Further Training

What phenomena are we concerned with? How are terms such as the New Right, the extreme right, right-wing populism, or right-wing extremism understood? What issues and needs do right-wing extremist groups use to appeal to people? What personal or biographical factors encourage people to turn to right-wing extremist groups and ideas? How do radicalization processes work and what role do gender aspects and the personal environment play?

This basic training course on the prevention of right-wing extremism introduces young professionals and other interested parties from youth and prevention work to the phenomenon of right-wing extremism, processes of turning to right-wing extremism and radicalization as well as approaches to prevention and intervention. The training lasts one day and can also be organized as an online training.

What is meant by helping to dissociate? What are secondary prevention approaches? How can the different client groups best be reached? Which local networks and interfaces between youth work, schools and specialized prevention agencies are important in order to effectively counteract inhuman and anti-democratic attitudes?

The basic training introduces approaches to secondary prevention and dissociation support. It discusses which client groups are particularly suitable, which programs are available and which need to be expanded. In a practice-oriented manner, participants will work out how and under what conditions dissociation counseling approaches can be implemented in their case. The training also provides a first overview of successful dialogue techniques in difficult situations.

What can youth (social) workers do when they are confronted with dehumanizing and anti-democratic phenomena? In five modules and on the basis of an intervention plan, this training course imparts action steps that build on each other and enable youth workers and school staff to recognize and assess situations independently, to obtain the necessary support and to carry out educational prevention and intervention measures. Knowledge about right-wing extremism, processes of radicalization and dissociation, and tools for self-assessment are presented. Exercises to reflect on one's own attitudes and dialogue strategies are also part of the training.

The training is aimed at professionals from schools, youth work, youth welfare, youth social work and students and consists of five modules of two days each. If necessary, it can be held on site and in a shortened form. The training program has been awarded the German "PHINEO wirkt" seal of approval.

Pre-modern role models of masculinity and femininity, misogyny, anti-feminism and the devaluation of LGBTQIA+ people are fundamentally intertwined with right-wing extremism. This hands-on training, which can be delivered online or offline, covers topics such as

• Gender issues in right-wing extremism, which also have a strong impact on society as a whole
• Gender-specific roles ("doing gender") in right-wing extremist scenes and their potential attractiveness for young people
• Gender-specific motives for girls and boys to join right-wing extremist scenes
• Aspects of family and child welfare in the context of right-wing extremism.

On this basis, pedagogical approaches and suitable approaches for gender-sensitive prevention will be presented.

The training program will also draw on the experiences of the WomEx project: In this EU-wide project, Cultures Interactive has identified the need to include new approaches and contact points to reach girls and women in dissociation support. This is because they are often overlooked or not taken seriously by those around them when it comes to their extremist attitudes.