COPORE Competences Combating Poverty & Social Exclusion Implications for Education. October 2010

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1 COPORE Competences Combating Poverty & Social Exclusion Implications for Education October 2010

2 AIMS OF THIS SESSION 1. Recap 2. Present the competences 3. Explore relevance to OT education 4. Consider potential impact on delivery of OT curriculum

3 Recap COPORE Project Year long project Interdisciplinary/cross sectoral Overall objective: produce guidelines and reference points which are useful in developing competences for poverty reduction in European higher education

4 The Partners

5 Why do it? "Europe is one of the richest regions in the world and yet 78 million people live at risk of poverty. This is completely unacceptable." Studies have also shown that difficulties in accessing healthcare are compounded by poverty and social exclusion, and vice versa (March 2008, Manuscript EC). The EU needs to do more and to change their approach. Commissioner Vladimír Špidla

6 Specific goals Identification of good practice relevant to this theme Organised a conference to disseminate and discuss the value of those projects for education Recommendations for the competences underpinning the practice of health, social and educational workers The uniqueness of this interdisciplinary collaboration and dissemination of results to over 1500 institutions all over Europe, will contribute to the competences of future health, social and educational workers in combating poverty.

7 Survey of good practice Student groups from all European countries from the networks participating in the COPORE project invited to develop multidisciplinary projects on poverty reduction, in collaboration with disadvantaged groups from local communities. Following selection by a committee, descriptions of the fifteen best projects placed on the COPORE website. Five of the best projects were selected for presentation

8 Survey of Good Practice Working Examples Community based examples Interdisciplinary or cross disciplinary Evidence of impact Published on website Included in publication for project

9 Focus Areas Five working groups: 1. Interdisciplinary approach in social and health care to prevent and/or combat poverty; 2. Community development and client participation approaches to addressing health inequalities; 3. Preventive and outreaching approaches; 4. Eradicating disadvantages in education - (poverty reduction) 5. Work and worklessness.

10 The uniqueness of this interdisciplinary collaboration and dissemination of results to over 1500 institutions all over Europe, will contribute to the competences of future health, social and educational workers in combating poverty.

11 What do we have? Website and booklet with examples of good practice (including student projects) A COPORE flyer with competences and LTA strategies for poverty reduction in different languages Several position papers and an article A travelling exhibition A successful two day conference

12 Core Competence Domains Knowledge Strategies Collaboration/partnerships Research and quality improvement Leadership and management

13 Page 5 Specific Competences A small number of specific competences related to each working group

14 Basic Values Health as a fundamental human right Equity in health and well being Solidarity in action between and within all countries and their inhabitants Participation and accountability of individuals, groups, institutions and communities for continued health and development

15 Tasks for the session How are these competences relevant to the OT curriculum and OT practice? Do they exist already in the curriculum? Are there any gaps in the competences or the curriculum? If there are gaps how will you ensure they are addressed?

16 Tasks continued. What are the barriers to incorporating the competences into the curriculum? What would be you do different in relation to LTA strategies? How will the explicit inclusion of these competences make a difference in the long run to either OT education or the reduction of poverty?