Today we had several training meetings which reinforced for me both the organization of this NGO and also how much it falls in line with my skills and interests. The two trainings were on consistent behavior reinforcement and child development, with the second being on group dynamics. Both topics that are highly useful when doing social work with children. It is a shame that my Spanish is not better and I am not here longer as I could get some very valuable social work experience here. There is a social work and psychology team that track cases and set up behavior plans for children, as well as work with the entire family. I like the holistic approach that SKIP takes to educating children. They recognize that children do not live in bubbles and in order to thrive each aspect of their lives must be attended to. The success of the child truly depends on the entire family, maybe even the entire neighborhood. Thus SKIP, an organization focused on education for youth, has not only social workers and psychologists, but also an economic development team that provides microloans and helps set up other projects for adults in the community. Moreover, SKIP utilizes members of the community to run the nursery, teach classes and play other various roles. It is not an organization completely run by outsiders, but involves community members, something necessary for the success of such an organization. The website for SKIP is skipperu.org in case you want to read more about it.
Hasta pronto!
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