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Student Committee
European Network of
Occupational Therapy in High
er
Education (ENOTHE)
Student Report 2009
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ENOTHE STUDENT GROUP, 15th Annual Meeting, Coruña,
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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.
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.‐ 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:
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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:
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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)
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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:
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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
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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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
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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
