SPEX is a training program for young people in the Saale-Holzland district that counteracts violent behavior and opens up new perspectives. The aim is to promote life plans free from violence, reflect on behavioral patterns, and strengthen individual abilities – through lifeworld-oriented, low-threshold, and participatory methods.
What does SPEX achieve?
The training supports young people in:
- actively shaping their life perspective in a non-violent way
- better understanding themselves and their actions
- resolving conflicts constructively
- developing self-confidence and resilience against peer pressure
Target Group
- Young people between the ages of 14 and 27
- People of all genders, with and without disabilities
- Regardless of origin or social background
- Especially individuals facing multiple challenges (e.g., addiction, domestic violence, unstable relationships)
Training Formats
- Individual setting: 18 sessions of 1.5 hours each
- Group setting: 10 sessions of 2 hours each
Both formats begin with five preparatory meetings. The appropriate training format is selected together with the referring institution.
Special Features of the Project
- Involvement of the social environment: Significant others are actively included and can provide impulses.
- Extended support: Recommendations for complementary measures (e.g., parental counseling, systemic family support).
- Former participants as peer trainers
- Integration of playful youth cultural and educational activities
Project Objectives
1. Planning the Future – Free from Violence
Young people develop their own non-violent life perspectives and receive support in organizing their leisure time and planning their future.
2. Strengthening Self-Reflection
Through targeted questions, participants learn to recognize their own patterns of thinking and behavior and to develop new courses of action.
3. Enhancing Conflict Skills
Strengthening personal agency, developing alternative conflict resolution strategies, and building resilience against peer pressure.
Project Duration
01.01.2025 – 31.12.2027
Further Information
SPEX Flyer (PDF, approx. 580 KB)
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