Intercultural Sciences for Local Representatives
A 12-lesson course by Andrea Sebben for the people on the front line of exchange programs: local representatives, coordinators and program staff who deal every day with adaptation, host families and schools.
Twelve Lessons, 2h22, Yours to Keep
Watch the teaser, then take the lessons at your own pace, as many times as you need.
Intercultural Sciences for a New Era of Local Representatives
By Andrea Sebben, intercultural scientist
Enrollment runs on The Student World, FPP's learning platform.
You Are on the Front Line. This Course Is for You.
You deal directly with the challenges of adaptation, family conflicts and school issues of exchange students, and it is not always easy. This training was designed for someone who needs to act quickly, solve problems and make sure the experience is positive for everyone involved.
Including for your own mental health and well-being, protecting yourself from conflicts and finding quick solutions when they are needed.
You will learn practical strategies to manage expectations, mediate conflicts with host families, international program representatives and schools, and communicate more assertively with exchange students, all grounded in Intercultural Sciences: Intercultural Psychology and Intercultural Education. Because when you are well prepared, the exchange students will be too.
What You Will Be Able to Do
The science behind the situations you already face every week.
Read the Situation
Recognize the cultural patterns behind adaptation, homesickness and the conflicts that keep repeating themselves.
Mediate With Confidence
Handle host families, schools and program representatives with a method, instead of improvising under pressure.
Protect Yourself
Set limits, avoid unnecessary stress and keep your own well-being intact while you take care of everyone else's.
The 12 Lessons
Each lesson is a standalone video you can revisit whenever a real case shows up in your work.
- 01Welcome3 min
- 02Introduction3 min
- 03Migratory Polygon12 min
- 04Regressive Position14 min
- 05Guest or Host12 min
- 06Affective Cognition1 min
- 07Migratory Feelings23 min
- 08What is Culture17 min
- 09Psyche of People, part 19 min
- 10Psyche of People, part 217 min
- 11Adaptation10 min
- 12Emotional Intelligence and Social Skills21 min
Andrea Sebben
Intercultural scientist. In almost 30 years she has trained around 20,000 people, from exchange students and their parents to expatriate executives and professional football players, for more than 80 countries. Tutor and guest speaker at MIT on Cultural Awareness since 2021.
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US$ 275. 12 lessons, yours to keep.
One-time payment, lifetime access and a certificate of completion.
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