The Hungarian Videotraining Association (Magyar Videotrening Egyesület (HU))

MVE is a group of people who share personal and professional interest in human interaction.

The Association was established in 1998 with the aim to implement the VIT method in Hungary. Our first videotrainers and supervisors were trained by Dutch and Czech supervisors.

Our goals are

• adapt Video Interaction Guidance in our country
• provide trainings and professional support for videotrainers
• provide services for families and professionals to support their personal and professional development, their awareness about elements of effective interaction
• participate in local, national and international projects for the development of services for children, families and schools

In 2007 there are

• 54 acreditated videotrainers
• 5 supervisors
• 5 junior supervisors
• about 15 videotrainers in training this year
• other 10 professionals will start the videotraining education in September 2007

About our leadership team

Lena Szilvasi - "Constructor"

Social work with children and families, educator of social workers, videotrainer supervisor, president of the association

Password: Depth

Children: Balazs 20 years

Color: chocolate brown

Movement: yoga

Flavour: cheese with grapes

Natalia Rakar - "Creator"

social policy and social work with families and children in child care services, videotrainer, manager of the association and the Hungarian office

Password: Energy

Children: Aron Peter 8 years, Sonja Hanna 4 years

Color: burgundy red

Movement: mountaineering

Flavour: fresh basil

dr. Eva Sallai - "The Reflective"

Teacher education, videotrainer supervisor, family therapist.

Profession leader of the Association

Password: Responsibility

Children: Helga 33 years

Color: antique gold

Movement: cycling by Balaton

Flavour: orange peel with dark chocolate

Eva Bartha - "Perpetum mobile"

Social work with multiproblem families in social, educational and employment related services, development therapist, mental-health worker, videotrainer, junior supervisior.

Password: Diversity

Children: Mate 9 years, Panna Sara 6 years

Color: mauve

Movement: running

Flavour: hot

Kata Medvezcky - "Enthusiastic"

Psychologist, videotrainer, junior supervisior, works with children, families and teachers in schools. Coordinator of the service pogram. Last but not least an enthusiastic member of the association. 

Password: Belief

Children: Abel 10 months

Color: terra

Movement: following and carrying Abel

Flavour: blackberry

Laura Dremmel - "swift"

Kindergarten teacher, learner of videotraining, secretary and education organizer of the Association

Password: vitality

Children: Mate 10,5 years, Aron 8 years, Botond 3,5 years

Color: brownish

Movement: action in outdoors

Flavour: light and healthy

Activities

• Trainings – introduction courses, trainee courses, course for videotrainer supervisors
• Recent most important projects:
• Training for effective communication in the classroom – participation in the national project to improve educational services for roma children and children living in poverty
• Improving services for children in group homes – cooperation of several Hungarian NGO-os to support staff development and services for children in residential child care (EU project)
• Introducing videotraining into one residential  mental health organization to support respect and autonomy of adult mental health patients

Plans for the future

• Training and mentoring in high quality early education programs for children and families living in poverty
• Trainings and mentoring to support inclusive pedadogy in elementary and secondary schools
• Promoting cooperation with other organizations on national and inernational levels in order to
• support services for children, families and  schools

Role in the project

The Hungarian organisation will have a leading role in training Romanian students, teachers and professional. They will introduce this method in Romania with support of Mr. Molewijk from Jarabee.

Like the Czech VIT experts were involved in the VIT introduction in Hungary, the Hungarians will be involved in the introduction of VIT in Romania.

The situation around 1998 in Hungary is comparable to the situation of Romania in 2006. The experiences of the Hungarian supervisors are therefore very relevant for the project.

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