A total of 11 students from the College of Education at Zayed University, who specialized in community service, participated in a training session to be introduced to a modern and contemporary method of serving the community. The session was held in the Social Support Centers Directorate in Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters.
Captain Mohammed Al Menhali, Director of Social Services Branch said that the goal of the two-month session is to give the trainees an opportunity to practice community service tasks in the work field. “This reflects the Social Support Directorate’s encouragement to upgrade the status of Emirati women enabling them to engage in community work,” he added.
Last year, the Social Support Centers implemented 219 lectures and workshops in which 9,633 people benefited. During these lectures, various themes were discussed relating to family relations, parenting, national identity, and issues that students commonly face.
Approximately 25,201 pamphlets were distributed to the targeted categories. The directorate also participated in various community events, which amounted to 81 events; the centers received 44 delegations of students from universities and schools in addition to other delegations from concerned institutions.
The lectures and workshops discussed many topics of interest including behavioral values, child psychological characteristics, and friendship.
It also focused on topics such as domestic violence and its impact on children, while the brochures included various social topics, with different titles including: How to protect our children from bad companions; The steps to normalize children’s emotions following a divorce; A guide for a happy and safe married life; Mom, come close and talk to me; and The ten steps to deal with a teenager.