FINDER Akademie

The FINDER Akademie, part of FINDER e.V., is a non-profit education and science organization aimed at promoting evidence-based, ethical, and sustainable prevention and health promotion practices.

• Training, Lectures, and Workshops: The Akademie offers a variety of training programs, lectures, and workshops, particularly for municipalities, schools, and social work institutions. These programs focus on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of concepts for prevention and health promotion (PGF)[2].
• REBOUND Program: A life skills and addiction prevention program for young people aged 14 and older, aimed at promoting social and self-competencies and teaching responsible use of alcohol and drugs. The program is scientifically evaluated and meets the quality criteria of the "Green List Prevention"[5].
• Schools That Care (STC): A school-centered approach based on the "Communities That Care" method. STC supports schools in developing and implementing needs-based, goal-oriented prevention concepts to improve the school climate and prevent problematic behavior[4].

The main mission of the FINDER Akademie is to professionalize health promotion and prevention through consulting and support in health-oriented team and organizational development, as well as through the development, evaluation, and implementation of manualized interventions and programs. The organization stands for the values of Non-profit, Transparency, Self-determination, Co-creation, Diversity, and Scientific rigor[2].

• Evidence-based Prevention: The FINDER Akademie relies on evidence-based programs and interventions that are supported by scientific evaluation studies. Examples include the REBOUND Program and the Schools That Care method[5][4].
• Interdisciplinary Approaches: The organization works interdisciplinary and integrates aspects of research, development, validation, training, networking, and communication into its projects. The "Weitblick" project is an example that develops and evaluates an integrated setting intervention for schools[3].