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Session, “Responsible behavior” in Koriukivka

On November 14, 2022, Alla, psychologist for Lyceum #1 conducted the session, “Responsible behavior” within the prevention program, “Choice-5”. There was a nice and friendly atmosphere. Students received new experience and found out specifics of responsible behavior. As well they watched and discussed a documentary designed for the session. The project, “Evidence Based Prevention for […]

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Internet Bridge between the USA and Ukraine

Prevention Center, “Choice” in cooperation with the Boys and Girls’s Clubs in America in Milford, NH, conducted an Internet Bridge between children and prevention specialists from New Hampshire and Ukraine. The theme of the Zoom meeting was “Risky behavior prevention”. New Hampshire was represented by adolescents attending the BGCA in Milford. They were supported by […]

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Session, “Respect” in Koriukivka

Alla is a psychologist and a CHOICE-5 trainer in Koriukivka, Chernihiv Region. She shared her feedback on the Prevention program in her Lyceum, “Life goes on. We have been continuing our work with children. Today we conducted the session, “Respect”. We watched a video, played games, discussed issues of respect, self-respect, dignity… As well we […]

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CHOICE-5 session in Chernihiv Region

The time to practice this week due to prolonged anxieties was very difficult to choose. There were expectations and postponements. However, this did not stop the participants of “Choice – 5”, despite all the planned meetings were successfully held. On Tuesday, the topic “Countering pressure” was discussed. And on Friday, they learned about the harmful […]

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Session, “Respect” in Kamianets Podilskiy

On October 17, 2022, in time of the war, CHOICE-5 trainer Oksana conducted session, “Respect” in the Kamianets Podilskyi Lyceum #7.  Children discussed issues of respect and self-respect, used word cloud and defined the most productive way to support one’s opinion. During the session the trainer used questions for warming up the audience. Participants watched […]

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ROUND TABLE AT THE MIKHAILO-KOTSYUBYNSK UTC

On September 7, 2022, within the project “Strengthening the capacity of territorial communities of Chernihiv Region in preventing drug abuse among children and youth”, project coordinator Larisa Ren and director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Psychology and Social Work Lyudmila Zavatska together with representatives of the Mykhailo-Kotsyubynsk Community conducted a round table. The […]

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Meeting in Izmail

On August 31, 2022 social pedagogues of Izmail school, Odesa Region, conducted a workshop on online implementing the Prevention Program, CHOICE-5. They discussed specifics of training and other related issues. As a result, the pedagogues decided: To implement the CHOICE-6 for six-graders. To initiate online version of CHOICE-5. To motivate students with prizes and other […]

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Virginia Shares

On June 22, 2022, the Prevention Center conducted an online meeting with Charlie McLaughlin, training and resources manager of Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth. During the meeting, Mr. McLaughlin has generously shared Virginia experience in conducting online classes for children within implementing prevention programs. The event took place in the frames of the Project of […]

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Literature for Territorial Communities

The war changed a lot in our lives, changed us However, enthusiasm for our work and belief in the importance of preventive work with children and youth remained the same. After all, formed in this work values are strong grounds for our free Ukraine We know that the trainers of the project “Strengthening the capacity […]

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CHOICE-5 in Artsyz School #5

On 02, February, 2022 ninth-graders Anastasia and Valentyna together with Svitlana, the school psychologist, conducted for fifth-graders the first lesson of the prevention program, CHOICE-5 – “Responsible Choice”. The young trainers, who had leaned the online course for risky behavior prevention, have been exited with their first trainer experience and filled with positive impressions. The […]

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