On October 17 and 18, 2019, in Kyustendil, the last of the series of trainings for professionals within the project “Empowerment of Roma Women for Roma Children Education” was held. The purpose of these trainings was to prepare specialists to apply the models for working with families – Family Group Conferences and “School for Parents” in the three target regions – Haskovo, Varna and Kyustendil.
18 people, representatives of the Regional Department for Social Protection – Kyustendil, schools and social services in the town, took part in the event.
Through practical case studies and role-playing games, participants were thoroughly acquainted with the essence of the models and the methodologies for organizing Family Group Conferences and conducting Schools for Parents.
The trainers were Maria Petkova from Tulip Foundation and Yanka Nikolova from Sdruzhenie “Shans i zakrila”.