The seminar sessions organized as a social responsibility project by the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Psychological Counseling Guidance and Research Center (PDRAM) aimed towards İskele Trade High School students have come to an end.
The seminar sessions that were requested by the İskele Trade High School Counseling Unit and School Management started with a seminar titled “Welcome to the Puberty Club”. The seminar was presented by psychologists Fatoş Özeylem and Uğur Maner. It focused on the developmental features of puberty and healthy adolescent development.
Another seminar was presented by psychologists Hatice Tüfekçioğlu and Haşim Haşimoğulları. The seminar titled “Are you in or out?” focused on risky behavior during puberty and addictions. During the final seminar “Communication is Power” psychologists Özlem Güler and Güler Ataş Buldu focused on healthy communication methods and communication barriers during puberty.
The seminars involving both students and teachers took place in an interactive environment calling attention to the positive developmental features of puberty and emphasizing that the label “problematic” must be discussed.
