Result 2 of the EmoSeniors Project aims to provide caregivers with the necessary knowledge and emotional skills to manage their emotions and improve their well-being while caring for elderly individuals. The consortium developed a training system that will help caregivers improve their emotional intelligence and equip them with emotional management tools to handle everyday challenges when working with the elderly. This will be achieved by preparing and analyzing theoretical modules. The target group for this result is caregivers, who often lack specific emotional intelligence training to care for the elderly. The training package focuses specifically on emotional intelligence training for caregivers who care for elderly individuals. It is also noteworthy that the developed system can be used in other contexts outside the project, such as institutions that care for people with some level of dependency or disability, both in the private and public sphere, and even non-professional carers, such as family members.
Some of the key objectives, elements of innovation, and potential impacts of this result are as follows:
- Help caregivers become aware of their emotional management and improve their emotional skills
- Develop a training system to provide caregivers with emotional management tools to enhance their well-being and enable them to cope with everyday challenges
- Prepare theoretical modules to assist caregivers in recognizing their emotional intelligence deficits and provide them with the necessary knowledge to manage both their own emotions and the emotions of seniors.