Gwangju Dongbu Office of Education Successfully Completes Training Course for Experts Supporting Healing of School Violence Victims

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangju Dongbu Office of Education announced that it successfully completed the ‘Training Course for Experts Supporting Healing of School Violence Victims’ from the 22nd to the 29th.

The training was attended by life education supervisors, teachers operating Ji·Se·Um, professional counseling teachers, and special training teachers.

The ‘Training Course for Experts Supporting Healing of School Violence Victims’ was conducted based on Article 11 of the ‘Act on the Prevention and Countermeasures against School Violence’ and Article 10 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act.

The purpose was to provide high-quality counseling and healing services to students who are victims of school violence and to enhance the operational expertise of ‘Ji·Se·Um’ located in Sotae-dong, a specialized support institution for school violence victims within Gwangju.

The main topics covered included ▲‘Treatment Methods for School Violence Victims through Play’ by play therapy supervisor Dr. Kang Ji-hee ▲‘Treatment Methods for School Violence Victims through Art’ by art therapy expert Dr. Kim Bo-hyun ▲and ‘Understanding and Methods of Emotional Coaching through Picture Books’ by CEO Noh Mi-sook.

Participants used this training as an opportunity to explore methods for providing immediate protection and healing services to school violence victims, techniques for operating individualized programs supporting various types of victims, and problem-solving approaches in educational settings.

Additionally, the training aimed to apply the operation of ‘Ji·Se·Um,’ the nation’s first daytime protection-type specialized support institution for school violence victims, to develop a Gwangju-style victim support program and distribute it nationwide.

A professional counseling teacher who participated in the training said, “There are various types of school violence damage in the educational field, and being able to approach and analyze them by factors helped me understand the students better. It was a beneficial training that allowed me to develop the capacity to apply customized individualized programs to school violence cases.”

Kim Cheol-ho, Director of the Dongbu Office of Education, said, “This training helped the operation of ‘Ji·Se·Um,’ which plays a leading role in dedicated support for school violence victims. It was a field-customized expert training essential for supporting our students, and we will continue to develop this to create a Gwangju-style victim support program and strive to spread it nationwide.”

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