Program

PROGRAM

“Transition from institutional to Recovery-Oriented Community Care:
Challenges Throughout Europe”

PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS, 31 MARCH 2012

9.30 - 10.30 Plenary Session, Venue: -1 Level, Conference Room, ELTE

Welcome by Prof. Katalin Tausz, Dean and Dr. Zsolt Bugarszki ELTE University, Faculty of Social Sciences

Dr. Jan Pfeiffer (Chair for the European Expert Group on Transition from Institutional to Community Care) - Developments in Eastern Europe with regard to transition from Institutional to Community Care

Dr Jean-Pierre Wilken (Professor of Participation, Care and Support HU Utrecht University of Applied Sciences; Founder of CARe Europe) - Developments in Western Europe with regard to transition from traditional to recovery-oriented care

10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-13.00 Workshops

Parallel session 1.1 Venue: Room 6.53

Chairperson: Gabor Gombos

Advocacy and Human Rights

Tamas Verdes, Stefánia Kapronczay, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) and Dorottya Karsay, Mental Disability Advocacy Center (MDAC), – The role and practice of independent monitoring mechanisms in promoting the right to live in the community: evolving human rights standards and practice on the ground. Seminar handout

Andrea Spitálszky, Mental Disability Advocacy Center (MDAC), Hungary - Human rights issues: the Stanev v. Bulgaria case: the importance of the right to live in the community.

Mental Health Policy

Armen Soghoyan (Armenia) - Mental Health Policy for the Republic of Armenia.

Social Inclusion

Ágnes Fazekas (Hungary) - ExchangeAbility Ambassadors’, an initiative to promote participation of disabled students in higher education

Katona Vanda (Hungary) - From institutional care to community care. Education of social professionals.

Parallel session 1.2 Venue: Room 6.87

Recovery and community mental health

Suzana Oreški (Slovenia) - The Recovery Paradigm in Practice. How to carry out a recovery approach in Slovenia?

Jose Buitendijk (Netherlands) - From Institutional care to independent housing: wishes of former homeless clients regarding housing.

Vesna Švab (Slovenia) - Development of Community Psychiatry in Slovenia.

Toon van Meel, Frans Withagen, José Buitendijk (Netherlands) - Measuring Fidelity and Quality of CARe.

13.00-14.00 Snack lunch
14.00-15.00 Plenary session

Prof. Dr. Robert van Voren (Chief Executive of Global Initiative on Psychiatry) Current and future developments

Dirk den Hollander (Head of CARe Training RINO Group Netherlands; Founder of CARe Europe) Headlines of the CARe methodology

15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
15.30-17.00 Workshops

Parallel session 2.1 Venue: Room 6.53

Consumer perspectives

Annelies Hoefsloot and Martine Ganzevles (Netherlands) - Connecting perspectives of users and professionals. Experiences in USA and the Netherlands

Gabor Gombos (Hungary) - Experiences of the consumer movement in Eastern Europe

Parallel session 2.2 Venue: Room 6.87

Training and development

Nino Agdgomelashvili (Georgia) - A new approach in community mental health in Georgia. A cooperation between the Government, GIP and UNDP will lead to a basically new approach in community mental health, guided by training professionals in the approach of rehabilitation and recovery, an example of a comprehensive approach on community mental health.

David Blazey (UK) - Over and Above. Improving social inclusion, rehabilitation and recovery in South London

17.00 Plenary closure

Attention:

On Friday 30th March, there is a meeting of professionals working with the CARe methodology, Venue will be Room: 0.99. CARe is a well described comprehensive approach which can be used both in clinical and community care. It is based on a personal relationship with clients, on (creating) friendly environments and supportive social networks, in order to support recovery and social participation in society. Also people who are interested in knowing more about this approach, are welcome to join this meeting.

Social companions at Seminar evening events: €50

This fee provides a place for a social companion of workshop speakers/country representative/participants (e.g. husband, wife or partner) to attend the evening Dinner gathering event on 31st March 2012 after the CARe Europe Seminar. Reservation is necessary. For reservation please email (CARe@theCAReEurope.com) to make prior reservations.