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Participation in the conference "Voice of the Child," Moscow, 2019

On May 27 and 28, 2019, specialists of the Parent Center "Sunflower" took part in the conference "Voice of the Child: Children as Experts of Experience" in Moscow. The conference was organized by the Charity Foundation of Elena and Gennady Timchenko, the Moscow State Psycho-Pedagogical University and the Charity Foundation "Culture of Childhood."

Specialists of the Parental Center shared with colleagues the results of the study "Access Point," in which participants of the programs of the Parental Center "Sunflower" were involved: senior pupils of orphanages, children and teenagers from foster families and families in which one or both parents are graduates of orphanages.

Specialists have reviewed and studied the various threats to the Internet that these children and adolescents may face, as well as precautions that can be followed by communicating on the Internet. It was also important to understand how parents and specialists can help teenagers in such situations.

This analysis provided an opportunity to see and gather relevant information with online threats to children and young people and to reassess the risk of Internet use by adolescents.

TM-RADIO: Live with psychologist Natalia Andreeva

On May 17, the psychologist of the Parental Center "Sunflower," coordinator of the program "Territory of Joy" Natalia Andreeva was visiting TM-radio - family radio of St. Petersburg.

Answering questions from radio listeners, Natalia told why foster children of adolescence are important professional support of a psychologist and that the whole family receives as a result of such assistance.

Live with psychologist of Parental Center "Sunflower" on Family Radio of St. Petersburg, 2019

Very soon, on May 17, our psychologist, coordinator of the program of support of replacement families "Territory of Joy" Natalia Andreeva, will perform live on "TM-radio - family radio of St. Petersburg."

We will talk about an IMPORTANT topic in society: foster families, children and adults from foster families, mutual assistance. If you have any questions - please join!

Seminar "Methods of working with unmotivated foster families," 2019

On April 17 and 18, specialists of "Parent Center" Sunflower "in partnership with the Committee of General and Professional Education of Leningrad Region held the second seminar in St. Petersburg - from the practical training cycle of seminars for specialists of organizations for orphans.

The seminar was attended by specialists from 4 districts of Leningrad region: Vyborgsky, Vsevolozsky, Priozersky and Kirovsky.

At the seminar specialists got acquainted with two practical techniques useful in working with "unmotivated" families: "Working with resistance" and "Conducting motivational interview." The event presented not only the theoretical supply of material, but also the opportunity for each participant to take an active part in practical tasks.

The "Territory of Joy" program is implemented using the grant of the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society provided by the Presidential Grants Fund.

Seminar "Working with the blood family of the foster child," 2019

On March 22, on the territory of the GIMC "Family" specialists of the "Parental Center" Sunflower" Natalia Andreeva and Elena Sukhorukova held a seminar" Work with the blood family of the foster child. Phases of Preventive Care. "
The seminar was attended by 26 practitioners: specialists in social work, social teachers, psychologists, specialists of guardianship, educators, etc.

The event addressed such important topics:
- The attitude of adoptive parents towards the blood history of the adoptive child as a possible risk factor for family disadaptation.
- Meetings with biological relatives - benefit or harm? What is important to consider by specialists.
- Stages and tasks of assistance to the foster child.

Specialists took an active interest in the topic.

The "Territory of Joy" program is implemented using the grant of the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society provided by the Presidential Grants Fund.

Seminar "Professional position of the specialist," 2019

On February 26 and 27, 2019, the first seminar took place in St. Petersburg - from the practical training cycle of seminars for specialists of Leningrad region.

The seminar was attended by 20 specialists from 4 districts of Leningrad region: Vyborgsky, Vsevolozsky, Priozersky and Kirovsky.

The topic of the seminar - "Professional position of the specialist and boundaries of interaction with clients" - touched upon issues relevant for participants to establish professional boundaries of relations, as well as life and professional settings. As part of the interactive tasks, the seminar participants were able to understand their values, understand and accept their competencies and deficits.

Thank you all for your inclusion and productivity! We wish colleagues successful work and wait in April!

Photos from the event are here.

The "Territory of Joy" program is implemented using the grant of the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society provided by the Presidential Grants Fund.

Territories of Joy" on ST. PETERSBURG TV channel

The coordinator of the program "Territory of Joy" Natalia Andreeva answered questions of the leaders and viewers in the program "Useful consultation" on the channel "St. Petersburg."

The video is available from the link.

The "Territory of Joy" program is implemented using the grant of the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society provided by the Presidential Grants Fund.

Parental center "Podsolnukh" begins to work

Dear parents!
New year came and the Parental center "Podsolnukh" begins to work at full capacity.
Monitor the schedule in profile groups in VKontakte!

Meeting of participants "Open area"

On December 15 the meeting of families with children on the Open area took place. We spent this New Year's Eve evening in beautiful interiors of Loft23 studio.All participants prepared and received wishes by New year, executed the most unusual of tasks, and then all together became the active audience of a fantastic ice show. Thanks to all parents and children for openness, remarkable mood, warm words and wishes!

In more detail on our page in VKontakte.

The open area for teenagers 15.12

In the Territory of Joy program this year there began work the "OPEN AREA".
The open area is occupations for all foster homes which already cooperate from the Parental center (attends trainings, individual consultations) and which finished the three-year program.

The open area is parallel meetings for teenagers and their parents. Communication with peers plays an important role in social and intellectual development of the adopted child. Many children who grew up in orphanage seldom think of what is "relations" and "friendship". Most often, teenagers are forced to adapt to group, they are deprived of an opportunity to build relationship with other children as they wish.

The child in a foster home, gets unique experience of family communication and acquires the right to independently choose to himself friends not from family. However he still experiences difficulties in forming of the relations with others as he has no such skill.  The purpose of our occupations for teenagers - to create initiative, activity and independence in the course of communication with other people.  Children learn to practice communicative skills and in a safe and confidential situation to share difficulties and to find joint solutions.

The open area for teenagers started

New format of workshop "Open area" began to work in the Parental Center "Podsolnukh" in November, 2018.

These are educational meetings for foster homes which already cooperate from the Parental center (attends trainings, individual consultations), or finished the three-year program of support. Children shared the opening and achievements, and then answered a question: "Why we need such trainings?".

The answer children prepared the answer in an unusual format - independently created advertizing posts in our VK group. Participants also prepared photos and the text.
You can see results of creative process of team of boys and the team of girls on our page in VKontakte.

Needs My child the help?

"The territory of joy" - one of our programs for support of foster homes with teenage children. We offer the professional help and support to you and your adopted children on the way of adaptation, formation and strengthening of your relations.

Our center offers the help to families which faced with difficulties of teenage crisis:

- the child refuses to study, does not want to go to school, to learn something new,
- gets acquainted and maintains the relations with the "bad" company where the risky behavior practices (fights, violence and so on),
- gets the habits leading to self-damage (smoking, alcohol, drugs)
- masters asocial forms of behavior (disorderly conduct, scandals),
- he shows kind of "indifference" to life,
- he is not interested in yours to offers, but is very stubborn in realization of the desires.

Do you want to join us?

Dear friends! This information is for those who once participated or are only going to come to the aid-program to foster homes "The territory of joy".

Now we carry out the "OPEN interactive areas" every month in our Center. 

You can get support of experts and answers to important questions. Coordinator of the program is Natalya Andreyeva. Phone number: 8-911-828-40-93.

Psychological assistance to foster homes in Vyborg

In September, 2018 within the Territory of Joy program the new platform on support of foster homes in the city of Vyborg is open.

The platform works at the territory of the Vyborg resource center and Vyborg department of guardianship.

Foster parents also need support

Adoptive parents also need professional the help to care for the adopted children.

We offer the help at different stages a support of foster homes, even then, when they reached a crisis point and it becomes difficult to provide to parents the loving and safe atmosphere for the adopted children.

During 2016-2017 experts the Parental center "Podsolnukh" supported more than 50 foster homes with children from 7 to 15 years which did everything possible for the adopted children.

Сoaching for families in Pavlovsk

From June 13 to June 15, 2018 country exit coaching to Pavlovsk with families which pass the Territory of Joy program took place. The meeting was an important stage for participants who pass the program of support the third year.

Help to adoptive parents

If your adopted child has difficulties at school:-

- conflicts with schoolmates, with teachers

- poor progress, truancies, laziness

- it is difficult to carry out rules, to begin and finish business

- the child does not hear you, sharply reacts to your requests

If you met similar difficulties, or cannot understand and explain his behavior - you can get professional support and the help of psychologists.

 

Situation assessment and timely assistance

Children with serious behavioural and emotional requirements demand to themselves the attentive relation and also special knowledge of their features.

The team of experts "The parental center "Podsolnukh" can correctly assess situations, define a problem and give the correct support to your adopted child.

 

Assistance to families with school-age foster children

Since September 1, 2017, within the framework of the project "Territory of Joy," we continue to provide assistance to families with adopted children of school age.
Parents-participants of children-parents trainings of 2016-2017 shared their impressions:

  • It 's very important for me to know that at least once a month I will meet other families and be able to check on what we have going on with a child whose we are not alone. It helps me not to lose the fine thread in our relationship that we found during these classes.
  • I don 't know how it happened during these classes, but I got the feeling that it was me who "got to everything." We have changed our relationship with children a lot, everything has settled in an invisible way, we have become more clear and open to each other. For me, this is the most important thing that could happen!
  • My son is doing well in school and in extra classes, and I understand that this is more because I have stopped inflaming the situation.
    I see how important it is for children to be together with each other, how they aspire to this meeting, how they can communicate and rest together.

If you need specialist support, join us!

Program Coordinator Natalia Andreeva, 7 (911) 828 40 93

Grant of the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society

From September 1, 2017 to November 31, 2018 ANO "Parent Center Sunflower" implements the project "Territory of Joy" using the grant of the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society provided by the Fund of Presidential Grants.
The project provides professional assistance to families with school-age foster children.

If you are interested in this information, you can contact the project coordinator Natalia Andreeva, +7 (911) 828 40 93, e-mail: podsolnukh-spb@mail.ru