- Outcomes
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The ORPHEUS prevention toolkit has been developed to help educators to increase young people’s resilience to violent extremist narratives and develop their sense of global democratic citizenship.
The training kits have been designed so professionals working with young people are able to organise a workshop within their respective organisations for their colleagues, with the resources provided in the training kit download package.
The training modules aim to help educators to:
- discuss controversial topics in safe environments
- create a positive environment in which to discuss themes that young people feel they cannot discuss
- create an alternative narrative on street culture that emphasises its positive elements
- support professionals in feeling more confident in processes of politics with young people in socially vulnerable situations
- support young people in developing critical thinking and building resilience to false information and disinformation online
- Service Description
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ORPHEUS offers downloadable training, guidelines and alter-narratives. These are created by experts, tested by professionals, including:
- teachers
- youth workers
- counsellors
The toolkit includes five training modules to support professionals in developing the skills and confidence to create safe spaces. These are designed to be flexible and adaptable according to local needs and contexts. Each course consists of:
- a comprehensive manual to support the individual delivering the training
- additional supporting material such as handouts and slides
- a resource pack to be distributed to professionals who complete the training
The training modules offered include:
- dealing with controversial issues
- strengthening personal safety in safe spaces
- moral panic, youth and counter culture
- critical literacy and online awareness
- get up, stand up: supporting young people in their struggle against injustice
Also included in the ORPHEUS toolkit are:
- a guidance manual to support professionals when engaging in online direct dialogue with young people in chatrooms and chat apps
- alter-narrative movies that can be shared with young people, using the films to stimulate debate and critical thinking and to promote positive alternatives to radical narratives
- a guidance manual to support content creators in creating their own alter-narrative content
- webinars – a range of pre-recorded educational webinars covering relevant topics such as:
- safe spaces
- the extreme right on social media
- utilising the positive effects of online gaming in online gaming
- cyber awareness training for young people (for young people and professionals)
- Availability
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Resources can be accessed online at any time.
- Benefits
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90% of professionals who took part in a training session and completed a survey reported increased confidence in relation to topic-specific competencies.
- Cost
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Free.
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