Women Support Centers (530)
Women Support Center these are the branches of the Fund “Sukhumi” in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Terjola, Senaki, Poti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality), Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, created since 2009. The centers are designed to strengthen women, provide social, psychological, legal assistance to women - victims of violence and to crisis families in a difficult life situation. They promote to the protection of women's rights and ensure their socio-psychological rehabilitation.
The main theme of the psychological group meetings was "Family quarrels and conflicts, their differences, reasons and how to avoid them in order to prevent domestic violence". There was an active discussion about 10 phrases that could destroy relationships and 13 best ways how to avoid family scandals.
Group psychological meetings and consultations were held in the Women's Support Centers of Kutaisi, Senaki and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality).
In October, in IDP settlements of Kutaisi there were held 12 psychological group and 3 individual consultative meetings. Total amount of women was 82 at the age of 20-65. 9 women participated for the first time. Topic of the conversation was – why it is necessary for women to have the sense of self-evaluation.
Dignity consists of several components: it is self-love, self-confidence and self-acceptance of what you are. Meetings were open, interesting and practical.
In collective centers of Kutaisi from August 15 there were held 9 group psychological meetings. Total amount of participants was 56 including 45 IDP women and 11 local ones. 2 women received individual consultations. The main issue of conversation was the issue of solution of domestic crisis between parents and children, as prevention of domestic violence. from the point of view of psychology this is rebuilding of family relations. From the point of view of psychology this is restructuring of relations in family.
12 psychological group and 3 individual consultative meetings were held in 12 IDP collective centers of Kutaisi.
How to overcome the feeling of despair, panic and despair - this was the main topic of conversation.
It was noted: everything changes in the world. People are born and die, get divorced and marry. Everything can happen in life. Emptiness in the soul needs to be filled. Then the world will shine with interesting colors, and the soul with harmony.
There were held 14 psychological, group and 3 individual consultative meetings in Kutaisi, IDP settlements. Total number of participants was 82 at age from21 to 67. 14 women participated for the first time. Main topic of conversation was “gender specifics of age psychology, as prevention of domestic violence”.
In February psychological consultations were held on different topics, according the interests of groups. In WSCs of Senaki and Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality) the conversation touched the topic: “how to better understand yourself and others”.
This topical question brought together different points of communication: how to listen to yourself, to your emotions, the feelings of others, how to control your thoughts. All this is the way the prevention of conflict and violence in the family and society.
The meeting was held in Kutaisi School №15 with high school students, and, logically, the conversation touched the topic of early marriage and its negative consequences.
The consultations were held in an interactive mode. Participants were interested in different problems, questioned the psychologist, to open a discussion and took the important tips that will be useful to them in everyday life
In Kutaisi meeting with the psychologist was held in the Day center for people with disabilities - "Valentin" and the other two meetings - in Senaki Women's Support Centers and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality).
The topic of conversation was - Gender features of age psychology as prevention of domestic violence.
"It is important to understand and accept the fact that the major gender differences that exist between men and women are real and permanent. You can learn how to use the difference to improve your relationship, "- said the psychologist.
In compact resettlement of IDPs in Kutaisi on July 9, group psychological consultation meetings and 6 individual consultations were held. totally there were 47 beneficiaries. The main topic of psychological group meetings was the conversation about family happiness, factors of well-being, the fact that a happy family is not destiny and not luck, but a constant, deep, inner work of two loving people.
