Academy of Experience presents
Conference
On heart and soul
Resilience and well-being conference for helping professionals
Place: Három Kincs Völgye
Address: Alsó Bükk-völgy, Bátonyterenye, Hungary
21-22. september, 2022.
Participation is free, but registration is required.
What is resilience and
why is it important ?
Taking care of ourselves will only help us to take better care of others.
Burnout can be prevented or reversed through cultivating resilience.
Obviously burn out can happen with all professions – but researches show – there are higher chances amongst professions linked to social services and helping professions. The burn out process can be reversed, the intervention done at any stage can lead to reaching previous stages. Should there be no effective interfering happen, it can cause job leaving or in severe case it can lead to addictions – alcoholism or drugs.
Resilience can help us Werner and Smith (1982) define resilience as the ability to reduce the impact of external stressors and mitigate internal vulnerability.
When we are able to take action for ourselves, we are stronger and more resilient in the face of stressful adversity.
Helping professionals, youth workers, social workers are „silent heroes” working amongst difficult situations for the benefit of the youth – often their work does not end after 8 hours, but they have to balance their personal-work life amongst the unusually demanding needs of their clients, which increases the risk of burnout. With offering thematic workshops of well-being we give recognition of their work and the importance of the work they deliver (service) for young and adult clients.
Burnout can be prevented or reversed through cultivating resilience.
Obviously burn out can happen with all professions – but researches show – there are higher chances amongst professions linked to social services and helping professions. The burn out process can be reversed, the intervention done at any stage can lead to reaching previous stages.
When we are able to take action for ourselves, we are stronger and more resilient in the face of stressful adversity.
Helping professionals, youth workers, social workers are „silent heroes” working amongst difficult situations for the benefit of the youth – often their work does not end after 8 hours, but they have to balance their personal-work life amongst the unusually demanding needs of their clients, which increases the risk of burnout. With offering thematic workshops of well-being we give recognition of their work and the importance of the work they deliver (service) for young and adult clients.
Why is it worth?
HEARTLAND is an innovative collection of 84+40 easy-to-use tools to tackle early symptoms of burnout, stress, anxiety. HEARTLAND combined tools proved to be useful for helping professionals and youngsters with pandemic and crisis related stress to build their own resilience. HEARTLAND easy-to-use tools are sourced from a base concept that all the profound disciplines – expressive arts, outdoor education, basic psychoeducation – can be simplified for adult educators, youth workers / trainers while they / their groups still benefit from the learning scope of the original methods. The combination “HEARTLAND mandala” supports participants to raise their level of well-being through discovering the abundance of their internal/external resources.
HEARTLAND creates the vision of a compact/practical tool set (that improves resilience skill set) as a landscape, from where all the end users: helping professionals, youth workers, adult educators, trainers, social workers can choose tools/modules to best fit their working circumstances and they can create their own practice, applying well-being in a tailor-made form. It is unique in the way of combining different disciplines in an easy-to-use modular system.
Why is it worth?
HEARTLAND combined tools proved to be useful for helping professionals and youngsters with pandemic and crisis related stress to build their own resilience.
HEARTLAND easy-to-use tools are sourced from a base concept that all the profound disciplines – expressive arts, outdoor education, basic psychoeducation – can be simplified for adult educators, youth workers / trainers while they / their groups still benefit from the learning scope of the original methods.
What awaits you?
- Interactive workshops
- Personal resilience curricula
- Innovative methodological experiences
- Innovative collection of 84+40 easy-to-use tools to tackle early symptoms of burnout, stress,anxiety.
- Presentation of self-directed learning tools for support professionals
- Presentation of online learning opportunities that support professional activity
- Round table discussions - Who helps the helper?
- International experts as workshop leaders
- More surprises
WE ARE WAITING FOR
Youth and social workers at risk of burnout, adult educators, healthcare workers and professionals working in other helping professions, volunteers, people who want to improve themselves and all interested parties.
About the program
Arrival day – 21/09/2022 (morning)
Program days – 21/09/2022-22/09/2022
DAY 0 – 21/09
Arrival in the morning
12.00 – 13.00
13.00 – 13.15
13.15 – 16.15
17.00 – 18.30
17.00 – 18.30
19.00 – 20.00
20.00 –
Lunch
0. day opening
Human Turn
National Natural reserve Walk to Szentkút
Workshops in 3 places
Dinner
Handpan concert
DAY 1 – 22/09
08.00 – 09.00
09.00 – 09.30
09.30 – 11.00
11.30 – 13.00
13.00 – 14.30
14.30 – 15.30
16.00 – 17.30
17.45 – 18.15
Breakfast
Grand opening
Workshops in 3 places
Workshops in 3 places
Lunch
Round table discussion: Who helps the helper?
Workshops in 3 places
Closing
DAY 1 – 22/09
08.00 – 09.30
09.30 – 11.00
11.30 – 13.00
13.00 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
Breakfast
Workshops in 3 places
Workshops in 3 places
Lunch
Round table discussion: Who helps the helper?
15.30 – 17.00
17.15- 17.45
Workshops in 3 places
Closing
Departure day – 23/09/2022 (morning)
Registration
Registration required for the event
How to get there
For those who are coming from Hungary:
You can find the bus timetable – check the timetable between city of departure to Bátonyterenye Kisterenye Ózdi elágazás station.
The venue is 3 km from the stop. The road leads through a hill and down into the valley. You can walk or we can pick you up by car.
For those who are coming by airplane to Budapest:
Take the 100E BUS from the airport to Deák Ferenc square (last stop).
Take the RED METRO (line 2) (another ticket) till Puskás Ferenc Stadion (directions Örs vezér tere)
At Puskás Ferenc Stadion look for the “Stadion autóbusz-pályaudvar” (Stadion Bus Station)
You can find the bus timetable – check the timetable between Stadion Bus Station to Bátonyterenye Kisterenye Ózdi elágazás station.
The venue is 3 km from the stop. The road leads through a hill and down into the valley. You can walk or we can pick you up by car.
Financials
Accomodation, food and program are covered by the Conference by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU.
We cannot cover the costs of travel.
ACCOMODATION
Rooms with 2-10 beds are available in a renewed 200 year old demesne house for accomodation during the stay.
WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU
- Cash (in case you need to buy your tickets in cash)
- Towel
- Indoor slippers
- Water bottle
- Make sure you have valid health and travel insurance
2022.09.21.
Zero day of the Conference
HUMAN TURN - TURNING FOR CHANGE
by: Gábor Goda - director – choreographer from Hungary
Purpose:
Let’s turn together for a powerful connection!
Spin around a single time over the period of an hour all together!
The HumanTurn / one – hour – turn is a collective movement – meditation, which strengthens our consciousness in our relations and our responsibility in our actions.
National and natural reserve walk to Szentkút
“This holy place and the beauty of the surrounding Cserhát hills encourage reconciliation with God, people, and ourselves. The Sacrament of Reconciliation gives life as water does according to the psalmist. Returning home, the reconciled pilgrim can give thanks to the Lord, and be more patient with their environment; in other words, they can become better people. “
2022.09.22.
Program day
of the conference
1 day – 9 workshops in 3 time slots (we’ll show the name of the places in the header of the table)
Mindful Self-Compassion - being a good friend to yourself
by: Peter Hofmann - Limina from Austria
Purpose:
People in care professions or roles often have a big heart and are very compassionate with others. It is not so common that the same people are compassionate towards themselves – many are even harsh with themselves in case of mistakes or not fulfilling self-expectations. On the long run this will drain your capacity to be compassionate with others. Mindful Self-Compassion, following the approach of Chris Germer and Kristin Neff, offers exercises and ways to develop an attitude of being a friend also to yourself and in this way be more sustainable with your compassion resources.
walking the line - Outdoor
by: Iringó Vargancsik - Outward Bound Romania organization from Romania
Heartland workshop and easy-to-use-tool
Purpose:
- Developing trust in yourself and others
- Developing self-esteem
- Learning how to ask/accept help
INTRO:
We walk a fine line in our life, we can do a lot of things on our own, but in a lot of cases we need to work together with others and trust them. This activity can be a nice metaphor of doing your task, but depending on the others as well. Communicating your needs is also a very important part of this activity.
Glass Half full - Improvisation
by: Gergő Kiss - Grund Theatre and Egyesek Youth Association from Hungary
Purpose:
Improvisation is a collaborative art form. The way how it approaches collaboration is through positive attitude, seeing and spotting opportunities in the partner. Improvisers are open and curious about their scene partners and perceive them as co-creators. As Keith Johnstone says “The improviser has to understand that his first skill lies in releasing his partner’s imagination”. During the workshop we will explore how to release a partner’s imagination, and experience how this “glass half full” attitude can build resilience.
Easy ways to cope with everyday challenges
by: Bettina Juhász - Psychologist, Mental Health Advocate at Mélylevegő Projekt from Hungary
Purpose:
In your everyday life, you face countless challenges: Whether it’s a stressful work environment, balancing career and personal life or a major negative event, they leave their mark. And, without appropriate coping methods, they can lead to burnout and other mental and physical illnesses. The workshop will provide you with tools that can be easily integrated into your everyday life to help you manage stress effectively.
by: Sonia Patti - La Citta del Sole organization from Italy
Heartland workshop and easy-to-use-tool
Purpose:
- Freedom of expression and communication
- Connection with yourself and with others
- Empathy
by: Ako Kārlis Cekulis - MARTA Centers organization from Latvia
Heartland workshop and easy-to-use-tool
Purpose:
- To understand and learn more about personal perception and the current state of stress.
- To understand the purpose of your stress.
INTRO:
This is an activity that allows us to discuss what stress means for us, how we feel about our stress and why we need it.
Click here for the tool description
Be long - movement activities
by: Susana Silva - Lugar Específico from Portugal
Purpose:
Be Long is workshop of movement activities to be in a slow way in nature to rescue the sense of belonging to it, to ourselves, to each other and to all that there is, with the awareness that we all inter-are. The goal is to slow down and tunne with nature rhytmns to deepen our connection and relationship to enlarge how we value and care for nature, us and others, in a holistic and compassionative way, that can motivate us to move towards action from within. This approach has been experimented in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. It got inspiration from contact improvisation, forest bath, ecopsychology, movement research, natured-connection activities among others. You can expect connection, sensorial exploration, play time, contemplation and relationship building activities.
WHEN THE BODY SHOUTS? - sculpting
by: Susana Alves - Lugarespecifico from Portugal
Heartland workshop and easy-to-use-tool
Purpose:
- Body and self awareness
INTRO:
What is your body telling you? When living a stressed lifestyle, we can easily forget to pay attention to our own bodies. This activity is both meditative and artistic, as it gives us a chance to look into ourselves, express and heal through art as a mediator. It also develops the ability to self-help and heal by the visualization and materialization of body sensations. All of this while creating a collective art piece. “ The most powerful art in life is to transform pain into a healing talisman. A butterfly is reborn, blossomed into a colorful party! “ Frida Kahlo
SOULSKIN - storytelling
by: Zsuzska Juhász and Etelka Kovács - Élményakadémia organization from Hungary
Heartland workshop and easy-to-use-tool
Purpose:
- Reflection on ourselves
- Understanding personal boundaries
- Finding creative energies
- Understanding and cherishing our personal needs
INTRO:
The Soulskin/Sealskin story is derived from a northern myth that puts the origins of humans in the sea and supposes that before we were people, we were seals. One of these creatures comes ashore to ease the loneliness of a man, lives with him for seven years and mothers his child, but as her soul, extracted from its natural element, begins to wither, she is compelled to return to the sea. Parting from her son, Ooruk, is heartbreaking. The myth of losing one’s pelt or of it being stolen speaks deeply to the more subtle position of so many women in being divested of their time, resources and creative energy in the service of psychic support of others. The world, like the man in the story, ‘is lonely for comfort, and for the hips and breasts of women,’ and that it is the work of women to ‘stop running the milk train’ and turn themselves towards home
Click here for the tool description
https://elmenyakademia.hu/en/home
MY TRUTH IS? - coaching
by: Ako Kārlis Cekulis - CentrsMARTA organization from Latvia
Heartland workshop and easy-to-use-tool
Purpose:
- This activity is a good starting point to start to address, accept, and talk about ourselves and our feelings.
- To vent our feelings.
INTRO:
Sharing our emotions reduces stress while also making us feel closer to others with whom we are sharing, thus providing a sense of belonging. When we open up our inner selves and people respond with sympathy, we feel seen, understood, and supported.
TELL YOUR STORY
by: Annamária Kádár - from Romania
INTRO:
Do we chase after pleasures, accept the destiny of life, or perhaps recall the good old days? Are we really complaining about failures and missed opportunities, are we fighting to achieve our goals?
According to the revolutionary new time perspective method, our relationship with time has a decisive influence on our lives. If we shift our mental focus from the past to the present, and from negative events to positive ones, we can live a more balanced and fulfilling life and we can tell a positive story about our life.
The father of the famous Stanford prison experiments, social psychologist Philip Zimbardo and his colleague Rosemary Sword, based on their research and examples from real life, demonstrate how our time perspectives influence our stress management, parenting style, and our storytelling style.
By filling out the questionnaire, we will find out in which area we need to change and how we can transform our perspective on life through storytelling.
Detailed program schedule
21.09.2022 - Day 0
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