Skillful Academy – Resilience & Skills Program
Resilience and Skills Development Program
What is Skillful Academy?
Skillful Academy is a development space created for professionals who support children, youth, and their families every day—and who want to work based on solutions, resources, and skills rather than problems. It is a place where theory meets practice, and professional tools become real support in educational, family, and care environments.
The Academy was created to provide professionals with a clear, modern, and structured development path based on the Kids’ Skills methodology, the Collaborative Parenting Approach, and the Ambassadors of the Impossible program.
Why join Skillful Academy?
Develop your skills with top experts
Practical tools for your daily work
Build support within your community
Subsidized programs – an investment in the future
Your well-being is our priority
Skillful Academy is a space that brings together practitioners, teachers, therapists, and mental health professionals.
You learn from the best—Dr. Ben Furman's methodology, which focuses on building skills rather than diagnosing problems.
Our training is based on proven, scientifically validated methods that genuinely improve the quality of work with children and youth.
At Skillful Academy, you don't just learn theory—you receive concrete tools that you can apply immediately in your daily work with children, youth, and families.
Our methods (Kids’ Skills and Skillful Group) are recommended for individual, group, and classroom work, providing you with support in every form of interaction with your charges.
Additionally, you have access to materials and publications that support your practice—available in the Foundation's Shop, where you will find, among other things:
- books by Dr. Ben Furman on the solution-focused approach and creating environments that foster skill development,
- SKILLFUL CLASS cards – practical skill cards that support work with groups and classrooms,
- workbooks and supplementary materials designed to support the development of children's and youth's competencies.
100% of the proceeds from shop sales are dedicated to the Foundation's statutory activities and supporting the mental resilience of children and youth, meaning every purchase strengthens your practice while directly supporting the Foundation's mission.
Go to the shop >>By joining the Academy, you become part of a network of professionals who support each other's growth, exchange experiences, and inspire one another.
The Skills Development Academy is a space where you will find support, consultations, and partnership—regardless of whether you work in a school, social services, foster care, or a therapeutic setting.
The Skillful Energy educational platform—a modern online learning space—launches in 2026. If you would like to receive information on how to join our community, sign up for our newsletter.
Skillful Academy offers programs and training that can be fully or partially subsidized, making professional development truly accessible. Funding is made possible by our Strategic Partner, Neo Energy Group.
This is an investment that translates not only into your skills but also into the well-being of the children, youth, and institutions you work with.
We believe that it is the "strong adult" who can effectively support children. Our training programs not only develop professional competencies but also help you maintain balance, mindfulness, and job satisfaction.
This is a space where you also receive support and learn to take care of your own well-being.
At the Academy, we offer supervision, expert support, and solutions that help you work effectively without burnout.
Your sense of agency and comfort at work are just as important to us as skill development.
Who is Skillful Academy for?
– Three pillars of our programs
Methods and tools used at Skillful Academy
At the Academy, we use proven, practical, and effective tools based on the Solution-Focused Approach.
Kids’ Skills – a method for individual work with a child or teenager, focused on building skills rather than fixing problems.
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Skillful Group – a group work method, including the Skillful Class module, which supports classes and peer groups in developing social and personal competencies.
Learn more >>Skillful Resilience Study – a study on the psychological resilience of children and youth
Learn more >>Supervision and consultations – conducted using the Kids’ Skills model for professionals looking to develop their practical skills.
Learn more>>Skillful Energy - a modern social platform that brings together practitioners of the Kids’ Skills method.
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How we work at Skillful Academy?
Skillful Academy offers flexible forms of participation:
- The Skillful Energy educational platform, which brings together practitioners of the Kids’ Skills method, the Skillful Group, as well as teachers, trainers, educators, psychologists, therapists, foster parents, family foster care coordinators, and family assistants – specialists working with children across Poland.
- In-person training – at the Dr. Ben Furman Motivational and Preventive Center and its branch in Mikołów.
- Conferences, workshops, strategic meetings, masterclasses – including exclusive sessions with Dr. Ben Furman.
Couldn't make it?
We invite you to visit the page dedicated to past Skillful Academy events. You will find reports, photos, and materials from our conferences, workshops, and masterclasses, which will give you a glimpse into our meetings, inspirations, and practical activities at the Academy.
Experience it with us—even if you couldn't attend in person!
Neo Energy Group.
As a leading developer and operator of renewable energy sources (RES), Neo Energy Group is deeply committed to sustainable development. The company also engages in social initiatives that not only promote the well-being of children and youth but also build their psychological resilience—a protective shield that is a key element of their health and prosperity. By supporting the ULICA Foundation and its Center, NEG actively contributes to the development of ecopsychology and the ideas of Dr. Ben Furman. It also demonstrates that responsible business and sustainable development are not just about investing in technology, but also in people—especially the younger generation. The innovation embedded in Neo Energy Group's DNA is also evident in the Foundation's activities and the concept it promotes, which uses modern tools to rebuild and strengthen the psychological resilience of children. As a result, children's problems are beginning to be viewed in a new light. They are transformed into learning processes that help overcome difficulties and initiate the desired change. The accessibility of these initiatives to local communities is further proof that Neo Energy Group understands and takes its social role very seriously, possessing the power to drive positive change. By supporting the ULICA Foundation, the company joins forces with those working for a better tomorrow, where every child—regardless of where they live—has the chance for healthy development in harmony with the world around them.
For any questions, please contact
Agata Gemser-Wrębiak
Email: agata@fundacjaulica.pl
Phone: +48 453 389 717