1. GoJa (GUT DRAUF) = Health-oriented youth work in Cologne Monika Baars, City of Cologne, Office for Children, Youth and Family

2. Holistic Health Promotion and Addiction Prevention Professionalisation Developing standards Networking Open youth work (from over 60 youth facilities = 25 youth facilities) Selective prevention Voluntariness Youth facilities as networking partners in social environments Over 2,500 children and youth

3. GoJa/GD as a partially open concept GUT DRAUF (Feel Good) – Instruction and standard development (3 days training, certificate where necessary) Move = motivational swift intervention (3 days instruction, certificate) Moderated networking gatherings (4 x 3 hours annually) Detailed advanced training on request Training of work groups Project autonomisation

4. Salutogenesis Protective factors Focus: Communication Process orientation

5. GUT DRAUF as support for the training of protective factors Youth facilities offer the possibility of emotional and social support outside of the family Youth facilities offer clear rules and structures Youth facilities mediate an atmosphere of value appreciation Youth facilities provide a model for active and constructive coping behaviour

6. GUT DRAUF as a holistic approach (salutogenesis) GUT DRAUF is implemented in a youth facility as a low-threshhold applied healthy living environment GUT DRAUF as door opener for change (persuasion and automatism)

7. Protective Factor Communication Addressing and motivating youth who are difficult to reach through Move = motivational swift intervention (counselling advanced training) Leads to acceptance of offers of assistance with the greatest possible protection of autonomy Combination –Motivational interviewing (Miller and Rollnick) –Trans-theoretical stage method of behavioural change (Prochaska)

8. Brief Counselling Interviews Accepting accompaniment of the individual, rather than confrontation Protection of autonomy instead of exertion of power Respect and empathy instead of dominating expert knowledge Clear feedback instead of non-directive openness

9. Stages of Change – Behavioural change as a flowing process – Setbacks are possible at any time Unintentionality Developing purpose (ambivalences) Preparation (concrete steps) Action (testing) Maintenance (persevering)

10. Process orientation through moderated networking gatherings (accompanied by the University of Applied Sciences at Cologne) Developing purpose and preparation of assessments of existing health promotion projects Action and maintenance: Theoretical input and instructional phase as well as certification Conclusion: –Annual conference –Documentation –Autonomisation of the network (including district youth care) –Further detailed proposals

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