Poland

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Piloting period:

April – May 2012.

Setting:

interventions took place at a residential school, located in the city center of Kraków.

Description of intervention:

Main Obstacles:

the possibility of implementing educational interventions for adolescents and their parents in one school (adolescents, parents)
difficulty with sessions exceeding 60 minutes (especially for parents)
parents faced difficultiew with active methods of educaction, eg. role-playing

Suggestions for improvement:

sessions should be scheduled at the beginning of the school year and dates for parent-teacher meetings should also be pre-determined (school)
cycle of parents education should consist of three sessions during one school year and sessions should last for one-hour maximum
development of educational „pocket“ materials, possible to carry with them (especially for parents )
allowing more individual contact and consultations with educators ( parents )
development of postgraduate studies or in-service training courses for teachers (local level)
the reduction of educational presentations and replacement with more active method of education (adolescents)

Lessons learned:

Promote the project idea at schools using the support of governmental administration – The Educational Office (have five branches)
Announce the program at the beginning of the school year and including it in the schedule of activities planned for teenagers and parents.
Investigate alternative methods of recruitmant of parents.