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It was a very interesting workshop, making us realize our privileges and work from a different perspective. First we talked about body language and sensitivity for other cultures. We also got the message that empathy is the main ingredient for cultural sensitivity. We also talked about fixed and flowing identities and the need of being secure in yourself to enhance other cultures.

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This was a dance about the late 1900 in America. They wanted to show that everything in the world is a dance. The dance of atoms, the dance of the waves, of the wind etc. A message literally written on the wall was "think revolutionairy". This way they want to give us the message that hope is the start of everything. It was a beautiful and interactive dance.

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Session: Rehabilitation in the juvinile justice system (Kosovo)

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Session: Rehabilitation in the juvinile justice system (Kosovo)

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This was our last session. This session was really hard to follow because the women said everything on Skype. It was really hard to understand them and that's why I couldn't follow everything they said. For me this was the least interesting workshop.

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This was our second session. After this I was really shocked about what happens in Gambia. How badly the girls and women are treated there. They don't get a chance to go to school and the worst part of al is the fact that they all have to go trough female genital mutilation. Not only do they go trough this they also don't have the chance to go to school. The boys get priority to everything.

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this session was about bystander apathy, the name says it all. It is about what you should do as a bystander in the event of discrimination, racism... Here a short theoretical explanation was first given. Here she made the comparison of an iceberg. racism or discrimination that are most obvious are the more self-evident ones, these lie above the water, for example violence, discrimination, genocide. But what also became apparent from an exercise we did later is that most of the problems are under the water and are therefore not immediately visible. these are the unconscious and conscious comments or behaviors. This also includes micro-aggressions, these small comments can be very annoying. As a poc myself, I often come across comments that could fall under microaggressions. Such as 'Wow, you speak good Dutch' or 'how long have you lived here' through this session, I hope that people will learn that comments like this are not okay and that they first think about the consequences of making such a comment.

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The first session that we followed was 'bystander-effect'. I found this really interesting because I then realized that it is really important to act when you see or hear an act of discrimination. We did an exercise where we had to come up with a situation and then we had to place that situation on the iceberg-model. There were 5 options, unconscious, conscious, discrimination, violence and genocide. After the exercise I realized that a lot of racism and discrimination happens unconscious and conscious.

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I don't have much to say about my third session, Kosovo. I personally didn't find it interesting and the conversation was via FaceTime which made it hard to follow.

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the second workshop was Girls in the world. I found this the most interesting session. It was really an eye-opener and I was impressed by it. I think it is good that these sessions were offered this week. We got a lot of information about how girls are discriminated against.

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my first workshop was the bystander effect. I found it very educational and cool. It was a continuation of what I had seen in Brussels. It was a fun workshop with interaction. We all had to think of a certain situation and then apply it to the triangle that was stuck on the ground

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During the Change Your Mind session, a completely different approach was taken compared to previous sessions I attended. We worked continuously in rotating groups, sharing personal examples of situations where someone had changed our opinion or where we had influenced someone else’s perspective.
Instead of extensive explanations, we were primarily given a series of questions to discuss and solve collaboratively. This provided an opportunity to actively listen to one another and learn from the examples and insights shared by others. While I appreciated seeing how others approached these situations and hearing new perspectives, I found the session less engaging due to the limited theoretical or practical explanation provided.
Nevertheless, I took away an important lesson: the significance of accepting differing opinions and respecting others' viewpoints, even when they differ from my own.

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During the Girls in the World session, we began by discussing the global gender pay gap. In every country in the world, women earn less than men, even when doing the same job. While I knew that wage inequality exists in many countries, I was shocked to hear that this problem is universal. It got me thinking: why are men paid more for the same work? Are they really better or more capable than women in the same role? This insight made me realise how unacceptable this situation is.
Next came the topic of mistreatment and oppression of women in other countries. A glaring example of this is child marriage, where girls are married off to adult men as early as the age of 12. This often happens in families living in poverty and seeing no other way to get food. The money families have is usually used to send sons to school, while girls almost never get access to education.
I tried to imagine what it would be like to be married or even give birth to a child at the age of 12, but it is almost inconceivable. How can a body of 12 or 13 endure a pregnancy? The idea that some men consider this normal is shocking. These girls, who should have a carefree childhood, are forced into the role of mother, with all the responsibility and consequences that entails.
The session made a deep impression on me. As a woman and supporter of women's rights, the information shared hit me hard. While I am familiar with the ways some boys belittle other women, I remain amazed that this behaviour is even more extreme in some parts of the world. It forces me to face the facts that inequality and injustice among women is still a global problem.

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Session: 'Finding resources and building resilience in crisis situation' 

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Session: 'Finding resources and building resilience in crisis situation' 

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During this session, a speaker shared insights on the theme "Ukraine in a Time of War." He recounted his experiences and highlighted various projects initiated to provide aid. One of these projects, "Children and War: Healing Techniques," combines cognitive psychology and behaviorism.
The speaker described the harrowing situation of children in the affected regions. Many children are currently living in schools, sleeping on the floor. The war has had a devastating impact on their childhoods, robbing them of any sense of normalcy.
At one point, injured soldiers were brought to the village. The speaker felt a profound duty to care for them without expecting anything in return. He explained that he did this for himself, as it gave him the courage to keep going and stay focused on positive actions, such as helping others.
One statement from the speaker left a deep impression: "We can no longer make plans for the future. We can no longer dream because we don’t know if those dreams will ever come true. The only thing that drives us is the desire to help others." This underscored for me the immense uncertainty faced by people in Ukraine. They can no longer rely on anything, and every moment could be the last for themselves or their loved ones.
Within the "Children and War" project, psychologists encouraged children to draw. Remarkably, their drawings showed no signs of war. Instead, most children depicted family, animals, and moments like barbecues. To me, this illustrates the deeply human need to seek peace and connection, and how war only serves to harm our shared humanity.

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It was difficult because, most of the time there was a language barrier. We also sit down with a flow student who only speaks english, but some refugues only speak dutch sow we must translate everything and most of the time the conversation went very wrong.

But it was a great experiens because you can still make a conversation without language.

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Session 3: Fancy and inclusive diversity coffee

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Session 3: Fancy and inclusive diversity coffee

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I found the session ‘Fancy and inclusive diversity coffee’ the most interesting workshop. It was about the importance of realising diversity and being able to deal with it in a respectful way. There were interactive moments and moments where we had to listen to the lady giving the session; it was a good balance. In the first interactive task, we had to sit in groups and answer the question, ‘Who am I?’ 15 times, then we had to find the similarities between our group. This was a good exercise to show that you always have something in common with someone, only sometimes it takes a bit longer to find them. One of the last tasks was the most drastic. We had to sit on top of each other in pairs and look into each other's eyes for a minute and half without saying anything. I found this lolly difficult, but I understood why she gave the exercise; in that moment you can communicate with each other without speaking. Then we were each allowed to talk for 5 minutes about our lives and how our experiences have shaped us so far, while the other was not allowed to say anything. This too felt special because it is a task you have never had to do before. There were also occasional silences because 1 of us did not know for a moment what else could be said, but this taught me that silence does not have to be a bad thing, it can also be very valuable.

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I found the title very interesting and was curious about what we were gonna learn. We started the session in a circle. There were also other students from an other course. I didn't know them so that gave me a little bit stress if we had to talk in front of the whole group. We had to make groups of 4 and each time there was e question that we had to think about a certain situation. This was not always easy because you don't always reflect on your actions. It was quite interesting to realise from yourself how much we try to change peoples mind or opinions about something. Even if we don't realise it. We also saw that it is normal but we don't alwaus have to. We as people are al different, so it is logical that we al have different opinions. Otherwise It wouldn't be a free world, country. And that is just boring. It can be realy learnfull to see different sides, even if you don't agree with it. I think this session is very valuable for psychology students because we need to have an open mind. And we can only achieve that if we realise how we act or think now.

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This workshop was conducted in an interactive way by a sympathetic man from Germany. He had us each answer a question in groups, which we then discussed in group. For example, the question was: ‘When was the last time you changed someone's mind?’ (and vica versa). By answering the questions as a small group, it became more and more clear that sometimes it is difficult to keep an open-minded attitude. That is why this session was interesting; it gave a clear picture of why an open-minded mind can be important and that it is okay to deviate from or adjust your values once in a while.

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Session 1: Finding resources and building resilience in crisis situation

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Session 1: Finding resources and building resilience in crisis situation

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The session ‘Finding resources and resilience in crisis situation’ was given by a Ukrainian man who was translated by an interpreter. The man was from Ukraine himself and spoke about the new challenges psychologists face in times of war. He explained what resilience is and how to build it through hope, optimism and adaptability. He also talked about his own experiences as a war psychologist. He talked about his work with wounded soldiers, with the elderly, with children... but the most gripping thing was when he talked about his work with the mothers of soldiers who died. In doing so, he explained that it was then not only about building resilience, but also learning to cope with loss.

It was a very touching workshop. I was confronted with the war in a way that I had not experienced before. The man was able to explain everything well; with great detail, but also with great respect. I look up to the way he does not lose hope in such a difficult and erratic period. He talks about his experience as something instructive, not traumatic.

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Aangename vrouw om naar te luisteren.

Fijne wisseling van interactie & luisteren.

15X who am I

en het dieper luisteren.

zeker iets om mee te nemen naar stages, en werkveld.

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I didn't find this session very interesting. You had to sit in groups and answer questions that were on the powerpoint. Then there was a general discussion of what was said. After the discussion you had to sit in other groups and this for 4 times.

I found it interesting to hear the opinions of my fellow students, but found it somewhat monotonous. If I have the choice to choose 3 sessions again, this one would not be one of them.

What I did like is that you were able to speak to different people each time. From this session I learned that you have to accept everyone, even if they have completely different opinions. But that manipulation is often done to change others mindset. It is okay to try to change someone's opinion, but there are also boundaries and they are not always respected.

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session: girls in the world (19 november) (Clemence T'Kindt)

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session: girls in the world (19 november) (Clemence T'Kindt)

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We started talking about the differences between men and women. There are a lot. With both men and women in the victim position. I knew child marriage was happening but id didn't know it happens so often. I had no idea wat FGM was until this session. I was absolutely digusted by it. Hearing how it happens when they are only children and when they are older it happens again. That just made me nauseaus. I just find it so hard to believe that people really find that a good solution for staying with the same man. The statistics also had me shocked of how high they were. And they are stil rising. I feel like we are going back in time, instead of going forward. Something that i also wasn't aware of was that 'honor killings' were a thing. I think that just defeats the whole point of self defence. The law is also really weak. Everyone can get through if they have money. That just makes me sad because it is not fair. Wjy do we still have lwas when no one adheres to them? Even if the lives of our mothers' depends on it

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Session: Finding resources and building resilience in crisis situation

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Session: Finding resources and building resilience in crisis situation

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This session was in Ukrainian with an English translator. It was about the psychologists during the war. For example, the speaker told us that he finds it very difficult and challenging to work with parents whose children died in the war. But besides that, he went on to work with wounded soldiers and with children living in schools. He also gave psychological training to soldiers for preparing them as mentally as possible for different situations.

What I found inspiring about this session was how the narrator stays motivated in such difficult times. In fact, he gets his motivation from people's emotions, the smiles that he gets when he can help people. This made him persevere to help. When he told this, he also smiled. He thought it was so nice to be able to make people smile. But it wasn't always like that. He told himself that in the beginning of the war, he had a hard time and ended up in burnout himself. He was able to get out of that and found his strength to put a smile on people's faces in such horrible times.

To realize that psychologists themselves have traumatic experiences at war and still help people is incredible. I can hardly imagine it.

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The Girls in the world session was about how women's rights were different around the world. In particular, it talked about the organization “Contano,” which tried to help women with all kinds of things like birth control and were anti-women's circumcision. For example, in African culture there is a rule that women should not enjoy sex. So there is the female genital mutilation, this is the sewing up of the genitals (with cutting away the clitoris). This is illegal, yet it still happens. In Egypt itself, it is so bad that 91% of women have undergone FGM. One reason FGM persists is that when women practice it, they get money for it. This, of course, is convenient for the women who are a little poorer. By doing this procedure, they can put food on the table. When I heard this, I was in shock. I knew FGM existed, but did not know it was still so prevalent. I think this is a form of abuse. The woman continues to suffer pain even though she is the person who can bring children into the world.

The organization Contano is trying to ensure that fewer women have to undergo FGM and that they have birth control. This must all be done in secret, otherwise these actions could have dire consequences. This organization inspired me greatly, because I find it so fascinating how they (members of the organization) put their own lives on the line to give women rights.

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session: finding resaurces and building resilience in crisis situation (19 november) (Clemence T'Kindt)

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session: finding resaurces and building resilience in crisis situation (19 november) (Clemence T'Kindt)

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They started the session talking about the war in Ukraine and how it affects the people mentally. I found it quite confronting how much difference there is between countries. I mean on psychological ground. We learn how to cope with depression, burn out, self harm,.... But there and especially now they focus on how to cope with death and loss. People aren't born to live or fight in wars. you could see that in the drawings that the soldiers made of something that made them happy. It is important to be ready for life. Because it doesn't happen like we want to. That's why resilience is so important. It makes us strong to fight the battles life throws at us. There are a few things that can make u happier in life. It is a combination of hope + optimism + adaptability + resilience.

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In the session "girls in the world" they talked about the critical issues women face in many African countries. Such as child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). I found this really eye-opening and interesting. I knew FGM was a thing but the statistics of how often this still happens were very shocking. My father is from Senegal and I learned during the session that the numbers there are between 20 and 50 percent. I found this confronting to hear, that I'm not aware of how many women still go through this there. I'm pleased that i chose this session because this makes me want to engage in an organisation that does the same for women, who sadly, still live in these horrible conditions.

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sessie: finding resourses and building resilience in crisis situation (Yana & Axl)

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sessie: finding resourses and building resilience in crisis situation (Yana & Axl)

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New challenges for psychologists in a time of war:

provided psychological counseling

changed in personal live and country

healing techniques learning: children

cognitive behavior model therapy

proces of training and recieved certificate

working with people who faced the war itself

adults, children

fight or flight

came from difficult conditions

nobody of them was ready for war

the war takes away

its tears

its dead

normal spycic

a lot of stress (normal)

everybody chooses there own: fight or flight or freeze

trauma forceps

no change to fight or run away, you freeze

here starts trauma

temporary building:

school where children lived in

drink tea, play games and felt secured

important for children

working with the wounded soldiers

slept on the floor

not specially trained for this, but when this guys apeared some one needed to come to them

very complex cases

after again send to war

psychological training of the military:

no knowledge about that

so used own knowledge to find a training

during summerholiday

psychological support to single elderly people during the war

is needed

gives news

difficult to lose your loved ones

meetings with mothers of dead soldiers

still doing it

the mental and psychological support programme for bereaved people

how to cope with lose

based on model of groupswork

8-steps programme of psychological assistance to adults

unique

overcome trauma in different way

united by "born not to lose"

work of priest and work on soul

pilgrim therapy

psychotherapeutic techniques

need to face the dead of soldiers

travel with mothers to the route of power

the pyramid of psychological assistenance in case of trauma

non- professional, first psychological aid: anyone

non- professional, having basic psychological first aid skills: specially trained ordinary people

professiona psychological assistence: crisis psychologists, other specially trained psychologists, psychotherapists

trauma-focused therapy: specially trained ald experienced trauma therapists

post- traumatic growth:

lead to personal growth

stronger relationships

redefined spiritual beliefs

sense of greater value in life

take experience and help others

programme of personal and professional development of future psychologists

there exist several forms of development

psychical

social

moral

spiritual

work

skill

introspectie

in the search for resources and building resilience:

stress:

tension, pressure

stress normal reaction of person

body must react and it's normal

distress: person unable to adapt to stressfull situations

eastress: condition that increases the body's functional reserve and causes it to adapt

trauma caused by: freezing and feeling powerless and helplessness

world- and self- perception

percept outher world with inner world

different with everyone

education

environment

family

makes my inner world

example:

person you know does not say hallo to you

depending on situation

my mood

did not notice me

maybe he is mad

just wondering why

emotion

sad

happy

not any negative feeling

how will we behave

ask if i did something wrong

just greet them

talk with a friend after

WE ALL ACTED DIFFERENT IN THE SAME SITUATION

we think and feel and our behavior depends on it

problem in thougts not resolve in thoughts but in emotions or behaviour, visa versa

resilience:

psychical stability

abillity of somebody to handle difficult life events and recover from difficulties or stress

to come out and cope with situation

proces

mechanism

post-traumatic growth

after trauma comes growth

happens when you alre resilience

achieving homeostatic balance

recovering

components of resilience

ability change manner of perception

ability to adapt behavior flexibility

meaning of life

ability to take care of yourself

social support

elements of resilience:

hope

conected with face

believe in differences

optimism

resilience

adaptiliby

maintaining strong relationships

important

don't forget about it

interaction exist

the more positive, the more powerfull we wil be

avoiding catastrophic thinking

influence me in neg way

some people can not see pos

influenced by how you face

embrace life circumstances that can't be changed

setting goals

readiness to take decisive action

developing self-confidence and learning skills

knowledge is resource

way to develop resilience:

developing self- reflection and reaction

approval for the efforts made

examples of famous people

learning from your own failures

building support

small conclusion

man need resources

man uses resources

o,ly if you are in a situation with resource you will be able to help others

model basic ph (resources)

belief

affect

social

imagination

cognition

physiology

when we are familiar with all of the resources you will be able to resilience