Report on the work of the Foundation (July)

Number of individual consultations – 6

This month we worked in three directions:

• organizing the S.T.R.I.P.E. course for the employees of the Yerevan Brandy Factory branch in Berd,

• holding the third online webinar on therapeutic gardening,

• discussions about potential cooperation with ISPS Armenia.

S.T.R.I.P.E. for the employees of the Yerevan Brandy Factory branch in Berd

We held a meeting for 11 employees of the Yerevan Brandy Factory from July 1 to 10. We talked about the features and differences between stress and trauma, presented self-regulation mechanisms, discussed how to prevent trauma and provide first psychological aid in case of various emotional reactions in people.

The third webinar on therapeutic horticulture

The third webinar on therapeutic horticulture took place on August 8 and was conducted by Zoya Dutova. She spoke about the problems and opportunities of the direction in the practical sphere, presented excerpts from practical work. We discussed a number of opportunities for the development of this direction in Armenia. It can be said that many of our beneficiaries are already showing interest in this area of ​​psychology and plan to pursue it in the future. In addition, our partners from Partnerships for Nature invited guests from the Roots in Nature organization, which is considering the possibility of funding therapeutic gardening courses for Miasin ICF employees.

ISPS Armenia, corporate trainings

The possibility of creating business trainings is being discussed with ISPS Armenia. From our side, the first training that we will promote will be S.T.R.I.P.E., from ISPS Armenia – the STress Out program. We are currently compiling a list of potential beneficiary companies and working on improving the program.