Details
Project Reference: 2020-1-LT02-KA205-006670
Programme: Erasmus+
Start date: 30-09-2020
End date: 29-11-2022
Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action Type: Strategic Partnerships for youth
Countries covered: 5
Topics: Disabilities-special needs – Creativity and culture
Materials: TOOLBOX Art Therapy – a unique resource for personal development
Summary
Background
Young people with disabilities must be enabled to participate in society and have equal rights with all. The social inclusion policy of people with disabilities is purposefully shifting from support and support towards the abilities of the disabled themselves, the development of independence, integration into the local communities and the promotion of social life in general.
The purpose of paragraph 6 in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted in November 2009, is to promote and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity. Based on Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, countries seek to ensure that persons with disabilities have the opportunity to develop their personality, talents and creativity as well as their mental and physical abilities. Countries, Parties of this convention, shall take appropriate measures to enable persons with disabilities to develop and use their creative, artistic and intellectual potential, not only for their own benefit, but also for the benefit of society as a whole. According to statistics, almost 10 percent of the world population has a disability.
Project partners organizations works with youth and use different creativity and art methods in work with them. This strategic partnership project aim is to share good practice examples in interactive and creative learning of youth with disabilities by using Art Therapy.
Objectives
The objectives of the project were: to share good practices among project partners, to increase professional development of youth workers, to collect and develop methods for the project E-Book, to develop and reinforce EU networks for disabled youth teaching and learning,*to enrich the network of disabled youth education providers in partners’ countries and Europe.
Implementation
Project activities:
• two short-term joint staff training events in Italy and Portugal were implemented
• 3 international partners meetings were organized
• collected teaching materials for ” Art therapy – a unique resource for personal development”;
• project process was monitored and evaluated
• dissemination of project and project results.
Results
The main result of this project was development and improvement of educators’ and youth workers competencies and the creation of new learning opportunities for disabled youth learners. Creating an environment of inclusive learning and using friendly and relaxing environments will be key to the acquisition of competences inside target groups and particularly disabled groups for overcoming initial barriers. Educators had pedagogical training in this field and as a result, they were empowered to use the narrative learning approach in all its potential to strengthen the self-protective competencies (i.e. self-confidence, self-authorship) when working with culturally diverse groups of learners.
There are both tangible and intangible results.
Intangible results:
– acquisition of new competencies for youth educators in the partners’ organizations;
– exchange of experience and good practices among staff and youth educators at the international level;
– enhanced intercultural competences for the staff and learners;
– lifelong learning network of partners and other stakeholders involved in the project at local, national and European level; It will be represented by tightened cooperation of different communities in relation to issues of youth education. Effects of this cooperation – consolidation of mutual understanding of the essence of training tools for youth educators and workers;
– increased EU project management competencies;
– improved project partners educational offer, what can impact in increasing the interest of learners in programs offered by each partner. Disabled youth training process will become more efficient;
– increased youth with disabilities social inclusion;
Tangible results:
– “Art therapy – a unique resource for personal development” E-book with methodological and pedagogical materials for educators; This e-book can be used by youth workers and educators in their work with disabled. Youth learners were affected from this result during project but mostly after it completion. They improved their skills and can easier integrate into the labor market and society.
– video about the trainings;
– promotional materials (project logo, leaflet, press releases, information for social media, Facebook page, articles for SALTO platform, Erasmus+ projects results database, etc.).
Coordinator:
Telsiu kurciuju ir neprigirdinciuju draugija – Lithuania
Partners:
ASOCIATIA DEMETRIUS – Romania
LUETEC – Italy
SIA RK “VILORI” Inovaciju izglitibas centrs “IDEJA” – Latvia
TEATRO METAPHORA – ASSOCIACAO DE AMIGOS DAS ARTES – Portugal
