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International Expert Workshop "Counselling work in tertiary prevention of Islamist extremism" ,
The question of how to most effectively prevent and counter Islamist extremism continues to be of special interest to government institutions, academics and frontline practitioners alike. The Migration, Integration and Asylum Research Centre of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees has been implementing several research projects to support the refinement of existing approaches in tertiary prevention and their adjustment to different challenges in this field based on an evaluation published in 2018. The main goal of these projects is to come to a better understanding of "what works for whom, under which conditions and how". Based on empirical research, the findings of these projects are being used to develop and implement a training course for front line practitioners in tertiary prevention.
In order to discuss the curriculum and possible formats of the training course, but also topics such as counselling methods in tertiary prevention, psychological aspects within the counselling work, trends within Islamist extremism and current debates in (de)radicalisation research, the Research Centre hosted an international workshop on "Counselling work in tertiary prevention of Islamist extremism – challenges and approaches". It took place in March 2019 in Berlin.
During this two-day workshop, renowned experts from 12 countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States) came together to share their knowledge and expertise. The main outcomes of the discussions are summarised in this workshop documentation.
The development and implementation of this training course is funded by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) within the framework of Germany's National Programme to Prevent Islamist Extremism (NPP).