printInternational Seminar
SOCIAL YOUTH WORK
in Haapavesi Folk High School, Finland
25.- 26.4.2003
The aims of the seminar:
- to acquaint the participants from different countries with various aspects of social youth work and to offer them a common forum to discuss the possibilities and challenges of that field
- to share good practices, research results and the newest information about youth and leisure work in Europe
- to enhance partnerships by exploring and strengthening opportunities for future cooperation between education and practice in educational institutions, communes, enterprises and other organisations nationally and internationally
PROGRAMME
Friday 25.4.
Young Minority Culture People in Majority Cultures
Cajsa and Jurgen
- Minority Cultures
Cajsa Mitchell, Katedralskolan, Uppsala, Sweden
- The challenges and problems of the social youth work when
working with the late immigrants from Russia and Kazakhstan
Heidi Ritter, ODERSTRASSE 8, Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany
- National identity and the conflict between Finnish and
immigrant youth
Pekka Kaunismaa, Humanities Polytechnic, Haapavesi, Finland
- The situation and relevant penal offences of young foreigners
and immigrants
Raimund Vogt and Johannes Eisenbeiss, Jugendsachbearbeiter der Polizei, Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany
Coffee and discussions
Johannes, Jugendsachbearbeiter der Polizei
Lina and Catarina
Workshop I
- Children and youth organisations working for minority children’s welfare
Lina Staisiunaite, Vilnius Pedagogic University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- The Girl Project
Catarina Silvander, International Youth Centre Villa Elba,
- Students’ comments
Liisa, Oulu Settlement Association
Workshop II
- Culture mediators – increasing understanding of other cultures
Liisa Viren, Project Manager, Oulu Settlement Association, Finland
- Students’ comments
Workshops
Ieva, Vilnius Conservatorijos
Workshop III
- International Activity Center Toppelius as a promoter of multicultural Oulu
Shahnaz Mikkonen, International Activity Center Toppelius, Finland
- The gypsy community in Vilnius
Ieva Vizbaraite, Vilnius Conservatorijos, Vilnius, Lithuania
- The ideal structure of the self-image among Russian and Estonian
children
Oksana Maksimova, Viljandi Cultural College, Estonia
- Students’ comments
Evening programmes
Saturday 26.4.
IT as a Tool of Social Youth Work
Mathias, Youth Club High Point
- IT as a tool in the students’ self-learning centre
Mathias Ratschke, Youth Club High Point, Zschopau, Germany
- The importance of social informing in the services of
crisis intervention
Raminta Aleuinaite, Youth Psychological Aid Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Using education online to study and explore areas of
knowledge, value and skills in the field of child and youth studies
Ian Leslie, Moray College, Elgin, Scotland
- IT as a Tool of Counselling
Anna-Liisa Lämsä, Humanities Polytechnic, Haapavesi, Finland
Raminta and Ian
Workshop I
- Youth information and counselling work in Finland
Jaana Fedotoff, Nappi, Youth Information and Counselling Centre, Finland
- Young people’s different habits to use information and
Communication technology
Jani Goman, Humanities Polytechnic, Finland
- Students’ comments
Jaana, Youth Information and Counselling Centre
Workshop II
A regional point of view to the possibilities offered by modern
technology:
- Ylivieska Subregion Future Makers – The Youth
Airi Virkala-Ifinedo, Ylivieskan seutukunta, Finland
- Girls and Boys Back Home Project
Tiina Rönkkömäki, Finland
- Students’ comments
Tiina and Airi
- Haapaveden Opisto, Finland
- Katedralskolan i Uppsala , Sweden
- Vilnius Konservatorijos , Lithuania
- Vilnius Pedagogic University , Lithuania
- Moray College , Scotland
- Viljandi Cultural College, Estonia
- Humanities Polytechnic , Finland
- ODERSTRASSE 8 – Jugend- und Sozialarbeit in Schwäbisch Gmünd,
Germany
- Youth Club in Zschopau, Germany
- State Provincial Office of Oulu /Youth Board, Finland
- International Youth Centre Villa Elba , Finland
- Haapavesi Youth Board, Finland
