{"id":1081,"date":"2023-06-21T13:53:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:56:18","slug":"challenging-perception-and-suspending-judgment-on-line-intercultural-workshop-for-youth-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/2023\/06\/21\/challenging-perception-and-suspending-judgment-on-line-intercultural-workshop-for-youth-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cChallenging Perception and Suspending Judgment\u201d on line intercultural workshop for Youth Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the \u201cChange is a Journey\u201d Irish Youth Workers\u2019 Erasmus+ mobility program which took place in Greece on April 2023, Fotoessa organized an on line Intercultural Citizenship Education workshop for the program\u2019s team of Irish Youth Workers, on June 20th<\/sup>. During the digital ICE training session, Aspasia Protogerou presented possible limitations of our perception and an effective educational tool for suspending judgment.<\/span><\/p>\n

The D.I.V.E. model is a practical tool for different types of participants, from pupils to educators, to address perception limitations subjectivity and cultural differences and to work on intercultural competences such as self awareness, critical thinking, observation and listening skills, confronting stereotypes and respect for diversity, empathy and mindfulness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Often when encountering new situations, we tend to be quick to judge and do not take the time to mindfully observe. It is in our human nature to want to classify things when we see them and we frequently cannot control our subconscious, gut reactions. D.I.V.E., however, can help slow down and separate the facts from possible explanations, and personal judgment of these explanations.<\/span><\/p>\n

To implement the model, it only takes to present participants with an ambiguous photo and then ask them to follow four steps:<\/span><\/p>\n