Analiza lastne prakse in organizacije na Irskem

Arbiter, Aljaž (author), Poštrak, Milko (mentor)

Na Irskem sem opravljal praktično izmenjavo v organizaciji Fighting Words. Fighting Words je organizacija, ki nudi brezplačno inštruiranje in mentorstvo v kreativnem pisanju in podobnih umetnostih. Cilj organizacije je pomagati otrokom in mladostnikom, da odkrijejo in negujejo moč svoje domišljije ter sposobnosti kreativnega pisanja. Z zagotavljanjem brezplačnih delavnic in programov želijo ponuditi priložnosti za udejstvovanje ustvarjalnosti in ustvarjalnih talentov za čim več otrok To organizacijo sem izbral z razlogom, ker me je zanimalo kreativno delo z mladimi. V teoretičnem uvodu diplomskega dela se osredotočam na glavne aspekte dela z mladimi, opis socialnega kulturnega dela, definiranja ustvarjalnosti, raziskovanja alternativnih pedagogik in umetnostne terapije. Omenjeni sklopi so zastavljeni z namenom, da prikažem področja in potenciale kreativnega dela z mladimi. Zatem sledi predstavitev organizacije. V drugem oziroma empiričnem delu se lotim raziskovanja lastne prakse in evalviranja organizacije z namenom ugotavljanja, kakšna je uspešnost ustanove, ali so pristopi, ki jih ustanova uporablja, pravi ali sem uspešno opravil prakso in kaj sem odnesel iz prakse. Pri analiziranju obeh področij sem se naslanjal na opazovanje, skupinske refleksije in sekundarno gradivo. Osredotočal sem se na cilje, proces, vložen trud in učinke organizacije ter na obravnavo lastne prakse preko teoretičnih konceptov. Glavna ugotovitev v evalvaciji organizacije in tudi končna ocena dela je, da gre za zelo uspešen model, vendar na določenih področjih potrebuje dodelavo (predvsem pri delu z neprostovoljnimi uporabniki in premalo dela z populacijo z duševnimi težavami). Glavne ugotovitve pri lastni praksi pa so, da čeprav je bila čudovita izkušnja kjer sem se naučil biti bolj samoiniciativen, se moram bolj izobraziti pri delu z mladimi, predvsem najstniki in z neprostovoljnimi uporabniki. Na podlagi rezultatov sem izoblikoval predloge za organizacijo; ti se naslanjajo na širitev svojih programov na delo z drugimi populacijami in izobraževanje na področjih, ki jim primanjkuje znanja. Prav tako sem oblikoval predloge za lastno prakticiranje, kjer se bo potrebno osredotočati na določene aspekte.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: Mladi, ustvarjalnost, ustvarjalni pristopi, evalvacija organizacije, praksa
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: FSD - Faculty of Social Work
• Year: 2019
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-109918
• Publication date in RUL: 10.09.2019

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: An Analysis of my own practice and organization in Ireland

Abstract

In Ireland, I conducted a practical exchange in Fighting Words. Fighting Words is an organization that offers free coaching and mentoring in creative writing and similar arts. The goal of the organization is to help children and adolescents to discover and nurture the power of their imagination and the ability of creative writing. By providing free workshops and programs, they want to offer opportunities for creativity and creative talent for as many children as possible. I chose this organization for the reason that I was interested in creative work with young people. In the theoretical introduction of the thesis, I focus on the main aspects of working with young people, a description of social cultural work, the definition of creativity, the research of alternative pedagogues and art therapy. These areas are set with the intention to show the areas and potentials of creative work with young people. Then follows the presentation of the organization. In the second or empirical part I try to research my own practice and evaluate the organization in order to determine the success of the institution, whether the approaches used by the institution are correct, have I successfully passed the practice, and what I have taken away from practice. In analyzing both areas, I relied on observation, group reflections and secondary material. I focused on the goals, process, efforts made and the effects of the organization and the treatment of my own practice through theoretical concepts. The main finding in the evaluation of the organization, and also the final grade of the work, is that it is a very successful model, but it needs finishing in certain areas (especially when dealing with involuntary users and not working with a population with mental illness). The main findings in my own practice are that although it was a wonderful experience where I learned to be more self-motivated, I have to become more educated in working with young people, especially teens and involuntary users. On the basis of the results, I formulated proposals for an organization; they rely on the expansion of their programs to work with other populations and education in areas that lack knowledge. I have also formulated suggestions for my own practice, where it will be necessary to focus on certain aspects.

• Keywords: Young people, creativity, creative approaches, organization evaluation, practice