Under the supervision of the trainer Dr Nasser Matar, Nafs for Empowerment Institution implemented a workshop on alternatives to violence for psychology graduate students at Birzeit University

Sunday 22 January 2023

Under the supervision of the trainer Dr Nasser Matar, Nafs for Empowerment Institution implemented a workshop on alternatives to violence for psychology graduate students at Birzeit University in collaboration with Dr Louay Fawadleh and the department of psychology, where many contextual activities were carried out on the methodology and philosophy of alternatives to violence and its connection to psychological trauma, individual and community behaviour, the importance of constructive dialogue, the Mandela methodology, and quick decisions and their risks. The workshop aims to improve graduate students’ crisis-resolution skills, community responsibilities, individual and collective responsibility toward themselves and society, empowerment to deal with challenging situations, and the capacity to control feelings, and control themselves in order to face the challenging circumstances and repeated psychological trauma.