School of Social Mindfulness – journalistic skills are key when starting professional career

Podmiot prawny

Elżbieta Pawlak-Hejno

Dom Słów, Lublin

Mikro innowacje - makro korzyści [2016-2019]

Model organizacyjny

Young people entering the labor market are not able to plan their career and assess their own potential. They tend to have high demands (e.g. remuneration) without possessing qualities the employers seek and thus losing the chance of getting an interesting job. Employers also complain that young people lack the sense of responsibility, which manifests itself, for example, in quitting the job suddenly, often without completing important tasks they were supposed to finish. In many university courses, students do not acquire universal humanistic or psychological knowledge. No holistic programme is offered on the the market to help young people not only in personal development and understanding oneself, but also in learning to be attuned to problems and needs of others. There are many self-presentation workshops teaching, e.g., how to promote oneself at a job interview. Although they help get the job, they do not teach how to keep it.

“School of Social Mindfulness" is a workshop project on writing reportages to assist its participants in improving their social skills. The workshop consists of eight modules with information, videos, exercises, book recommendations and sample workshop plans. The project aims to develop the following qualities and skills in participants: emotional intelligence, active listening, conversational techniques, politeness in dealing with other people, creativity, self-presentation techniques, writing and editing skills. These skills are universal in nature, but they may prove particularly useful on the labor market or in social interactions. The workshop platform, instructional videos and workshop plans are available for registered users at: http://ssu.com.pl/.

People entering the labor market who are interested in developing their social communication skills.

Educational institutions whose graduates enter the labor market: general high schools, vocational high schools, universities and universities of technology – Student associations –Career guidance offices – Individual social facilitators – Employees of cultural and educational institutions – High school teachers – Any person willing to improve their social skills

Website ssu.com.pl - Instructional videos and workshop plans available on the aforementioned website -Reportages created by workshop participants are available at: http://ssu.com.pl/aktualnosci/.

As part of innovation tests, a workshop conducted by Maciej Toura, journalist, writer and teacher, was held at Dom Słów in Lublin. As a result of the workshop, participants created original reportages which are available at: http://ssu.com.pl/aktualnosci/.

Zdecydowanie pozytywna

Zdecydowanie pozytywna

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To implement the innovation for a wide group of recipients: – a workshop facilitator. For individual use: – a digitally competent person, able to navigate the website efficiently.

To implement the innovation for a wide group of recipients: – space for group work and exchanging ideas, e.g. a classroom, cultural institution, library, day–care center, etc., and video equipment to play the videos (a computer/TV/projector). For individual uses: – a computer with Internet access, a pen and notebook/paper, space for individual work.