MoDem: Croatia

MoDem festival is still magical after years of attending. Every year it seems (almost) every team gets better at what they do, including Psycare 🥰

This year we had a particularly strong team, and although we had many first time psycarers, such an unusually large proportion of them were naturals at it- as if they’d been doing it for years!

It brought me to thinking: what makes a strong Psycarer, apart from Psycare experience? Here’s a list I’ve compiled, copied over from my journal:

Excellent (verbal and nonverbal) communication skills
Team player mentality
Sense for justice and fairness (Psycare is after all a part of a greater social justice movement!)
Passion for service (ain’t nobody doin this job for money 😂)
Connectedness with oneself and accurate self assessment (what are my strengths and weaknesses? Am I capable of holding space in this particular situation/in this moment?)
Strong sense of boundaries
Affinity for the nuance of the role of Psycarer (we need to be professional while still authentic and personable)
Groundedness and calmness in intense situations
Vulnerability and honesty (with our team)
Ability to integrate and let go (not get too involved personally/emotionally in cases)

Drop a comment of what you think of this list if you’re a fellow Psycarer. Or if you feel you fit the bill then get in touch with me for next summer to join our community 🥰もっと詳しく