On 12/07/2022, the second publicizing event of the project “Implementation of the Welfare Consultants Model in the Skuodas District Municipality” took place at the Skuodas Family Social Services Center.
Residents of Skuodas district who did not participate in the first publicity event and who are not yet familiar with the welfare consultant’s services were invited to the event. The event was started by welfare consultant Julita Šiemaitė, who introduced herself and talked about the services she provides, introducing the participants to the benefits of consultations. Atidaryti naudojant „Google“ vertėją • Atsiliepimai The welfare consultant explained how the consultations are going, and invited everyone who feels that they need such a service to register. During the event, participants listened to a lecture about emotional health and its importance. Self-help in the face of psychological difficulties was also discussed. Participants were engaged in discussions, and at the end of the event, they tested themselves in practical sessions. The participants of the event received not only a lot of impressions, useful information for reflection and gifts – promotional informational paraphernalia with project logos and the motivational slogan “Your feelings matter”.
On April 4, 2022, a remote publicity event for the implementation of the Welfare Consultants Model in Skuodas Municipality took place.
The aim of the project, tasks, the idea of a welfare consultant, working methods were presented at the event. The participants of the event were introduced to the ways of registration for a welfare consultant consultation.
The moderator of the event led sessions on good emotional well-being, positive thinking, in the practical part of which the participants were interactively involved in useful exercises to help themselves in a stressful situation. That was the title of the message: “How to help yourself to be able to help others.” Public feedback has shown that such training is lacking and much needed.
At the end of the event, participants were invited to play a quiz on physical, emotional health and well-being. In the form of an adventurous game, we tested our knowledge and learned useful facts about ourselves. The motivation to play was further enhanced by the fact that all participants were invited to come to the Skuodas Family Social Services Center to collect prizes with project attributes.