Yetişkinlerde Travma Sonrası Stres Bozukluğunun Önlenmesinde Eğitimci Becerilerinin Geliştirilmesi

"<< Background >>Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be seen in people who have experienced or witnessed a series of events or conditions such as natural disasters, epidemics, wars, serious accidents, acts of terrorism, sexual assault, historical trauma, intimate partner violence and bullying. The project aims to develop the knowledge, skills and experience of adult education personnel who can support adults in the process of preventing trauma in adults and overcoming possible psychological problems.We addressed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 3 different dimensions;*In line with the experiences of our institution as the coordinator, the experiences gained as a result of the studies and activities carried out with adults who experienced trauma after natural disasters were shared with the project partners.*The Spanish partner of our project, Asociacio Esplai Social, shared their experiences and good practices as a result of the studies carried out with adults experiencing Eco Anxiety.*The Polish partner, UKEN, shared their knowledge and experience regarding the activities that adult educators can carry out in dealing with post-war trauma. Thus, adult educators gained experience in dealing with different dimensions of trauma.<< Objectives >>The project aims to develop the knowledge, skills and experiences of Adult Educators who can support the process of overcoming possible psychological problems in order to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) seen in individuals who have experienced or witnessed a series of events or conditions such as natural disasters (climate change, earthquakes), epidemics, wars, serious accidents, intimate partner violence and bullying.In order for adults to maintain their psychological resilience, it is important to increase their awareness of natural events such as disasters, epidemics, etc. that they may encounter. In this context, since the presence of adults who have experienced trauma in the educational environment can help them cope with psychological problems such as stress, anxiety and depression, the most basic quality desired to be gained with this project is to increase the capacity of adult education institutions to ensure the adaptation of all individuals who have experienced or are likely to experience trauma to social life.<< Implementation >>In the scope of the project, 3 LTT activities were carried out.LTT1-Psychological First Aid Training for Adult Educators:The activity took place between April 22-26,2024,at Mersin Toroslar P.E.C. Our institution's teachers and Spanish partner Asociacio Esplai Social officials participated in the activity planned by Bingol University academics and received certificates.In the training,knowledge and experience were gained regarding the education process to be carried out with adults who have experienced trauma.LTT2-Sharing Good Practices in Coping with Eco Anxiety:The activity was carried out in Castellon,Spain,under the leadership of the partner institution Asociacio Esplai Social.The activity was completed with the participation of Toroslar P.E.C. and Bingöl University from Turkiye and UKEN University from Poland. In the activity, ways of coping with Eco Anxiety and good practices for adult education were shared.LTT3- Sharing Good Practices in Dealing with Post-War Trauma:It was held under the leadership of UKEN from Poland,with the hospitality of all other partner institutions.War trauma was discussed in its historical dimensions.Educational practices for adult for adult immigrants who have experienced trauma were shared.<< Results >>The concrete outputs of our project are in the form of 2 intellectual outputs:1- A Guide to Becoming an Adult Educator in Disaster Zones (Downloadable on the institution's websites and on the digital platform we developed.)2- A ""Digital Platform"" (https://share4trauma.eu) where adults who have experienced or are likely to experience trauma can share informationIn addition, the reported outputs of the 3 activities carried out are as follows:LTT-1: Psychological First Aid Training:Participants learned the difference between crisis situations and stress situations encountered in daily life by learning psychological first aid practice, learned the basic methods of psychological first aid and made practical applications of basic methods through sample scenarios.LTT-2: Sharing Good Practices in Coping with Eco Anxiety:Participants learned adult education policies for environmental literacy, being a part of global climate policies, and how eco-anxiety can be integrated into adult education.LTT-3: Sharing Good Practices in Coping with Post-War Trauma: Participants experienced effective communication with adults who experienced war trauma, developing an empathic approach, and guiding them in their adaptation to social life."