Common Point
Between October 2019 and September 2021 Háttér Society is coordinating an international training and awareness raising project entitled CommonPoint - Innovative approaches to training mental health service providers for the quality support of LGBTQI people.
Objectives:
- improving the social inclusion of LGBTQI people by increasing the number of mental health services tailored to the needs of LGBTQI people
- increasing the knowledge, skills and cultural competence of mental health professionals (school counselors, crisis hotline operators, employee assistance programs counselors, clinical psychologists) on the needs of LGBTQI people
- developing innovative training tools, methods and an online platform for training mental health professionals
- sharing good practices between LGBTQI organizations active in the field of mental health
- facilitating cooperation between civil society organisations, education, healthcare and child protection institutions and professional organisations
Activities:
- developing a two-day in person training program (school counsellors, clinical psychologists, crisis hotline operators, social workers)
- publishing a handbook for trainers with the training materials and guidance on training methods
- a blended mobility training for professionals
- developing a 16 hours online training program with mentoring
- developing an online training platform
- a train the trainer event to deliver in-person trainings and mentor online trainings
- national seminars / conferences to promote the training programs
Project Partners:
- Háttér Society, Hungary
- Prague Pride, Czech Republic
- Single Step Foundation, Bulgaria
- Lesbian Organization Rijeka LORI, Croatia
The project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. The Erasmus+ programme provides a funding of EUR 175 220 for the whole project, of which EUR 63 115 covers costs in Hungary.
