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Student Committee
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Student Report 2009
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ENOTHE STUDENT GROUP, 15th Annual Meeting, Coruña, Spain
XV Meeting of the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education, ENOTHE
INTRODUCTION
The European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) was founded in 1995 and its goal is to unite the European Occupational Therapy Educational Programs in order to advance the education and the body of knowledge of occupational therapy. One of the specific objectives of this organization is to promote learning throughout the life of OT professionals in the international arena. ENOTHE organizes an annual international conference gathering over 400 attendees each year, between students and Occupational Therapy professors. The congress offers two views: one part aimed at professionals of Occupational Therapy; and the other, aimed at students of this discipline, in order to achieve the goals set by the organization.
This year we celebrated the fifteenth annual ENOTHE Meeting at the University of A Coruña, from the 15th to the 17th of October 2009, a decision which was made at the General Assembly of ENOTHE held on October 19th in Cork, Ireland.
Each year the theme of the Meeting converges with the common theme proposed by Europe. The year 2009 is the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. "Imagine‐Create‐Innovate". The activities of the year are focused on enabling a propitious environment for creativity and innovation and to become a strong impetus for a long term policy. The event is focused on linking this issue throughout occupational therapy with education, science, culture, research and information.
Highlighting creativity should encourage problem solving and the practical application of knowledge and ideas. All forms of innovation including social and entrepreneurial innovation are taken into account. Artistic creation and new approaches in culture should also receive this attention, as important means of communication between people in Europe. The purpose of the act is to remember that innovation in Spain and in Europe generates ideas, makes the society more competitive and it also offers solutions.
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STUDENT COMMITTEE
THOUGHT AND PURPOSE
From the moment we found out we would be the contact students for the fifteenth ENOTHE Meeting in A Coruña, we had a clear idea: we wanted to use this role to strengthen connections between occupational therapy students in Europe.
We believe it is the best way to grow as a discipline, being a united group, and thereby contribute to change the realities of the clients we work with.
For this reason, the whole team of students that is part of the organizing committee in A Coruña, work to create connections and alliances, in different ways and at different levels:
1 .‐ Between the students themselves at the University of A Coruña: to become involved in the process of organizing the event as a way of learning how to work in a team and nurture themselves with everything that an event like this entails.
2 .‐ Spanish students: as the host country, Spain had the opportunity to show the enormous potential it has, not only to its professionals, but to future generations.
3 .‐ With students from Europe: of which we expected, without no disapointment, to nourish us with their narrative, and to those we expect we nurtured with ours.
The performance of the students has been in assembly, coordinated by a small committee of students who had some specific roles and responsibilities. The organizing committee of students was composed by the following persons: Natalia Yanaína Rivas Quarneti, Betania Groba González, Nuria Vazquez Temprano, Laura Nieto Riveiro, Iria Queijeiro Pérez, Thais Rio Diaz, Lidia Rubio Gayo, Vanessa Suárez López, Candela Presedo Sanchez and Luis Marquez Álvarez. Meanwhile, another group of around 30 students played a vital but distinct role in the process of the XV ENOTHE Meeting: Lidya Abad Itoiz, Iria Abad Rivera, Jessica Abad Rosende, Eva Alba Miranda, Beatriz Blanco Álvarez, Alba Cabanas Iglesias, Sheila Casal Barcala, Yoanna Corral Bergantiños, Rita Díaz López, Silvia Eiroa Santos, Marta Fernández González, Aroa Fernández Novo, Mirtha Flores Cuesta, Silvia Gerpe López, Silvia Grille Lema, Natalia Hermida Carballido, Mª José Hermida Magariños, Alba Laso González, Mª Teresa Lema Pérez, Lorena López Rodríguez, Soraya Mangana Rivas, Alba Mayán Carballa, Ana Mayo Martínez, Tania Muíño Vila, Noelia Rabuñal Fernández, Sonia Reboredo Taboada, Tania Romeu Ces, Marta Sánchez Yáñez, Miriam Soliño Barros, Lucía Teijeiro Lorenzo, Cristina Varela Penas. The student organizing committee participated in the XV ENOTHE Meeting in a dynamic way, trying to apply different creative and innovative tools and techniques. The actions implemented by the group of students from the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Coruña, have been divided into three groups: those implemented in the period before the meeting, those implemented during the meeting, and those implemented in the period following the conclusion of the meeting.
The dates and timing for the organizing of the Meeting in A Coruña are the following dates:
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• Period preceding the XV ENOTHE Meeting. November 2008‐October 2009.
• Period during XV ENOTHE Meeting.
• Subsequent Period of XV ENOTHE Meeting. October 2009‐December 2009.
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1. PERIOD PRECEDING THE XV ENOTHE MEETING:
Action 1.1: Welcome and presentation of the Faculty of Health Sciences, A Coruña.
The students representing the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of A Coruña developed a welcome letter introducing and welcoming the XV Meeting of The European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (Annex 1 and Annex 2).
Action 1.2: Joint development between students and ENOTHE board of the basis of the student programs of 2009.
The foundation of the student projects of 2009 are based on the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. Thus, from these two qualities, European OT students were encouraged to create a project in which occupational therapy, together with its clients, increased their health. These terms were established in conjunction with the executive director of the ENOTHE, published on the official website of this network.
Action 1.3: Dissemination of information to students of the University of A Coruña.
The student coordinators conducted the meeting and the dissemination of information conveyed by the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) through meetings held during the month of November 2008 with various courses of Occupational Therapy. A triptych was made by the student organizing committee to achieve maximum dissemination in a clear and concise manner among students of the University of A Coruña (Annex 3).
Action 1.4: Meetings and organization of working groups.
The student committee held weekly meetings during the month of December 2008 with the objective that students who were motivated to help in organizing the meeting could have as much information as possible, and from that moment onwards the information could be distributed to students in groups coordinated by a student committee member and formed by representatives of the 4 courses in Occupational Therapy. The second objective of the student meetings was to assign specific tasks to different groups. On Chart 1.3.1. this distribution by groups and assigned tasks can be observed, whilst Annex 4 is attached with the list of students who conformed the meetings.
Activity
Number of students
Student Responsible of Organizing Comittee
Group 1 Space organization and sample of students
9 students Laura Nieto
Group 2 Thursday Social Event: students welcome 3 students Iria Queijeiro
Group 3 Saturday Social Event 6 students Thais Río
Group 4 Management and organization of closet 4 students Candela Presedo
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Group 5 Organization and review of Abstracts 7 students Lidia Rubio Nuria Vázquez
Group 6 Sunday tourists options 4 students Betania Groba
Group 7 General tourists options 4 students Natalia Rivas
Group 8 Document Translation 2 students Vanessa Suárez
Group 9 Technical Assistance 2 students Luis Márquez
Table 1.3.1. Students organization before the 15 Meeting of ENOTHE.
Action 1.5: Dissemination in the National Student Congress of Occupational Therapy.
Another measure implemented by the student Committee was the dissemination of the celebration of the Fifteenth ENOTHE Meeting nationally, with the presentation of an oral communication at the National Congress of Students of Occupational Therapy held in Talavera de la Reina during the 18th and 19th April 2009. Attached is the full text presented at the conference (Annex 5).
In order to spread and give out information about the Meeting, various actions took place. The information was published at different points and is available at the following websites: ENOTHE (www.enothe.hva.nl), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of A Coruña (http://www. udc.es / fcs / s). Another action undertaken was the publication of information in the National Conference of Directors of University Schools of Occupational Therapy (CNDEUTO), in the Galician Journal of Occupational Therapy (www.revistatog.com), in the Galician Professional Association of Occupational Therapists (APGTO) and in the Spanish Professional Association of Occupational Therapists (APETO).
Action 1.6: Reception of abstracts.
The students were the people responsible of receiving the abstracts of the projects designed by European students and organizing them in a way that would simplify the process of evaluating them. The student abstracts were submitted until June 1st 2009. In that time we received 38 pieces of work from students all over Europe.
Action 1.7: Collaboration in the creation of the evaluation system of abstracts.
It was necessary to develop evaluation criteria to determine if the projects were fit or not to present at the Meeting, and to emphasize on the strong points of the projects and encourage the improvement of the weaker points. These criteria were created by the Faculty of the University of A Coruña, with the active participation of students from the organizing committee.
The sending, receiving and organizing of the abstracts reviewed by the expert committee (occupational therapy teachers from all around the country) was carried out both by teachers and by students of the organizing committee.
http://www.revistatog.com/
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The sending of the feedback from the expert committee to each of the teams of students which undertook a project was done by the student committee.
Action 1.8: Organization Rooms.
During the meeting, all proposed activities had the supervision of the organizing committee and/or room responsibles that could instantly transmit any incident which may have occurred. For this, a schedule was organized with the responsible for each room, what activity should be carried out by that person, and a protocol of action in each case (made by the faculty). Students of the organizing committee were responsible for explaining and managing all these instructions to all students who participated in organizing the meeting.
Action 1.9: Creating EnotheCorunaStudents Facebook profile
The way to contact the student committee of Spain has been, and is, officially by e‐mail. However, a student initiative was the creation of a facebook profile specific to the Meeting of A Coruña. Its objective was to keep all students, the faculty, clients and interested citizens informed in a more flexible way, about the events of the Meeting. This initiative was successful because today (December 2009) the profile has 196 friends, who can instantly be informed about the ENOTHE Meeting.
This also allowed students to engage in the process of creating the Meeting, going to the Web for information, for example the visit of the Executive Director in July ENOTHE 09, who reviewed together with the host team all the preparations, photographs of the meetings and tourist information about the city, amongst other things.
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2. PERIOD DURING XV ENOTHE MEETING:
For the different tasks to perform during the meeting the same work structure was used as for the previous period: setting up different groups of students, depending on the different needs, and a representative for each one, as indicated in Annex 6.
Action 2.1: Organization of the registration.
The registration of students attending the meeting took place in two different places. On one hand, it was held at Hotel Riazor on Wednesday and Thursday from 18:00 to 21:00 and from 18:00 to 20:00 respectively. On the other hand, it was held at the headquarters of the meeting, Department of Sociology, on Thursday and Friday from 08:15 to 09:00. Also, students were responsible for handing out certificates to teachers and students on the last day of the meeting. For these tasks we set up a group of thirteen students.
Action 2.2: Information point.
During the three day meeting, an information point was available to those attending, which could come at any time to clarify any doubts in relation to the rooms, schedules, etc. At this information point, located beside the registration table, was a group of eight students and several computers.
Action 2.3: Wardrobe.
At headquarters, the meeting prepared a closet for attendees, which was commissioned by a group of twelve people, organized in shifts, so that there were always at least four people at the closet.
Action 2.4: Meals.
For the handing out of meals there was a group of thirty students, organized in different shifts and located at four tables near the dining room of the faculty. Attached is an appendix which shows how the different shifts were organized and which people participated in this task.
Action 2.5: Welcome Party: clue game, party in Garufa, game in Garufa.
On Thursday night we held a welcome party at the Garufa pub to receive the students who attended the meeting. First, students were called at 21:30 at the Plaza de María Pita where they were given a set of clues to reach the Garufa pub (attached is a separate document with the different clues that were in the game). This game was controlled by a group of eleven students, some of which were at the meeting point (Plaza de María Pita) to hand out the first clue, and the rest at the clue‐delivery points. Another student group, formed by four people, was responsible for greeting the students at the door of the pub and giving them a card with a number, which would later be used to perform a game in the party. (Annex 7)
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Action 2.6: Student Meeting: Facebook proposed as a connection between European students.
During the afternoon of Friday 16th October 2009, the Student Meeting was held. In it, along with one of our main objectives, the connection between students from Europe, the idea of a Facebook profile for the gathering in A Coruña was presented and this initiative was proposed to continue in the coming years. After the debate generated, during which students from different countries participated, it was agreed by majority to transfer this facebook account, in which we would maintain the existing friends, to the students of the organizing committee of the Karolinska University, hosts of the next meeting.
Also, students of Paris proposed the idea of creating a European association of occupational therapy students to facilitate activities such as student exchanges or information of the different countries. The agreement reached in this initiative was to begin to create connections for it and see what happens over time.
Action 2.7: Room Responsibles.
During the celebration of the event and particularly during the parallel sessions which were student projects, 2 students per session were chosen to be responsible of a room. These students had some specific functions that helped the correct functioning in the rooms: to make sure the meeting ran smoothly, to create a folder on the computer desktop to save the presentations of the lecturers, to wait until the presentations reached the Organizing Committee members responsible of saving all information in an external support, to address any issues ... (Annex 8 and Annex 9).
Reports from student project are described in Annex 10.
Action 2.8: Friday’s Party: bagpipes.
During the social evening on Friday, 16 students of the organizing committee were responsible of different functions: giving out gifts for all participants in collaboration with students and organizing the group of occupational therapy students representing typical Galician music and dance. This small group of 4 students of Occupational Therapy of A Coruña played pieces of music with bagpipes, tambourines and sang the lyrics to several typical songs of Galicia with the objective of sharing with Europe a piece of our cultural essence.
Action 2.9: Social event on Saturday 17th.
At 23:30 on Saturday we held a party at the Grietax pub, located in Juan Canalejo Street, one of the most central nightlife areas of the city of A Coruña. Attendees had information previously submitted (Annex 7).
A group of 15 students were in charge of receiving the participants (teachers and students) at the pub. Different games were organized so that people could have a good time and could strengthen the contacts made during the meeting. For this, we handed out cards in which people could write down contact details of others.
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2.10: Tourism Options.
On Sunday 18th October, cultural outings were planned for those attending the Meeting in accordance with the registered requests: Fragas do Eume and Santiago de Compostela. For this, a group of 10 students, coordinated by Professor David Luaces, was commissioned to accompany and support assistants at various times of the day to visit both Fragas do Eume and Santiago de Compostela. Some of the functions performed by these students were: the explanation of the different activities of the day, the times and the meeting points, the dissemination of key information and resolving potential problems.
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3. SUBSEQUENT PERIOD OF XV ENOTHE MEETING:
Action 3.1: Development report.
Action 3.2: Summary of abstracts of the students projects.
Then it summarizes the projects of students according to its theme and the sessions that belong.
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Session 1: Paulo Freire
OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation
Name of the project: Occupational therapy in 2020
Institute: FH Campus WienCountry: Austria Students: Sadlonova Martina, Fischer Sandra, Baumgartner Doris, Maier Katharina, Lüftenegger Theresa, Salzmann Veronika e‐mail: [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ The project “occupational therapy 2020” consists of discussion‐results of three groups. Students,teachers and occupational therapists tell their own understanding of creativity and innovation, how theyrelate this to occupational therapy and talk about their visions and dreams to the item 'occupationaltherapy 2020'. With this future‐orientated theme they have the possibility to share their creative ideasfor the development of occupational therapy and set a base for innovation. The participants areseparated in three focus groups to gather a wide spectrum of ideas. The discussions are moderated byan outstanding person who is able to keep a more neutral view. After this talking rounds, theparticipants have the possibility to bring their creative input on one sheet. The results will besummarized and compared. Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy We think that creativity (and innovation) is/are the main values contributing to the development of OT.Due to that hypothesis we wanted to ask other OT‐students and OTs how they imagine thedevelopment of OT could be during the next 10 years. We want them to tell us about their visions anddreams and maybe they already have a plan to make their visions come true. Hopefully we are able togain and collect a lot of different creative oppinions which can be shared and compared. After all, themain perpose is that every single participiant should be inspired to make her or his dreams come true.Referring to the words of George Bernhard Shaw (26.07.1856 ‐ 02.11.1950): „You saw and said: WHY?And I saw and said: WHY NOT?“ Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved Purpose of our project is getting to know new visions, innovations and dreams for Occupational Therapyin 2020. Creativity is the main part of our discussion‐groups. We are initiating think tanks, where anexchange about variances or advanced for the OTs takes place. In our focus groups there are different professional categories, like students, OTs and teachers from ouruniversity. After the discussions we want to find out, if there are different visions, dreams orinnovations, or if there are many similar thoughts, between each group. We will evaluate all of theinformation and present our data at the ENOTHE‐Congress in Courna.
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Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships We interviewed three focus groups; the members of the first focus group were students of ouroccupational therapist university, then we interviewed the lecturers of our university and the third focusgroup were occupational therapist, who are practicing in various institutions. We filmed and recorded the discussions and analyzed the ideas and visions of the three focus groups.
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OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation
Name of the project: Connect the dots, between theory andpractise
Institute: Hogeschool Zuyd, HeerlenCountry: the Netherlands Students Name: Anne Birmans, Margarete Gasch, Simone Liebregts, Laura van Wezel E‐mail: [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ Every year there is an introductory camp for the new OT students from Zuyd University of AppliedSciences, Department of Occupational Therapy in Heerlen. Approximately 40 % of the students followingDutch BSc OT programme are Germans. The goal of the camp is to bring occupational therapy students (from different cultural backgrounds) andteachers together and let them experience how to work innovative, creative, and find the way how tocooperate while working problem‐based. Within this context, we are going to implement a new creative and innovative component to thestandard programme. This means, that the students will be introduced to occupational therapy practiceby meeting real clients and engaging with them while doing an occupation. This project will contribute the social interaction between the German and the Dutch students, since theresults of the COTEC‐survey, done by OTIS ¹ from Zuyd University, showed that the students requiremore attention towards this topic.. During our workshop, students will get a first impression of occupational performance problems whiledoing an occupation with clients and also get a better view on the aspects of language and culture. This happens in a creative way. . Working method for the workshop during this camp:
• Students will be working in mixed groups (female/male/dutch/german) of four to six students.Each group of students will have one real client (each client has a different disability,representing common client groups treated in the OT)
• Students will get short instructions (like to which factors to pay attention to while interactingwith the client, …).
• Doing an activity together • Discussion and reflection (the clients tell their groups about their limitations and there will be
the opportunity for the students to ask their clients questions, reflections, …). ¹ Occupational Therapy International Students = a club at the Zuyd University, ran by students who are interested in international contacts, issues in context with occupatinal therapy and around Zuyd University Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy As mentioned above, this idea is based on the COTEC‐survey results, which show that students requiremore international social interaction. Throughout the curriculum, there are mixed groups in whichinternational students have to work together, which is not always easy due to cultural differences. Wewant to achieve a relaxed atmosphere between the Dutch and German students right from the start, inorder to ease the transition into (intercultural) social participation. The yearly introductory camp for the new OT students has an open atmosphere where the students getto know each other and practice to be cooperative, think in a problem‐based manner, and be innovativeand creative. Therefore this is a great environment to implement this pilot programme.
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This context offers the opportunity to meet real clients in a relaxed atmosphere and perform creativeactivities with them, while being socially interactive. This might also have a positive contribution to thestudents' anxiety towards real clients. By implementing this pilot programme, we give the students afirst impression of clients' possible problems in desired daily occupations. We want to make the students aware of the three aspects (Person, Environment, Occupation) of theholistic vision which is central in occupational therapy. On account of this, that project fits very well to the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved The purpose is to bring education and practice closer together, and emphasise on the importance of thedifferent cultures living and working together. That means, that students can work on differentcompetences. Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships The method will be active participation in doing occupations with clients, while using creative media. The pilot will be evaluated through oral and written evaluation by students, teachers and clients. It takes place on september 2nd 2009 and the outcomes will be worked out and sent by september 5th.
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OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation
Name of the project: Inclusive education
Institute: University College GhentCountry: Belgium Students Name: Sarah Ascoop, Leen De Graef, Wendy Teerlijnck, Evelyne Vincke, Stéphanie Vernaillen E‐mail: ‐ [email protected] ‐ [email protected] ‐ [email protected] ‐ [email protected] ‐ [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ Inclusive education is a worldwide movement, initiated in the sixties of the 20th century based on ahuman right issue: every child, whatever its level of difficulties or disability, should have the right to highquality education together with more able peers and not be excluded from the mainstream because ofa certain learning difficulty or disability.Inclusive education is defined as providing adapted, individually tailored education for all children inpeer and more or less‐age related groups, across a variety of needs, abilities and level competences. Itprovides the necessary support within the normal classroom. Inclusive education demands a simultaneous re‐education in segregationist policies and actions. It’s thecreation of an environment for good learning processes for all pupils. It is in this creation that anoccupational therapist has to show his creativity to support the pupil, the peers and the teachers. This isan important process to give to teachers that inclusive education is a realistic and a feasible way ofeducating. Long‐term objectives of inclusive education are to change teachers’ attitudes and classroom practice: tomake teachers more aware of hidden learning potential of people who are “educationally at risk” of lowschooling or exclusion, and of their capacity as a teacher to develop better learning experiences andcompetencies. It is difficult to set up general guidelines for inclusive education because the staff of each individualschool has to base the development of the school on their own creativity and on their innovativecapability. Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy ‐ Occupational therapy wants to create an environment where the client can participate on activities that are important to themselves. ‐ Some children can not go to the school in their own environment because of their handicap or learning disabilities. In fact, the environment has a responsibility. Some of them create problems for the child by not taking their responsibility. ‐ The ICF is an important reference to make other professionals aware of the importance of their own influence as a school on the possibility of participation of children with special needs. Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved
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‐ To understand the definition, the goals and the basic assumptions of inclusive education ‐ The job of the teacher within the inclusive education and the cooperation with the OT Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships ‐ Contacts made with Arianne Van Dorpe ‐ Books: ‐ LEBER, J., In‐clues: clues to inclusive and cognitive education. Antwerpen‐Appeldoorn, Garant publishers, 2006, 77blz. ‐ … ‐ Articles: ‐ Echo's uit de gehandicaptenzorg. jrg 25, nr. 2, 2004, blz 15‐23. ‐ … ‐ Internet: ‐ http://www.inclusiefonderwijs.be ‐ http://www.inclusie.ugent.be/index2.html ‐ http://www.unesco.org/en/inclusive‐education ‐ http://www.gripvzw.be/leerkrachten/inclusie.asp ‐ http://curriculum.pgwc.gov.za/site/40/page/view/314 ‐ …
http://www.inclusiefonderwijs.be/http://www.inclusie.ugent.be/index2.htmlhttp://www.unesco.org/en/inclusive-educationhttp://www.gripvzw.be/leerkrachten/inclusie.asphttp://curriculum.pgwc.gov.za/site/40/page/view/314
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OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation
Name of the project: “OT‐ STUDENTS@ RHEINFELDER PRIMARYSCHOOL‐ WHAT STUDENTS CAN LEARNFORM PUPILS
Institute: WannseeschuleCountry: Germany Students Name: Johannes Freytag E‐mail: [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ Our project is based on 2 assumptions. At first the development of children, especially skills like resilience, self‐confidence and self‐worth,depends on how they are raised and how they experience themselves in occupation. And there is a lack of real children whose can be seen during the OT studys. Our project focuses on the impact of the cooperation between two different teaching styles. We want toevaluate the difference between conventional teaching at public schools and the way occupationaltherapists approach children and teach them. Therefore one class from Wannseeschule stayed at a Montessori elementary school during their projectweek and lead the children through different projects. In 3 groups the students developed ideas and planned the activities for the week. During this time some of us built music instruments from cheap material, others played “travelledaround the world” with them with the help of games, for example a scavenger hunt or building masksfrom gypsum and the 3rd group built a marble run with some of the children. During one week the students got in contact with the children and both groups had new andunexpected experiences with each other. We wanted to get to know how the OT background with focus on self‐worth, the expertise howimportant the experience of activity and occupation is for the development of the children, influencesthe work with the children and how it divides from the style like the teachers do their work in this schoolday by day. Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy The problem we wanted to reveal is how important the work of OT`s for the development of resilienceis, during the education at school. Our topic was to find and catch situations on the film, in which the special behaviour of OT`s dividesfrom the expected behaviour of teachers and where this behaviour forces self‐confidence and thestrengthen of personality of one. Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved With the results, we want to clarify how this cooperation influences the children, what effect it has onthe teachers and what our students learn from that experience. Also, should this project be continuedand could there be similar ones between other OT schools and public schools. Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships
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The project to send one of our classes to the Montessori school was arranged by our teachers. So thiswent on by itself, but in every group there was one member of the Enothe‐group. We decided to accompany this with video cameras, so that we can film important situations. As well we wanted to give a questionnaire to the teachers and the pupils, we hope we can get usefulstatements for or against OT or OT students at public schools from.
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OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation
Name of the project:
• Experiencing handicaps. Bringingoccupational therapy to studentsin a creative way.
Institute: Hogeschool RotterdamCountry: Netherlands Students Name: Rosanna Fens E‐mail: [email protected] Other students:
• Willemijn Esselink • Niels de Vette • Daphné van Zijl • Jo‐ Anne Tanner • Liesbeth Kooiman • Lydia van Vliet • Danielle van Loo • Astrid Peterbroers • Linda Meijerink • meike van ijzendoorn • christien moossdorff • Sandra van Waard • Linda Wielewaal • Annelies Bos
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ With our project we would like to let the children, of special secondary school (with a lower IQ) and astandard secondary school, experience what it is like to live with a handicap. We also want to let morepeople know what we do in occupational therapy. With the students of the special school we want toexperience, as students, what it´s like to work with students with a lower IQ. How can we get theirattention and how do we get our idea across in a didactic way?
Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy Innovation means bringing something new to the market. Creativity is an important part of occupationaltherapy. Because we are working with a target group that we are not yet familiar with, we need a lot ofcreativity to bring our ideas across. We´re also being innovative because the project of getting thesechildren to know more about handicaps and therefore also improving the amount of respect they havefor them, is new to them. We think our project goes really well with the theme of this enothe meeting2009. Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved ‐ To let the children of these schools experience what it’s like to have a handicap. ‐ To let the respect of the children grow towards these people. ‐ For us to experience what it’s like to work with children of this age, and from a special school. ‐ To make the children see that with a handicap people still can participate in our society, hereby increasing the appreciation they have for them
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Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ The school of special education ‘Johan de Witt college’ in the Hague. Research of target group with helpof teachers, pedagogues and the library.
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Session 2: Nelson Mandela
OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation Name of the project: Creative fusion through inclusion
Institute: KHBOCountry: Belgium Students Name: Jeffrey Gheselle, Britt Van Oost, Anneleen Seynhaeve, Joke De Wulf E‐mail: [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ The project “Creative fusion through inclusion” aims to involve young people without disability togetherwith young people with disabilities from different countries in non‐formal learning activities. The youngpeople are from Estonia, Romania, Spain, Belgium and Lithuania. Both target groups will be learninghow to tolerate and respect each other and how to deal with each other’s strengths, weaknesses anddiversity. The project will be situated in education center Destelheide in Dworp. The young people will be involved in several workshops dealing with art and music: painting, playingdjembé, flower arranging, chair dancing, making heads, making jewels. During the music workshop theywill get the opportunity to try out several specifiek African music instruments and will be taught how toplay with them. There will be interesting evening activities as well, in which the participants from each country will beactively involved: Discussion and analysis in regard to the treatment of young people with feweropportunities in the presented European countries, country‐presentation evening, intercultural gameevening, carnival evening……..) Another goal of the project is to let young people with fewer opportunities make contact with othercultures and enlarge their network of friends and increase their knowledge about art. This way VFGwants to work on their cultural integration as European citizens and raise their awareness of beingEuropean citizen. The project aims to develop solidarity and tolerance among young people in Europe, no matter whattheir religions or disabilities are. It wants to raise the curiosity of young people about each othersculture and diversity and to achieve social inclusion. VFG (association for persons with a disability) is a social‐cultural organisation, which is recognized by theFlemish government. It has more then 17.000 members and it stands up for the rights of people with adisability, a long life illness or youngsters with fewer opportunities, irrespective of age or sort ofdisability. Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy We found it interesting to see in a real situation how many influence creativity has on the daily living ofpeople with a disability. We already discussed this subject in theory in our education as an O.T., but wehaven’t had the chance until now to see it for ourselves. The project caught our attention because it involves people from all over Europe. We found thisinteresting to present this at ENOTHE since this is also an European congress.
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Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved We have chosen to conduct a survey with the participants of the project. By using our survey we want to know what effects creative working has on their activities of daily life. We want to know what skills they learned in the workshops and which of those skills they will be usingin their daily activities. We will also survey their feeling of well‐being. Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships We are currently working on our survey that we will base on the Human Occupation Model by Reed andSanderson. We feel that this model gives us the most information on the subjects we want to survey.
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OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation
Name of the project:
Ice skating for persons with physical restriction (G‐ Skaters).
Institute: KHBOCountry: Belgium Students Name: Jeffrey Gheselle, Britt Van Oost, Anneleen Seynhaeve, Joke De Wulf E‐mail: [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐
We have obtained our inspiration from the organization Recreas. This organization stands for recreationally adapted sports. They organize regularly sport activities for persons with mental and physical restrictions.
In Recreas there are several sport branches such as aquaqym, bath minus barrel, movement therapy, G‐footbal…
Our student group want to introduce a new recreational sport,.for this organization and the target group called G‐ice‐skating, that also can be practiced on an international level.
Skating:
Skating is a question of sliding. You have to move on thin, straight irons called skating on ice. Skating can be practiced both on natural ice and on a skating rink.
But what is G‐skating actually? This is a group of skaters irrespective of function level, who cannot practice skating on a regularly basis. They have a mental or physical restriction and therefore they need more attention, more support. and uncomplicated explanations and rules.
There exist also G‐soccer, G‐ korfball, G‐football etc.
The G‐skaters make use of skating supports such as helmets to increase their security. The people who are wheelchair‐tied are pushed by their guide.
This style of skating on ice exist already in the Netherlands. We would like to apply G‐skating also in Belgium. There is an ice‐skating rink in Gullegem nearby Kortijk.
Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐
A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy
We chose for a project called ‘G‐skating’ because it’s creative, renewing, but also realistic. This style of skating already exists in the Netherlands, but now we want to launch the concept in Belgium
An occupation therapist is a paramedic profession that aim’s it’s competence at the optimal execution of daily activities concerning residence, work and time off. G‐skating is to be categorized in the time off section. We aim our project mainly to wheelchair persons. By making the correct adjustments and using the right tools it is possible to make an enjoyable and in the meantime safe activity. This safety is
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assured because every person is accompanied by an occupational therapist or carer. The idea behind this project is to let the persons slide on the ice with their wheelchair.G‐skating (or wheelchair skating) is an added value to the OT‐ world because it reaches all standards that stand for a useful and enjoyable day activity. It’s also useful to keep in mind that sports and movement are important for a healthy lifestyle.
Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐
Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved
We want to give wheelchair people the opportunity to let G‐skating become their hobby.
We want Belgium people to get to know with G‐skating.
We want to give people a nice activity.
Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐
Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships
1. Getting information about the opportunities in the ice rink of Gullegem; 2. Searching for a appropriate group by contacting Recreas; 3. Ask recreas for hints with the organization; 4. Meet the target group; 5. Setting up targets on the basis of the chosen group; 6. Getting experience on the ice rink; 7. Making appointments about the realization; 8. G‐skating with the wheelchair persons; 9. Evaluation of the activity.
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OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation Name of the project: Volunteering: An Altruistic Innovation
Institute: Queen Margaret UniversityCountry: Scotland Students Name: Cecily Borgstein, Rachel Walsh and Ciara McCabe E‐mail: [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ The focus of our project has been to look into volunteering opportunities and statistics for the 16‐24 agegroup in Scotland and to see how Occupational Therapy is placed to turn volunteering for this age groupinto a positive, innovative and altruistic occupation. In this current economic climate with fewer jobs, and especially for those leaving education,volunteering presents a unique opportunity for people to maintain and improve their skills which notonly makes them more employable but also encourages them to give something back to society inaddition to helping charities and businesses. We feel that Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapists are uniquely placed to facilitate thiscreative use of time and our services can be used to encourage young people to find meaningfuloccupation. With Occupational Therapy moving more and more into primary healthcare we can helpyoung people to find significant activities which will maintain and improve their bio‐psychosocialwellbeing and help them to create a meaningful role for themselves in today’s society. It is also a chancefor young people to discover what they want out of life and all the opportunities, within andconsequentially out of volunteering, that life has to offer. Having all volunteered ourselves we knowhow positive volunteering can be, and can see how it has helped shape our lives and direct us towards acareer we find fulfilling and meaningful. Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy We decided to work on this project because we felt that it was relevant to us, both as individuals andwith the current economic climate in Scotland. Having all volunteered before and as part of this projectand as Occupational Therapists to be we feel that it is something we will be able to help our clients withhaving had firsthand experience. We know ourselves how positive, creative and innovative volunteeringfor young people emerging from education and in education can be as we have seen how it has helpedus to know what direction we want our lives to take, namely Occupational Therapy. We have also seenhow it maintains and improves the bio‐psychosocial wellbeing and we are able to perceive clearly howwell we are placed to facilitate this innovative intervention. Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved The purpose and objectives of this project are for us to build up knowledge and links about and withvolunteer services and opportunities in Scotland that will be useful in practice. Having volunteeredourselves we have a unique insight into the benefits and advantages of volunteering as a meaningfuloccupation for young people in Scotland. By the end of the project we want to have a good knowledgeof opportunities available for young people both in and out of education to volunteer, and how to makethem aware of those opportunities. Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships
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The research for this project, especially for the statistics, was mainly done on the internet. Howeverover the course on this project we have, and continue to, build links with other volunteers and volunteerservices throughout Scotland, thus giving us an unparalleled opportunistic experience of an interventionso we are able to learn how it can be used to maximum effect to help our future clients.
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OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation
Name of the project: Survey about and for carers
Institute: Hogeschool West‐Vlaanderen Kortrijk Country: Belgium Students Name: Femke Dendooven, Tineke Furniere, Sofie Nachtegaele E‐mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ As a group of occupational therapy students at Hogeschool West‐Vlaanderen we organized a study inwhich we gathered all possible relevant information for people who provide volunteer aid by takingcare of chronically ill, disabled or deprived persons. We started 2 surveys and we interviewed both doctors and carers. The results of our study can inform carers about relevant information needed for their client oncehe/she is back in daily living situation. Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy It is clear that there still is a lack of information when a person needs help in his daily living.Unfortunately the volunteer aid or care providers don’t always have all needed information. This wasthe raison we decided to do a study in which we wanted to determine what sort of information isalready available and where or how it can be found. First we wanted to find out what kind ofinformation is really necessary for the men and women who are caring for the needy. Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved By this study we wanted we wanted to determine what sort of information is already available andwhere or how you it can be found. First we wanted to find out what kind of information is reallynecessary for the persons who are caring for the needy. The results of our study can inform carers about where to find relevant information needed for thequality of daily life of the needy. We started 2 surveys and we interviewed both doctors and carers. In the first survey we asked the volunteer caretakers which data they can refer to, but also the neededinformation they couldn’t find. In the second survey doctors and carers were interviewed about the way they inform and what kind ofinformation they supply. The answers on both surveys give us on the one hand a view on the significance of existing informationand on the other the need for more practical information of the volunteer caretakers. Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships
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We've chosen to work by using surveys in order to be able to reach a bigger target group and to have more opportunities to report effectively. We count on the cooperation of all the contacted carers and doctors and that they are willing to participate enthusiastically.
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OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation Name of the project: Let us grow together!
Institute: University of Ruse,Department of Kinesitherapy Country: Bulgaria Students Name: Alexandra Petrova and Renata Stojkovska E‐mail: [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ More than 8600 children in Bulgaria live in homes for children deprived of parental care.They spend most of their lives in isolation and their first contact with other childrens is in mainstream school. The main problems faced result from the lack of life experiences. School is a huge change in the life of the small person. His/her social role changes from a child who mainly plays and consumes care to a pupil with rights and responsibilities. Our project aims to give the children an opportunity to display responsibility and thus to prepare them for this change. It will enable them to explore their own personal skills and abilities by setting a challenge to take care of something. Planting a flower is an easy way to unlock their sense of responsibility, dedication, love and attention. Any child can be an artist. His fantasy and imagination are enormous. The project will enable them to apply these skills for creativity and ingenuity. The main aim of the project is to help preparation of children raised in isolation for attending mainstream school. The main methods will be creative activities, team work and building partnership. Waste materials (pots for baking peppers), colour paints and brushes, soil and seeding will be used. The tasks to be fulfilled are decorating the pots, planting and growing the flowers. The children will observe how the small seed turns into a beautiful flower thanks to their diligence. This will motivate them to forward their actions with love and responsibility. Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy More than 8600 children in Bulgaria (0.65% according to data from 2007) live in homes for children deprived of parental care. They spend most of their lives in isolation and their first contact with other childrens is in mainstream school. The main problems faced ‐ emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, adaptation, result from the lack of life experiences. School is a huge change in the life of the small person. His/her social role changes from a child who mainly plays and consumes care to a pupil with rights and responsibilities. Our project aims to give the children an opportunity to display responsibility and thus to prepare them for this change. It will enable them to explore their own personal skills and abilities. Until now children have been receiving adequate care from the personnel in the institutions. Now we will set a challenge to them to take care of something. Planting a flower is an easy way to unlock their sense of responsibility, dedication, love and attention. Any child can be an artist. His fantasy and imagination are enormous. The project will enable them to apply these skills for creativity and ingenuity. We are first grade students and this is our first contact with these children. In our studies we will meet more often with them and this project is an opportunity to make our first contact with them exciting. The project will give us a lot of experience for our future ocupational therapy practice. It will be a wonderful beginning of our future profession. Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐
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Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved The main aim of the project is to help preparation of children raised in isolation for attending mainstream school. Objectives to be achieved: 1. Provide opportunities for developing skills, attitudes and responsibility as a prerequisite for the first grade pupil. 2. Provide opportunites for expression of feelings and emotions. 3. Establish stable relationship with the children and the staff of the Home for Abandoned Children “Nadejda” (“Hope”) – Ruse. 4. Increase students’ awareness of the occupational needs, abilities and limitations of the children. Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships. Methods: Creative activities will be used as the main method to develop children’s painting skills, creativity and imagination. Team work, in which students and children will be engaged, will help developing their communication abilities, building friendship, displaying respect and tolerance to others. Building partnership with the staff of the home is very important for our contacts with the children during the project and in the future. Materials to be used: Waste materials from plant production will be used – special pots for baking peppers. The internal side of the pot, made of clay, will be serve a flowerpot. Colour paints, paint brushes, soils and seeding will also be needed. Tasks to be fulfilled are decorating the pots, planting flowers and growing them. We hope that children will feel very special and appreciated having our attention and personal time. They will be happy to produce something on their own and it is a very good feeling. They will be able to put all their love and diligence in the cultivation of the plant. Each day they will pour water into the flower pot so it won’t wilt.The children will observe how the small seed turns into a beautiful flower thanks to their diligence and dedication. This will be a good example to motivate them and to forward their actions with love and responsibility.
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OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation
Name of the project: Community‐oriented health promotion forsocially disadvantaged preschool children:Cooperation between OT students and anursery school in Hildesheim (Germany)
Institute: HAWK HildesheimCountry: Germany Students Name: Anneli Besold, Britta Bettels, Jasmin Dürr, Sarah Grewe, Claudia Günther, Jens John, Pia Müller, Lucy Rodgers, Larissa Weidle, Anna‐Sophie Winkelmann E‐mail: [email protected]
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ The project is based on the “KiGGS” survey on the health of children and adolescents in Germany, whichstates that socially disadvantaged children show poorer test results in the fields of motor, mental andlanguage skills. These deficits may lead to limited participation in daily life. Accordingly, this projectfocuses on health promotion for children and their parents in a local nursery school which is located inan area where many inhabitants have a socially disadvantaged background. Our project applies a community‐oriented approach, which is innovative for German occupationaltherapy. The main objective is to locate community needs and to respond to these by enabling sociallydisadvantaged children and their parents to perform meaningful activities and by improving theirparticipation in daily occupations as a measure of health promotion. We are using the Canadian Practice Process Framework (CPPF) for occupational therapy as the guidelinefor our project. We first researched literature and interviewed professionals specially trained in workingwith families from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, social workers, nursery school teachersand school teachers. The next process was to develop a questionnaire which would establish the requirements of thecommunity and its inhabitants. The final aim of the project is to work closely with parents, informing them about OT, its importance andpossibilities in different languages and to encourage them to include their ideas. For example we willexplore the importance of play with children and use contributions from different cultures. Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy The project is based on the KiGGS survey on the health of children and adolescents in Germany (2006),which states that socially disadvantaged children have poorer test results in the fields of motor, mentaland language skills. These deficits may lead to limited participation in daily life. In connection with the outcomes of the KiGGS survey, our project focuses on health promotion within acommunity of socially disadvantaged children and their parents in the setting of a nursery school inHildesheim, Germany. This nursery school is located in an area of the city where many inhabitants havea socially disadvantaged background. The engagement of occupational therapists in health promotion for this client group, which we consideras an important part of the local community, cannot be accomplished within the traditional structuresof the health care system in Germany. Therefore we chose a community‐oriented approach (cf.Kronenberg et al. 2004, Townsend et al. 2007) and developed our project on the theoretical backgroundof community‐based rehabilitation (CBR), which is an innovative approach in German occupationaltherapy. Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved
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Our project has the main objective of implementing a CBR project in a specific district of the city ofHildesheim to create an opportunity for socially disadvantaged families with preschool children to gainaccess to information on health promotion. Currently, CBR is a concept that is still little known inGerman OT and has hardly been applied in practice. It is, however, particularly useful for the area ofhealth promotion and should therefore gain more recognition in occupational therapy in Germany. We specifically seek to determine current community needs and to respond to them by enabling thecommunity of socially disadvantaged children and their parents to perform meaningful activities and byimproving their participation in everyday life. As many of the local families involved in the project areimmigrants, the project’s aim is furthermore to foster a mutual understanding of cultural diversity andan awareness of the lack of access to occupation based on cultural differences (cf. Suarez‐Balcazar et al.,2006). Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships Materials: ‐ Canadian Practice Process Framework (CPPF) for occupational therapy literature on: ‐ culture ‐ cultural awareness ‐ migration ‐ relationship between health and migration ‐ use of the KAWA model ‐ model for nutrition for children and adolescents ‐ eating disorders in childhood and adolescence ‐ people with different social, ethnic and religious backgrounds ‐ results of health survey on child and adolescents motor skills ‐ mental health of children and adolescents in Germany ‐ eating habits of children and adolescents in Germany ‐ cultural competence in occupational therapy ‐ Enabling Occupation (CMOP), (CMOP‐E) ‐ the disadvantages of people from different social, ethnic and religious backgrounds ‐ Initiatives for cultural awareness in the German health care system ‐ prevention of ill health ‐ child and adolescent health ‐ OT treatment for children with different ethnic backgrounds in German society ‐ OT models enabling social equality and social change Methods: ‐ interview with professionals from community services and schools in different town locations ‐ investigation of different community requirements in Hildesheim ‐ formulation and use of a questionnaire to interview people of different ethnic background to establishclient and community requirements and to find out where OT and information about OT awareness ismost needed ‐ informing parents about OT in different languages ‐ exploring different themes with parents, including their own ideas and suggestions
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Session 3: Mickey Mouse
OUTLINE of the project on Creativity and Innovation Name of the project: Circus‐project
Institute: Berufsfachschule für ErgotherapieCountry: Germany Students 14 E‐mail: info@etschule‐reutlingen.de
Short Abstract (250 words): ‐ before the 1st of June 2009‐ Our project started with the decision to join this year’s annual meeting in Coruna at the beginning ofOctober. Our interested students of the second year of education sat together and collected ideas tothis year’s theme: creativity and innovation. Soon we were of one mind that we would like to found a circus‐project together with a school forspecial education. Having made the decision we sat together with interested students of the first year of education andtalked about how the project was going to be organized. The students of the first year would help us with taking pictures and shooting short sequences of filmswhile we train together with the kids for our circus and the performance at the end. We started to contact schools in Reutlingen and were very surprised about the very positive reaction!Almost every school wanted to realize the project with us. During this process we ourselves trained in different circus‐materials. At the beginning of February wemet the grade of school for the first time. It’s a fourth grade and the kids are about 10 years old. Since then we meet them once a week, train with them and have a lot of fun! As often as possible we sit together with our teacher for pediatrics and watch the sequences of films inorder to realize what we could improve together with the children. Right now we already train for the performance, which shall take place at the end of July where the kidscan show their family, friends, teachers etc what they have learned and how the have improved. Rationale (background, problem description): ‐ before the 1st of June‐ A short description of why you worked on the project and the relation with occupational therapy Our main interested in joining this project was to enlarge our competences. For one we learn a lot aboutinteraction with the kids regarding patience, empathy, flexibility, spontaneity etc. Besides we have got adirect relation to occupational therapy as far as we learn to notice and analyse movingpatterns andbehaviour under occupational aspect. Through this observation we learn to respond to the kids and to give them individual support. Purpose of the project; objectives to be achieved: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Description of purpose; objectives to be achieved Our main goal is to strengthen the children within their self‐confidence by providing them feelings ofsuccess. For this we support the children within their social interaction and convey them fun in movement byinitiation of movement as well as offering them possibilities to move. By structuring the project well the children get more space to concentrate on themselves Methods and Materials: ‐ before the 1st of June‐ Short description of methods of research used, contacts made, ongoing partnerships
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At the beginning of our project our main research was based on our two circus‐experts we have in ourgroup, the internet was also very helpful by getting information about different circus‐materials andcircus‐acts. Our school of partnership now is the “Bodelschwingh‐Schule Reutlingen”, a school for special education.The school is interested in an ongoing partnership with our school for occupational therapy even beyondour project just