The Council of Europe is continuing to assist Albanian prison service to introduce Trauma-Informed Therapy (TiT) in Pojska, the only prison for women offenders in Albania.

Following the earlier advanced training on TiT delivered to Pojska prison psycho-social staff and representatives of the Directorate General of Prisons, another cascade training was held on 25-26 June 2026 in Tirana, with the support of EU and Council of Europe. It aimed to further improve the skills and confidence of psychologists in delivering the therapy in a safe environment and benefit from a peer review and expert’s feedback.

The first day of the training focused on practical scenarios of therapy delivery based on the Trauma Therapy Manual for Prison Staff, receiving peer feedback on both strengths and further development points. The second day revolved into the possible techniques of managing difficult prisoners and scenarios, individual therapy vs group therapy, and tailored planning on the piloting of the programme in Pojska prison, during the period July- September 2025.

This activity was conducted by the action on “Enhancing the protection of Human Rights of prisoners in Albania”. in the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme ”Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye – Phase III”.