counselling ?
DESCRIPTION
Counselling in youth information work means that the use of counselling skills and support , such as: (1/2). being able to talk and listen to young people being able to help young people to identify their needs being able to help young people to understand the choices available to them. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Counselling ?
Counselling in youth information work means that the use of counselling skills and support, such as:(1/2)
being able to talk and listen to young people
being able to help young people to identify their needs
being able to help young people to understand the choices available to them
Counselling ? (2/2)
enabling young people to make informed decisions about their future
being able to refer young people to appropriate agencies for specialist counselling
2001 = 15
The year 2001 is the 15th anniversary of the creation of ERYICA at its Constitutive Meeting in Madrid on
17 April 1986.
The Agency is now widely recognised as a really representative platform of the “generalist” youth information sector in Europe, by the professionals working in this field as well as by governments and European institutions.
Services to ERYICA members =>
1. Being part of a European Network
2. Services for ERYICA Partners and for Young People
3. Training and Technical Assistance
4. Professional Principles, Minimum Standards, and Quality Measures
Services to ERYICA members =>
Being part of aEuropeanNetwork(1/3)
• National ERYICA partners are national networks of youth information centres /services, or co-operating organisations, in 36 European countries
• Local level: more than 7,000 youth information centres / services
• Partners for European projects
Services to ERYICA members =>
• Reliable contacts throughout Europe providing information to help answer young people’s questions about other countries
• Promoting and lobbying for youth information at the European level (Council of Europe, European Union)
Being part of aEuropeanNetwork(2/3)
Services to ERYICA members =>
Co-operation with other European youth
networks: • Eurodesk • European Youth Card
Association (EYCA)• E.U. Federation of Youth
Hostel Associations (EUFED)• European Youth Forum
Being part of aEuropeanNetwork(3/3)
Services to ERYICA members =>
• Mobility information for young people: INFOmobil service (information about 20 countries)
• “ERYICA Newsletter” awailable on Internet
• ERYICA site on Internet as tool for communication and exchanging information http://www.eryica.org/
Services for ERYICA Partners and for Young People (1/3)
Services to ERYICA members =>
Services for ERYICA Partners and for Young People (2/3)
• European dialogue on topics of interest, through e-mail lists
• Organisation of European seminars
• Information on different ways of working in the youth information and counselling field
Services to ERYICA members =>
Services for ERYICA Partners and for Young People (3/3)
• Exchange of experience, methods and good practice
• Materials for campaigns to promote youth information and European services
Services to ERYICA members =>
Training and Technical Assistance (1/2)
• Possibility to participate in European training courses organised by ERYICA
• ERYICA trainers providing training in another country
• Training materials which can be adapted for use at national and local level
Services to ERYICA members =>
Training and Technical Assistance (2/2)
• Guidelines on how to create a youth information centre / service
• Study visits, staff exchanges, job shadowing
Services to ERYICA members =>
Professional Principles, Minimum Standards, and Quality Measures
• European Youth Information Charter (signed and accepted in many countries)
• Establishment of Minimum Standards
• Evaluation of services, and fixing criteria for improving quality
• Continuing dialogue on professional principles and innovations
Interested in Living and Working in Europe? => INFOmobil
Find it and Use it! http://www.eryica.org/infomobil
INFOmobil providespractical information
for young peoplemoving around Europe.
The information providedabout each country
coversthe following areas:
Transport
EducationEmployment
VocationalTraining
Accommodation
CulturalActivities
Sports
Leisure Activities
Youth Information Services
Social Services
Find it and Use it! http://www.eryica.org/infomobil
Spain
Slovenia
INFOmobil hasbeen
developed byERYICA partners,with the supportof the European
Commission
Austria
Sweden
NorwayNorthernIreland
Netherlands Italy
Belgium
CzechRepublic
Denmark
England
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Portugal
Romania
Luxembourg
Interested in Living and Working in Europe? => INFOmobil
ERYICA101, quai Branly
F-75740 Paris Cedex 15France
Tel: +33 144 49 13 26Fax: +33 140 56 36 14
email: [email protected]:
[email protected]://www.eryica.org/