"I decide for myself!"
17.10.2014📷
"I decide for myself!" - Equal rights through self-representation for mental health service users” is a project financed through SEE Grants and implemented by the Media Monitoring Agency with Romania Association of Community Psychiatry, an organization with extensive experience in mental health.
The project aims to empower in advocacy and communication techniques 15 people with mental health issues to self-representation. They will be involved in an advocacy platform with 30 relevant actors for the mental health domain, which will hold at least 20 citizen initiatives. Other 50 people with mental health issues will be involved as members of the online communication tool of the advocacy platform. Other 100 beneficiaries with mental health issues will be involved through the awareness and information campaign, which aims to familiarise the general public with mental health disorders, combating the myths and stereotypes thereof.
Reported by CARe Europe Country Representative, Elena Pana in Romania
Updated: Dec 31, 2018
20.09.2014
Study published in JSI
The general aim of the project was to develop new knowledge for professionals about effective components of community support programmes. The focus was to increase empowerment and self-support of persons with psychiatric and other disabilities. About the project
20.09.2014 - RAAK project Community Participation and Support
Community support and participation among persons with disabilities. A study in three European countries by Jean-Pierre Wilken, Marju Medar, Zsolt Bugarszki and Frans Leenders has been published by the Journal of Social Intervention.
In the Journal of Social Intervention
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A study in three European countries has been published in the Journal of Social Intervention.
A study in three European countries by Jean-Pierre Wilken, Marju Medar, Zsolt Bugarszki and Frans Leenders has been published in the Journal of Social Intervention. CARe Europe is part of the community support project "Community Participation" which was started in three European countries (Hungary, Estonia & The Netherlands)
The general aim of the project was to develop new knowledge for professionals about effective components of community support programmes. The focus was to increase empowerment and self-support of persons with psychiatric and other disabilities. About the project
20.09.2014 - RAAK project Community Participation and Support
Community support and participation among persons with disabilities. A study in three European countries by Jean-Pierre Wilken, Marju Medar, Zsolt Bugarszki and Frans Leenders has been published by the Journal of Social Intervention.
Read Article here
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Products of this project are downloadable on PDF here.
A post-event interview with Mr Dirk den Hollander
1. Can you briefly tell us what you have done in Kazakhstan & what are your impressions?
2. What did you speak/talk about in your speeches/training?
3. How the Dutch experiences can be used on the Central-Asian context? CARe Methodology - an evidence-based professional way of effectively supporting persons with mental health problems in their recovery process
video: Dirk den Hollander
interviewer: Teun
The Sixth Annual Summer School Of Psychoanalysis “Models Of Psychological Rehabilitation And Social Inclusion” Almaty, Kazakhstan 1st - 7th, August 2014 Supervisions and Consultations by teachers from the USA, France and Netherlands. CARe Training - based on principles of presence, recovery and empowerment by The CARe Network. 1.-7.8.2014 @ The CARe Network
TRAINING IN CARE METHODOLOGY
The CARe methodology is an evidence-based professional way of effectively supporting persons with mental health problems in their recovery process. It is based on the principles of presence, recovery and empowerment. In the basic training programme, professionals learn how to apply the principles in a systematic way. The training consists of three training days and four coaching sessions. Coaching can also be provided through the internet (Skype/Face time).
More info: The CARe Network (http://www.thecare-network.com) on