The Psychosocial Counsel of the Youth Service of the City of Murcia, has individually attended a hundred young people from the municipality and has conducted group talks-workshops in educational centers and social entities in which 1,403 young people in the municipality have participated.
The counseling and psychosocial consultation service for young people, under the Department of Sustainable Mobility and Youth, directed by Rebeca Pérez, offers personalized psychological attention and guidance, both individually and to specific groups, on issues related to the different issues that young people live as self-esteem, gender identity, affectivity, competence in communication, resolution and coping with interpersonal, academic conflicts, etc.
Councilwoman Rebeca Pérez has explained that "we seek to know with young people the analysis of their reality, their personal implications as well as the improvement of interpersonal communication, thus facilitating their growth and psychological maturation"
This service is developed with a double aspect.
On the one hand, it offers individualized attention, providing psychological and psychosocial, confidential and anonymous support and listening.
Questions about family and couple problems and conflicts predominate, followed by the lack of motivation to continue studying and the difficulty of defining what studies to carry out.
An anxiety picture also prevails in the absence of tools in communication skills coupled with the pressure of the environment in the relationships that induce immediacy.
This service is offered on Tuesdays of each week from 5 pm to 7 pm, and on Wednesdays, by appointment at the same time, it refers users to specific assistance centers in the relevant cases.
On the other hand, talks / workshops are held in Institutes, Organizations and Youth Associations that request it, with training sessions on specific topics such as health and healthy habits, communication skills, sexual affective education, prevention of toxic relationships and against violence of genre...
During the first semesters of 2019, group talks / workshops have been held in different centers of the municipality such as the IES The Basilica of Algezares, the IES of Alquerías, the I.ES.
José Planes de Espinardo, the IES Juan Carlos I or the IES Licensed Cascales, among others.
Communication and collaboration work is also carried out with other associations and organizations, such as attending addiction prevention conferences, organized by the Man Project and participating in courses and talks aimed at parents, such as the program "Prevent from small "...
Rebeca Pérez has stressed the importance of "offering comprehensive advice in which young people can find a solution, guidance or information on any aspect that concerns them."
The advisory service can be contacted through the website www.informajoven.org, by e-mail: asexjoven@ayto-murcia.es, or on the Informajoven Center's telephone numbers: 968215582 and 968216852. Consultations can also be made via WhatsApp, on the phone 619 10 01 02 and receive alerts of informational news through Telegram through a free subscription available through the same website.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia