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Experts by Experience

We organise Expert by Experience training, especially for members of intercultural families and those with an intercultural background who are interested in voluntary and peer support activities, as well as influencing. 

Familia’s volunteer experts by experience promote the well-being of intercultural families by participating in various trainings, seminars and workshops, or in collaboration with the media. Our experts by experience can also tell their stories, for example, in peer meetings and groups. ​Read more about Familias's experts by experience.
Find out more
  • More information about the next Expert by Experience training (in English)
  • ​More information about Familias's experts by experience
  • ​More information in Finnish​​​
 

Apply now for our Expert by experience training (in English) in October-november 2023

Would you become one of our experts by experience? Join our activities and participate in the common good!

We organise Expert by Experience training, especially for members of intercultural families and those with an intercultural background who are interested in voluntary and peer support activities, as well as influencing. 
 
The training is implemented as multi-format / blended teaching and includes in-person teaching days, online meetings, preliminary and interim assignments, and small group work (45 hours in total). During the training, you will learn presentation skills and media skills, as well as how to share your own story (experience) in a way that suits different audiences and situations. After the training, our experience experts can participate in peer groups and meetings, trainings and seminars, advocacy and development tasks, as well as in cooperation with the media.
TRAINING SCHEDULE
  • Training day in Helsinki on 9 December 2023 from 10am to 4pm.
  • Independent work in small groups
  • Online meeting: presentation skills 12 December 2023 from 4.15pm to 5.45pm
  • Training weekend in Helsinki on 20 January and on 21 January 2024 from 10am to 3.30pm
  • Final meeting
  • The training also includes a compulsory demonstration task, the content and schedule of which will be agreed upon during the training.
 
The training is in English, but Finnish can be used in assignments and during the training days.
 

Familia's experts by experience

Our experts by experience promote the well-being of intercultural families by sharing their experiences in peer groups, trainings, seminars or in collaboration with the media. You can order an expert by experience from us to share their personal experiences, for example, as part of a training day, seminar or event. Our experts by experience can also visit different groups (working groups, peer groups, etc.)

Our experts by experience can speak, for example, about:
  • intercultural family life
  • intercultural parenthood and grandparenthood
  • intercultural separation, divorce and single parenthood
  • bi- and multilingualism
  • growing up as a multicultural Finn as well as intercultural childhood and youth
The client of the expert by experience presentation / speech / visit pays the expert by experience any travel expenses and in some cases also a small fee.

Contact 
Hanna Kinnunen for more information.

Who are experts by experience?

An expert by experience has understanding and wisdom born of life experiences, and a desire to share their experience in different roles. The experience can be related to a challenging life situation, crisis, disability, illness, or a personal problem / problem of someone close to you.

The expert by experience also has knowledge of what has helped him or her best and what are the factors that have influenced living with the challenging situation and recovering from it.

What do experts by experience do?

Familia's experts by experience have first-hand experience of, for example, intercultural divorce and parenting after separation, intercultural blended family, or some other special issue related to intercultural families - and a desire to use their experience to support and help others.

The experts by experience promote the well-being of intercultural families by sharing their experiences in peer groups, trainings, seminars or in collaboration with the media.

What do experts by experience get?

Our experts by experience will get the necessary training, orientation and support for their tasks as  experts by experience, and be able to exchange ideas with others. The expenses directly related to working as an expert by experience are reimbursed Depending on the assignment, sometimes also a small payment may be paid.

Our experts by experience will get to influence and raise awareness based on their own experiences. This is how they are involved in helping people and families who share the same experience. 

 Expert by Experience training

We are organised our first Expert by Experience training this spring in cooperation with Kaapatut lapset ry and Amal ry. The training included in-person teaching days and online training as well as preliminary and intermediate tasks, and small group work online. During the training, the participants learned presentation skills and media skills, as well as how to share their own stories in a way that suits different audiences and situations. After the training, our experience experts can participate in peer groups and meetings, trainings and seminars, advocacy and development tasks, as well as in cooperation with the media.

Toimisto / OFFICE 

Haapaniemenkatu 7-9 B,
​10. kerros / 10th floor
​00530 Helsinki
Suomi-Finland

Puhelin / PHONE

+358 44 773 8628 
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(Ma-Pe 9.00-15.00 | Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

aukioloajat / Opening times

Toimistomme ovat avoinna vierailijoille. Suosittelemme kuitenkin ystävällisesti soittamaan etukäteen ja sopimaan henkilökohtaisen tapaamisen.

Our offices are open to visitors. We kindly suggest calling in advance to book an appointment and meet us in person. ​

VAT-numero / VAT-Number

​1056329-6

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Familia on johtava kahden kulttuurin perheiden asiantuntija ja edunvalvoja 
​Familia is the leading expert and advocate of intercultural families
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    • BElingual -hanke
    • Munduo - kahden kulttuurin nuorille
  • Home
  • ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT
    • Peer Groups
    • Duo Family Training
    • Advice and support
    • Events
    • Volunteering
    • Experts by Experience
    • Clubs and workshops
    • Subsidised vacations and camps
    • BElingual -project
    • Munduo - For Intercultural Youth
  • TIETOA
    • Uutiskirjeet
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    • Vaikuttamistyö >
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      • Kuinka puhua rasismista ja syrjinnästä -opas
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      • Government program objectives
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