The seminar “Psychology of the elderly. Engaging volunteers in social work?” (second day) (project LLI-513)

Date: 16. September 2022

Time: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

This seminar is the last of planned 4 joint seminars for specialists working in social sphere from project partners from Lithuania and Latvia. The aim of the training is to improve the quality and competencies of specialists in order to ensure efficiency of social services. All joint training activities will be organized as 2-days seminars (16 participants, 8 from Lithuania and 8 from Latvia). Some of the trainings will be covering study visits to local social service providers in Kaunas, Panevėžys, Šiauliai, Utena, Klaipėda, Telšiai regions and in Latvia, and experience changes with Utena District Municipality who was one of partners in the project LLI-341 „Social Inclusion of Elderly People“ (Aging in Comfort).

Planned topics for joint seminars:

1. Psychological security. How to evaluate and create it? (Organized by Lead partner Pakruojis District Municipality Administration – LP).
2. Psychology of the Elderly. Attracting volunteers to the social work field (Organized by LP).
3. Strengthening emotional health. Positive communication – the way to success (Organized by project partner Bauska Municipality Government – PP2).
4. Intergenerational conflicts, their causes, consequences, work with them, and prevention, possible prevention or how to avoid conflicts, is prevention possible at all (Organized by PP2).

Contact person in Pakruojis District Municipality Administration: Daiva Rutkevičienė, project coordinator, phone +370 421 69074, +370 687 21005, e-mail  daiva.rutkeviciene@pakruojis.lt

2022 09 15-16 Agenda of the seminar