Who are you? - Emergency Brake

Methods
Description Introductory part
Sheet
II How to use this manual
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How to use the manual
This manual is meant for people who work in the social
sector, especially working with violence prevention with
children and young people. A non-exhaustive list would
include: social workers, youth workers, teachers and
psychologists; we would also include trained volunteers.
The structure of the manual
To gain a better understanding of the themes and context,
we begin with an insight into the themes of violence
and violence prevention within the sphere of non-formal
education/learning.
Individual methods are categorised into six themes and
a summary of these is given before going into the descriptions.
Each method description sheet is constructed following
the same guidelines. You will always find a summary of
the method at the beginning, followed by the aims, what
to prepare, a description of the process, how to debrief
the activity, alternatives and useful tips for facilitator.
Each method can stand on its own and be combined
with other ones depending on the context in which you
are working.
If you wish to go further in any of the topics, you will find
a list of recommended literature and internet sources at
the end of the manual.
For further information, advice and feedback, please feel
free to contact any of the project partner organisations.
Their contact details are included in the appendix.
Terminology used in this manual
When working on this project we had many discussions
about terminology and how to use it – not only because
we use different languages but also because we come
from different professions. One of the results of our
discussion was to use certain terminology in this manual
and the main terms are explained here. We chose not to
use terminology used only in certain professional fields,
opting for a more general approach which we hope will
help prevent misunderstandings!
Facilitator: For us a facilitator describes a person who
has knowledge in theme-related group work and who
guides a group of participants through an educational
process in which they are stimulated to build their own
opinions and work on decision-making in the group
itself. The facilitator does not feed the participants