February 2025)- Mobility activity: Key staff mobility from Germany to Dublin: presentation of the final version of the outcome (February 2025)- Capacity building for psychologists (March 2025)- Dissemination workshops (April-July 2025)- International dissemination activities in Estonia and Poland (June-July 2025) and outside Europe: Ukraine, Armenia<< Results >>Materials- Handbook- Course programme proposal- Handout Thematic and technical implementation of a podcastCapacity building for female psychologists:Germany: 8 female psychologists in 5 citiesIreland: 2 female psychologistsEstonia: 1 female psychologistPoland: 1 female psychologistUkraine: 2 female psychologistsArmenia: 2 female psychologists