Socio-educational intervention for the social inclusion of refugees through sport
On 10 and 13 May 2023, the University of Barcelona (UB) is organising a seminar on two days to train the staff of associations that work with refugee and asylum issues. This seminar is also aimed at refugees and asylum seekers who want to improve their physical and psychological health.
The aim of this seminar is twofold. The first is to show professionals the methodology of the UB’s Socio-Sports Meetings so they can transfer it to their associations for the benefit of refugees and asylum seekers. The second is for these people to experience the benefits of Socio-Sports Meetings.
This seminar is developed as part of the ‘COMMUNITY’ project, implemented by the University of Barcelona in collaboration with Fundació Solidaritat UB and with funding from the European Union.
Both days of the seminar are the same and independent to facilitate attendance, so participants can attend Wednesday, 10 May or Saturday, 13 May, depending on their availability.
Who?
Professionals who work with refugees and asylum seekers.
Refugees, asylum seekers or people in a similar situation.
Students who want to have a pragmatic learning experience while performing community service.
When?
Wednesday 10 May from 4 pm to 7 pm.
Saturday 13 May from 10 am to 1 pm.
Both days are the same. Two days are repeated to facilitate attendance.
Where?
UB Mundet Campus. Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, 171, Barcelona (metro L3 Mundet).
Beneficiaries
Professionals who work with refugees and asylum seekers:
- Staff from organizations working on refugee and asylum issues.
- Professionals in work and social assistance, pedagogy and psychology.
- Physical education teachers and teachers of similar subjects.
Refugees, asylum seekers or people in a similar situation.
University students who want to have a pragmatic learning experience while performing community service.
Aims
The main objective of these sessions is for professionals to learn about the methodology of the Socio-Sports Meetings of the University of Barcelona to transfer it to their organisations for the benefit of refugees and asylum seekers.
If you are a professional or student
- Know the methodology of Socio-Sports Meetings through practical experience with refugees and people in similar situations.
- Learn to design, manage and evaluate socio-educational activities based on physical activity with people at risk of social exclusion.
- Acquire the resources to implement socio-educational intervention activities through cooperative motor-skill games to encourage group participation, interaction and socialisation.
- Plan learning processes in the context of social exclusion and direct the educational process with group energisation strategies through sports activities.
- Verify first-hand the effectiveness of socio-educational intervention and physical activity as tools to improve physical and psychological well-being and for social inclusion.
If you are a refugee or asylum seeker
- Have fun and enriching experience while doing physical exercise, forgetting about your problems for a while.
- Check the benefits of sports activity for your physical and psychological health.
- Work on qualities such as self-esteem and confidence, and develop your social, communication and teamwork skills.
- Practice our language and improve your understanding of our culture and your relationship with it as a result.
- Get closer to your community.
- Improve your quality of life.
- Obtain accreditation from the University of Barcelona, which is useful for demonstrating social integration for legal purposes.
You can register for one of these two days:
- Wednesday, 10 May from 4 pm to 7 pm.
- Saturday, 13 May from 10 am to 1 pm.
Methodology
Socio-Sports Meetings
Socio-Sports Meetings are based on a socio-educational intervention model developed by the University of Barcelona through the Faculty of Education since 1993. This model is based on experiential learning (“learning by doing”) through physical activity and aims to facilitate the social inclusion of people at risk of exclusion.
Cooperative motor-skill games
Through cooperative motor-skill games, participants improve their physical and psychological well-being, facilitating communication and promoting mutual knowledge between the host community and refugees or asylum seekers. Dialogue and coexistence are encouraged using teamwork as a common thread.
Service learning
This methodology is part of service learning, which is an educational practice that combines learning and service to the community. This practice helps to train the participants and turns them into agents of socialisation that promote the social inclusion of people at risk of exclusion.
Though the seminar is practical in nature, it also has a part devoted to reflection in which keys to the implementation of socio-sports meetings are identified.
You can register for one of these two days:
- Wednesday, 10 May from 4 pm to 7 pm.
- Saturday, 13 May from 10 am to 1 pm.
Programme
The seminar is held on two different days to facilitate attendance, but both are the same and independent. Therefore, the programme is the same for both.
The first day is held on Wednesday, 10 May from 4 pm to 7 pm and the second is held on Saturday, 13 May from 10 am to 1 pm. Participants can register for one of the two days, depending on their availability, but not both.
The seminar is held at the Mundet Campus of the University of Barcelona..
Reception and presentation of the training seminar: 15 minutes
The participants meet in the gymnasium of the Mundet Campus of the University of Barcelona, where the development of the seminar and its context are explained.
Practical experimentation session: 90 minutes (1.5 h)
The physical activity begins. The sports education professional proposes different motor-skill games to the participants with cooperative and very fun objectives.
Educational training session with education professionals from refugee centres: 45 minutes
An educational session is then given, aimed at the staff of organisations that work with refugees and asylum seekers.
Snack: 30 minutes
Finally there is an informal picnic, where the participants can chat relaxedly and get to know each other better. The conversation is accompanied by food and drink. This is a very valuable moment because it develops the group’s social skills.
Certification requirements
The training is accredited by the Institute of Professional Development – Institute of Education Sciences (IDP-ICE) of the University of Barcelona. The evaluation is carried out based on the following criteria:
- Active participation in the activity and reflection processes.
- Contributions provided in the reflection processes.
Press clippings
- 16 May 2023 – ‘COMMUNITY’ project
Refugee professionals experience the Socio-Sports Meetings to replicate them in their organisations. - 16 May 2023 – Fundació Solidaritat UB
Professionals working on refugee issues train in the methodology of the UB’s Socio-Sports Meetings. - 20 April 2023 – Faculty of Computer Science and Audiovisual Media UB
Training seminar for including refugees through sport (10 and 13 May). - 18 April 2023 – Fundació Solidaritat UB
The UB transfers experience in the social inclusion of refugees through sport. - 12 April 2023 – ‘COMMUNITY’ project
The University of Barcelona organises two days of training in socio-educational intervention for the social inclusion of refugees through sport.
Register now!
Though it is no longer possible to register for this seminar, we invite you to sign up for the Socio-Sports Meetings that we hold every Wednesday from 4 pm to 7 pm in Barcelona. You will receive the same practical training that we offered in this training seminar.