Fundación INTRAS
INTRAS is a non-profit organisation founded in 1994 dedicated to high quality research and intervention in the mental health field. The organisation nowadays consists of 8 centres in 3 different provinces in Spain with more than 90 psychiatrists, psychologists and professionals from social and economic fields carrying out research, training and clinical practice.
The development of its services is based on a recovery approach. This approach empowers our users to live a self-determined and confident life that enables them to reach their potential. INTRAS provides them with vocational training programmes that aim to assist the users in finding employment in a suitable field.
Years of professional work in the field of European projects and in the development of innovative activities and training tools for employment rehabilitation has resulted in INTRAS having solid experience and excellent referential background both nationally and internationally. Since 2011, INTRAS holds a European Excellency Seal +400 (given by European Foundation for Quality Management).
Role in the project
INTRAS will be responsible for managing and ensuring overall coordination of the project. INTRAS will perform pilot vocational training and coordinate PR strategy and communication to ensure wide dissemination both at national and EU level.
Contact details
Henar Conde
Head of the projects department
+34 983 399 633
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http://www.intras.es/
Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública
EASP's mission is to co-ordinate and establish the basic structures required for the training and specialisation of professionals and organisations in the field of Public Health & Healthcare Administration. This is to be achieved by encouraging debate, promoting teaching, conducting assessment and research activities, and advancing co-operation and exchange in scientific and technical areas on a national and international scale.
EASP drives training towards change and innovation. Indeed, this is the only Public Health School in Europe that combine in-house training and research potentials with a firm commitment to transforming organisations through know-how transfer on an international scale, largely through projects coordinated by the International Co-operation Division.
EASP has a wide experience on teaching, research and consultancy in the topics mental illness stigma, the recovery approach, discrimination and participation in health issues by people with severe mental illness.
Role in the project
EASP will lead the adaptation of the PDA in Mental Health Peer Support and will participate at the video-therapy methodology adaptation. It will perform pilot testing of the peer support training in Spain (Andalucía).
Contact details
Águila Bono del Trigo
Teacher
+34 958 027 400
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http://www.easp.es/
Scottish Recovery Network
SRN was formally launched in 2004 as an initiative designed to raise awareness of recovery from mental health problems. SRN developed out of a loose affiliation of individuals and organisations with a common interest in recovery, and has been designed to share information and ideas as quickly as possible.
We operate as an autonomous and independent entity hosted by the voluntary sector organisation Penumbra which is a Scottish charity and company limited by guarantee.
SRN has four overall goals: (1) Raise awareness of recovery; (2) Encourage empowerment; (3) Develop the evidence base; (4) Influence policy and practice.
Specific experience in relation to this project includes leading the introduction of the Peer Support Worker role to the Scottish mental health service sector. This has included the development of the nationally validated training award (PDA Mental Health Peer Support), research management and the production of a range of associated support materials.
Role in the project
SRN will transfer to the consortium the Professional Development Award (PAD) in Mental Health Peer Support and the associated learning and teaching pack. Besides, SRN will lead the production of final didactic products.
Contact details
Louise Christie
Network Manager
0141 240 7790
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http://www.scottishrecovery.net/
Mental Health Centre "Prof. N. Shipkovenski"
MHC “Prof. N. Shipkovenski” Ltd is a hospital for the district Sofia, under the authorization of medical activity, issued by the Minister of Health which carries out diagnostic, treatment and social rehabilitation activities in the field of mental disorders and mental health. It performs specialized support on the issues of youth, gerontological, forensic psychiatric and narcological psychiatry. There are psychotherapeutic, psychosocial, and psychological and EEG studies.
Mental Health Center provides night and day emergency psychiatric care for the capital (40 bed space). Modern equipment and skilled specialists are the guarantee of service to patients as required for good medical practice.
MHC works jointly with Bulgarian Society for Psychodrama and Group Therapy as well as with Psycodrama Center Orpheus (Institute of Psychoterapy created and managed by MD Galabina Tarashoeva, also manager of MHC) to train psychologists/ therapists belonging to MHC on psychodrama techniques.
Role in the project
MHC will lead the adaptation of the psychodrama – video therapy methodology and will contribute to the Professional Development Award PDA in Mental Health Peer Support. It will perform pilot testing of the peer support training in Bulgaria.
Contact details
Dr. Galabina Tarashoeva
Psychotherapist and Manager of Mental Health Center “Prof. Nikola Shipkovenski”
+ 359 888 20 99 29 | +359 878 55 78 21 | +359 2 981 60 61
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pro mente Oberösterreich
For 45 years now, pro mente Upper Austria, Society for mental and social health, has provided counseling and care for persons suffering from mental health problems, with a staff of almost 1,350 professional employees and 260 volunteers.
It runs roughly 150 facilities providing assistance in the province of Upper Austria. pro mente Upper Austria activities include counseling both for persons with mental health and social problems and also for their relatives.
Vocational training being one of its main areas of work, various training and counseling centers prepare clients for reemployment after a disease or crisis. In addition a number of different centers in Upper Austria provide assistance with regard to housing, work and spare time as well as addiction. Here a central aim is to facilitate the integration into local communities of persons with mental problems.
With regards the project proposed, pro mente run a specific peer training and have also hired peer workers in their staff.
Role in the project
pro mente will contribute to the adaptation of Professional Development Award (PDA) in Mental Health Peer Support and video-therapy methodology. It will perform a pilot vocational training in Austria, ensuring optimal combination between the two innovation transfers.
Contact details
Michaela Kéita–Kornfehl
+43 732 6996 502 | +43 664 8845 1939
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http://www.pmooe.at/
Stichting Gek op Werk
GOW is a non-profit foundation which provides a program of e-coaching combined with face to face coaching for people with a psychiatric background that are in search of competitive jobs.
Gek op Werk works in cooperation with other Dutch organizations, such as private companies, different Patient organizations, social security services and employers from all sectors, in order to increase equal opportunities for people from the target group to find a job that is according to their personal preferences and capabilities.
Gek Op Werk is unique in its approach because of the following two points:
- GOW specializes on the Job Reintegration of people who have or have had psychic or psychiatric problems;
- GOW uses experience-skilled people as job coaches (peer-to-peer coaching).
Gek Op Werk has good knowledge and vast experience with the methods and good practices in the working field as well as a relatively high succes rate in placing people from the target group.
Role in the project
GOW will contribute to the adaptation of Professional Development Award (PDA) in Mental Health Peer Support and video-therapy methodology. It will perform a pilot vocational training in the Netherlands and it will coordinate the exploitation phase, ensuring the sustainability of the project outcomes within the project partners institutions and beyond.
Contact details
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Ronald Oosterhof
Head of the projects department
+31 104 121 974
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www.gekopwerk.nl
Liga Romana pentru Sanatate Mintala
The Romanian League of Mental Health has as main mission to become the most powerful membership based organization influencing government policy and promoting alternatives in mental health area in Romania. It is an inter-professional, non-governmental organization funded in 1990, acting in the mental health area, open to all the persons or groups interested in this area.
Its main activities are the following:
- Promoting accessibility of training programs for people with disabilities
- Promoting employment among people with disabilities
- Training in advocacy for the NGOs working with the persons with disabilities
- Training in advocacy for people with disabilities
- Promoting Health Education within the Romanian Schools
Role in the project
RLMH will contribute to the adaptation of Professional Development Award (PDA) in Mental Health Peer Support and video-therapy methodology. It will perform a pilot vocational training in Romania ensuring optimal combination between the two innovation transfers.
Contact details
Raluca Nica
Executive Director
+40 722 337 394
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Scottish Qualifications Authority
SQA is the national accreditation and awarding body in Scotland. In its accreditation role, SQA accredit vocational qualifications that are offered across Scotland, including Scottish Vocational Qualifications and approve awarding bodies that wish to award them. As an awarding body, it works with schools, colleges, universities, industry, and government, to provide high quality, flexible and relevant qualifications.
SQA strives to ensure that their qualifications are inclusive and accessible to all, that they recognise the achievements of learners, and that they provide clear pathways to further learning or employment.
Within the Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework, SQA has created a PDA in Mental Health Peer Support. This is a new award which has been designed to meet the needs of peer support workers and provide them with a robust accredited award which will not only serve to set standards but also contribute to the creation of a recognised employment.
Role in the project
SQA as associated partner will be in charge of assessing the pilot testing organisations for providing quality accreditation that will allow the partners to become approved centres and thus to deliver the training in their own countries.
Contact details
Louise Gaddi
+44 845 213 5475 | +44 782 568 9237
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