Improving support for people affected by psychological disorders during their training path Erasmus Project

Project Title

Improving support for people affected by psychological disorders during their training path

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Pedagogy and didactics; Disabilities – special needs

Project Summary

In terms of support and integration of learners living with psychological disturbances, several observations are shared on the field:
Vocational education and training (VET) professionals lack the knowledge, tools and experience to support and monitor these groups;
More and more learners in VET organisations are affected by psychological disorders;
These learners are more likely to drop out and abandon their training/integration pathway due to lack of adequate support
Professionals in the sector declare themselves helpless in the face of this situation, not having references or resources adapted to the reality of VET in terms of support for these particular groups.

In order to address this issue, seven partner organisations from six European countries came together to cooperate at European level on the issue of support for learners with psychological disorders. Actors from the fields of education, vocational training and socio-professional integration on the one hand, and experts in psychology/mental health and in the support of people suffering from mental health disorders on the other, have come together to develop common solutions thanks to a global approach to the challenge which brings them together.

Thus, the Psych Up project aims at improving the support of learners living with psychological disorders during their training/education pathway, by paving the way for the emergence and professionalisation of “psychological disorders referents” in VET organisations in Europe. This objective will lead to two results:

The adaptation of the support and training pathway for learners with psychological disorders
The development of a community of practice at European level to exchange and enhance field practices for the support of learners
The project intends to reach its objectives by working on the clarification of the role, missions and competences of the “referent in psychological disorders in VET” (or “Psych Up Referent”) thanks to its 3 productions

A common function profile, highlighting the specific tasks, roles and competences of the Psych Up Referent, as well as six versions adapted to the national contexts of the partners
A common training framework, presenting the ideal training pathway for the Psych Up Facilitator: learning objectives, training contents, …; as well as six versions adapted to the national contexts of the partners
A collection of resources for the Psych Up Referent, including more than 60 resources useful to professionals in the field for the discovery, management and support of psychological disorders in training
Thanks to these common references, throughout Europe, VET professionals will be able to adapt and improve the support and supervision of learners living with psychological disorders in training, in order to guarantee them a better socio-professional integration

Project Website

https://psych-up.net/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 220150,03 Eur

Project Coordinator

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE FORMATION ET DE RECHERCHE SUR L’EDUCATION PERMANENTE INFREP SAS & Country: FR

Project Partners

• Actions Intégrées de Développement
• ADIS SERVICES SASU
• FUNDACION INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION MARQUES DE VALDECILLA
• ASSOCIAZIONE FORMAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DEL PATRONATO SAN VINCENZO
• SDRUZENIJE NA NA RABOTESHTITE S HORA S UVREZHDANIYA
• INSTITOYTO PSYCHOKOINONIKIS ANAPTYXIS