Connecting inclusive social planning, community development and service provision for persons with disabilities Erasmus Project

Project Title

Connecting inclusive social planning, community development and service provision for persons with disabilities

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 : Knowledge Alliances for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

<< Background >>

The aim of the CISCOS project was to develop a multinational and cross-sectoral training course for staff in disability service organizations, in local governments and for students in academic qualification. The final CISCOS curriculum consists of three curriculum elements adapted to both academic and non-academic settings. These cover a) social planning (1), b) community development (2), and c) integrated service provision (3). The “CISCOS Training Package” is available in eight languages.

<< Objectives >>

The aim of CISCOS was to develop an innovative and multidisciplinary approach to teaching and training to support service providing organizations and local policy practitioners to adapt to changed environments and perform in more integrated and effective ways. A set of transversal skills based on a joint learning model with a system-thinking orientation is the guiding line of the project activities and contributes to the innovation on teaching and training in social work and rehabilitation.

<< Implementation >>

The three aforementioned curriculum elements were developed by the partners and then tested in 24 national testing seminars (on-site and online). Those were presented to mixed learning group of students, practioneers from service providers and local administration as well as from self-advocacy groups. Experiences from the testing seminars were discussed among project partners to improve the teaching material and the curriculum elements. This resulted in the final CISCOS Training Package.

<< Results >>

Formally CISCOS resulted in a “Training Package” that consists of five parts. These are a) an introduction, b) a guide for trainers, c) a course manual and d) workbook, e) a toolkit for collaborative planning processes. The training package is available in a universal English version. In addition, partners developed national versions in German, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, Slovenian and Swedish language. Furthermore, the project helped to establish contacts between seminar participants.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 798208 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITAET SIEGEN & Country: DE

Project Partners

• ERGASTIRI EIDIKIS EPAGGELMATIKIS AGOGIS KAI APOKATASTASIS PANAGIA ELEOUSA
• KEZENFOGVA OSSZEFOGAS A FOGYATEKOSOKERT ALAPITVANY
• LUNDS KOMMUN
• DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND
• CENTER ZA USPOSABLJANJE DELO IN VARSTVO DOLFKE BOSTJANCIC DRAGA
• UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
• SZKOLA GLOWNA HANDLOWA W WARSZAWIE