training toolkit INCLUSIVE YOUTH WORK #iYWnspiration This Inclusive Youth Work Training Toolkit “iYWnspiration” evolved from a Erasmus+ KA2 “Inclusive Youth Work” project which has been implemented by Tartu Noorsootöö Keskus (Estonia) in collaboration with Armavir Development Center (Armenia), Fundacja proFesjo- nalni Aktywni Qlturalni Młodzi (Poland), Research-Intellectual Club “Dialogue of Genera- tions” (Georgia). Publisher: Tartu Noorsootöö Keskus Project manager: Mariliis Maremäe Training content: Elo Lättemägi External expert: Pille Kriisa Polish experiences and contribution: Agnieszka Grabowska Georgian experiences and contribution: Lana Totadze Armenian experiences and contribution: Emma Grigoryan, Arman Azizyan, Azganush Mnatsakanyan Graphic design and illustrations: Helene Toomeoks Print: AS Ecoprint Contribution: Helene Toomeoks, Elisabeth Jänes Anna Stopińska, Tomasz Grabowski, Elżbieta Gronowska, Olga Chojnacka, Natalia Grabowska, Janusz Wojcieszek-Łyś, Rubina Askaryan, Lusine Mnoyan, Tamuna Jimsheleishvili, Shorena Shanidze, Lia Beraia, Ekaterine Marukashvili. Project and training toolkit has been funded with support from the European Commission Erasmus+ programme. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Com- mission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information con- tained therein. This training toolkit may be reprinted or reproduced for educational, scientific and non-profit reasons, so long as the authors and publisher are credited. © Tartu Noorsootöö Keskus, 2021 Table of Contents introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 supportive methods ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 0.1. To begin with ...............................................................................................................12 0.1.1. Creating contact .............................................................................................12 0.1.2. Diving in the learning process .................................................................... 15 0.2. During the process .....................................................................................................16 0.2.1. Holding space for learning ........................................................................... 17 0.2.2. Ways for dividing group ...............................................................................21 0.3. To finish with ..............................................................................................................23 0.3.1. Learning process wrap up ............................................................................23 0.3.2. Completion of the joint journey .................................................................23 0.3.3. Training Evaluation ......................................................................................25 inclusion .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 1.1. Expanded concept of inclusion and special needs ............................................... 30 1.1.1. Special needs and inclusion ......................................................................... 30 1.2. Integration and inclusion - benefits and costs ......................................................33 1.2.1. Integration and inclusion ............................................................................34 values .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 2.1. Value-system behind inclusion .................................................................................38 2.1.1. Mapping the value-system behind inclusion ............................................38 2.2. Youth Workers’ Values ...............................................................................................41 2.2.1. Introductory methods ..................................................................................41 2.2.2. Methods for discovering value ...................................................................42 2.2.3. “BE-DO-HAVE” .............................................................................................45 inclusive youth work .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 3.1. Creating contact and addressing the needs of the target group ........................48 3.1.1. Creating contact .............................................................................................48 3.2. Inclusive youth work methods .................................................................................50 3.2.1. Ways of learning new methods .................................................................... 51 3.2.2. Inclusive youth work methods ................................................................... 51 3.3. Inclusion of people with disability ..........................................................................55 3.3.1. Educating about disability ............................................................................55 3.3.2. Motivating to take action .............................................................................57 inclusive youth worker ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................61 4.1. Role of the youth worker .......................................................................................... 62 4.1.1. Role of the youth worker ............................................................................. 62 4.2. Youth Worker Self-Assessment ...............................................................................63 4.2.1. Self-assessment ..............................................................................................64 extras .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................67 Handout 1: Blob bridge .................................................................................................... 68 Handout 2: List of values................................................................................................. 69 Handout 3: Why is this important to you? ...................................................................70 Handout 4: Be do have tree .............................................................................................. 71 Realities by countries ........................................................................................................72 Armenia ......................................................................................................................72 Estonia ........................................................................................................................74 Georgia .......................................................................................................................76 Poland .........................................................................................................................78 Best inclusive practices examples and stories ..............................................................81 Armenia ......................................................................................................................81 Estonia ........................................................................................................................83 Georgia .......................................................................................................................84 Poland .........................................................................................................................84 about the project.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................87 Used sources and bibliography ....................................................................................... 90 INTRODUCTION “Diversity is a fact, but inclusion is a choice we make everyday.” Nellie Borrero Compiling the Inclusive Youth Work Training Toolkit was a value-based process for building trust, evoking creativity, raising awareness and encouraging curiosity in the field of inclusive youth work. In this toolkit you will find approaches to the following topics: • Expanded concept of inclusion and special needs • The difference between integration and inclusion, benefits and costs