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«Routes in the city»: Networking Action for School Units to Strengthen School Communities at the System Level (Class/School) and Enhance Psychological Resilience During Difficult Times
In continuation of the actions of the Laboratory of School Psychology (LSP) to support school communities in crisis, the scientific team of the LSP developed a series of actions to respond to the emerging needs of school communities during thetheCOVID-19 pandemic. Theseinitiativesincluded:
-Research
-Training
-Publications
-Interventions
Program for the psychosocial support of refugee children and their families in school communities responding to the psychological needs of children/ adolescents facing traumatic experiences (2015-2018)
For almost a decade CRSPS has organized a number of building awareness seminars and workshops regarding crisis management in the school community. Additionally, a crisis preparedness and intervention model has been proposed that incorporates key SEL components and resilience factors, and leads to the development of action plans for responding and providing support in a crisis situation (Hatzichristou, Issari, Lampropoulou, Lykitsakou & Dimitropoulou, 2011; Hatzichristou et al, 2012). Over the years this model has been implemented in a number of crises on a local and national scale (e.g. wildfires in Peloponnese, H1N1-flu crisis).
Read more: Fostering development, adjustment and support during crisis and recession
Psychosocial and learning support of culturally-diverse children
Education of “Roma” Children
During the school years 2011-2015, CRSPS in collaboration with the Center for Intercultural Education of the University of Athens implemented an EU-funded project under the title ‘Education of Roma Children’. The Roma are the largest ethnic minority in the EU with more than 10 million members, mostly concentrated in the Balkan countries. Among all the European populations, they are considered at greatest risk of being poor, uneducated and unemployed. Roma children often accumulate a number of social and individual handicaps, while their inclusion in the education system is considered a challenge (UNESCO, 2010).