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Effatha Karviná

The Centre is for: Adults with chronic mental illness, mental or combined disabilities (18 - 65 years)
Address: V Aleji 435, 734 01 Karviná Ráj
Duration: September - August (12 months)
WEBPAGE: EFFATHA Karviná

The mission of the placement

The socio-therapeutic center Effatha is located in Karviná. The center focuses on work with adults between 18 and 65 years of age with chronic mental illness, mental or combined disabilities in such a way as to allow them to gain and maintain work habits. The service is focused on giving people with disabilities the opportunity to spend their time in an active and enjoyable way, while learning new skills and meeting new people to maintain and develop their social skills and have a better chance of getting a job.

Activities

You will support and assist clients during various therapeutic workshops, for instance pottery, creative workshop and basketry workshop. You will learn several creative techniques such as basket weaving, clay work, plastic work, jewelry making, wool work, canvas painting, collage, marbling or encaustic. You and the client will produce a lot of small gifts and decorations.

You will participate in other group therapy sessions with clients such as music, art or morning devotions. You will practice social skills with clients by speaking to them about various topics. You will have the opportunity to talk about your country or teach clients the basics of a foreign language.

Last but not least, you'll be helping out the clients during daily activities such as mealtimes (for example accompanying clients for lunch or helping them with making coffee) or helping them clean up the workshop.

Preferred personal traits:

Individual approach
Respect
Teamwork
Treating clients with dignity
Creativity
Be willing to learn Czech language

Events throughout the year:

The Effatha Karviná center also participates in various public events, such as, for example thematic exhibitions, where the clients present workshop products. Once in a while, Effatha opens its doors to the public. People have the opportunity to see the services and talk about their work. The center also visits local schools or takes part in different art sessions. As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to join all mentioned activities with clients and get close to the local community.

By participating in this project you will learn different therapeutic workshop techniques and concrete methods of working and supporting adults with disabilities.

Growing through challenges:

Neither the users or the member staff of the center speak a foreign language. Therefore, you have to be prepared that in the first week you will communicate by your hands and feet or invent other communication techniques such as using pictures or drawing.

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