About the practice
Where: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Start date: 2021
Status: active
Beneficiaries: Service users, family members, mental health professionals
Funded by: ŠENT own funds
OVERVIEW OF THE PRACTICE
The Zero-Coercion educational package is a complex tool aimed at supporting service users, their families and mental health professionals in overcoming mental crises in a domestic environment. The practice has a strong digital aspect, as it relies on various apps, websites, video-calling software as well as a dedicated platform to be implemented.
30 people have been supported through this practice.
THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
The practice is delivered both face-to-face and online and has been carefully designed to be as accessible as possible to all levels. It has specific exercises, skills, theory papers, presentations and other documentation tailored to various levels of comprehension. Progress of each participant is evaluated individually, through group discussions and a questionnaire.
TYPE OF SKILLS DEVELOPED
IT skills, coping skills.
THE INNOVATIVE ASPECT
Zero-Coercion is adaptable and can be administered face-to-face as well as online. The practice has a strong digital aspect allowing for remote learning. Having been developed with pedagogical workers, it results to be more accessible and valuable as a teaching tool. Moreover, it was conceived jointly by seven countries, making it widely applicable.
IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITY
Zero-Coercion teaches coping skills and IT skills, thus enhancing the personal health of the target groups. It is a long-term program, designed to be immediately usable without adaptation.
The sustainability of the practice is guaranteed through cultivating peer groups that use the practice as a model, thus perpetuating the skill set without the need for further funding.
Contacts
Gregor Cotic
gregor.cotic@sent.si
www.sent.si