P A C T A Inc

Proyecto Abriendo Oportunidades-Proyecto Abriendo Oportunidades (PAO) offers: Psychosocial and educational services for youth ages 17-25 with experiences of trauma. Leadership development, mentoring and empowerment tools are provided. The participant has a constant and deep interaction with himself, his peers, family and environment. The educational module (12 sessions) is divided into 3 stages: Stage 1: Naked Heart, where issues of self-knowledge, self-esteem, proactivity and personal goals are covered. Stage 2: Shared Heart with topics on empathy and otherness, interpersonal relationships, perception and understanding, and conflict resolution. Stage 3: Burning Heart, where issues of cooperation and unity, intergenerational power, social responsibility and self-awareness are addressed. Each bi-weekly 1-hour session concludes with "challenges" (bi-weekly challenges/missions) which serve as an introduction to the topics or as practice for that topic. Total of client served are 30 in individual session and 15 in group sessions.

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