PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
Today, pornography is an integral part of young people's lives. Research shows that, despite existing legal regulations, young people can easily access illegal pornographic content and that almost half of all adolescents interviewed regularly consume it (Altstötter 2006; eNASCO, 2015). In addition, the proportion of unwanted contacts with pornography is increasing (Grimm 2010:15). For example, if children type in the harmless word "disgusting" on Google, pornographic content is shown.
Larger European-wide studies and meta-analyses end up that confrontation with Internet pornography is one of the most important online risks in Europe (Hasebrink et al. 2009). So there is no doubt that the manifold possibilities of and easy access to pornographic content entail risks and make adolescents insecure in their sexual socialization. Europe has therefore already responded by providing protection filters and classification tools for user-generated content, as the "You rate it" project shows. Since filters (1) can be circumvented more and more easily, (2) are not effective everywhere and (3) alone are not sufficient (although necessary) to deal adequately with this problem area of Internet use, cooperation between non-state actors is of great importance here.
Due to the similar problematic situation throughout Europe, but at the same time different experiences and research efforts, we need transnational learning through professional exchange in order to be able to create professional attribute for action. The professional group of social work is therefore the target group of this project, because it deals with these current questions and problems in the fields of open youth work and prevention and can fill this gap professionally. At the same time, there is an enormous need for further education and training both with regard to current developments and legal regulations of pornography in Europe as well as with regard to the individual professional self-image of the youthworkers.
In a consortium of AT, BE, BG, RO, EL and DE, we are taking on this sustainable educational task with a dual strategy, involving politicians and local authorities and institutional, and on the other hand, above all, the actively-reflected debate. The declared aim is to combine the two and integrate them into the context of social work.
ROLE OF
EDUCOMMART
EDUCOMMART is responsible for the dissemination of this 2-year Erasmus+ project, with the participation of 7 other European partner organisations. Furthermore, the dissemination reports of all partners are requested at short intervals from EDUCOMMART, documented and evaluated at the end of the project.
OBJECTIVES
- An interactive internet platform in at least 6 languages with the following content
- Training modules to promote pornography skills with interactive materials and exercises on pornography skills
- Professional intervention /knowledge and values
- A system of values and norms as a guideline for independent action patterns
- legal explanation/legal framework conditions
- A handbook on philosophising with children and adolescents
PROJECT
INFORMATION
Programme: Erasmus+
Action: Youth in Action
Title: Pornography skills in everyday social work
Acronym: PODIGIKOM
Project No.: 2017-DE04-KA205-015270
Duration: 24 months
Start-End: 01/06/2017 – 31/05/2019
Coordinator of the project:
Stiftung Medien- und Onlinesucht, DE Patron: Member of the Bundestag: Hiltrud Lotze
Homepage:
www.psssst.eu
Partners
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
