EPR Annual Conference 2009

15-16 October 2009, Waterford (Ireland)

Presentations of Day 1

Supporting Transition – the Role of Government, Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Irish Office of Disability & Mental Health)

Case Management to facilitate transition for service users, Ralph M. Crystal (University of Kentucky)

Empowerment as a condition for a smooth transition, Zsuzsanna Szilvasy (Autism Europe)

Transition in Education, Serge Ebersold (OECD)

Transitions in Mental Health Services, Martin Rogan (Mental Health, HSE)

Transition from Hospital to Home, Fabienne Richard & Anne-Catherine West (CRM)

Winner of the EPR Innovation Prize: Getting old together in Olsberg (Josefsheim Bigge)

Parallel Workshops on good practice in transition

I.1 Post-Rehabilitation Services, Paul Kurvers (SRL)

I.2 Re-Integrate - An Employers’ Guide to Job Retention, Donal McAnaney (Work Research Centre)

I.3 Transition from school to work

Tra¡nsition! 2007-09, Andreja Švajger & Sanja Rozman (IRSS)

Jobpics, a presentation and an invitation to join a possible Leonardo project, Arne Svendsrud & Paal Haavorsen (AVRE)

I.4 Tools to strengthen inter-departmental cooperation

Implementation of IFC in a rehabilitation service provider, Manfred Schulte (Josefs-Gesellschaft)

"On your own legs forward", Willem van der Meer & Liesbeth Bosma (Heliomare)

Presentations of Day 2

The International Context, Jan Spooren (EPR)

The impact of economic crisis on disability-related social services, Jim Power (Friends First Financial Services)

Emerging Client Groups, Abi Osho (TBG Learning)

Emerging Client Groups, Dawn Duffin (NLN)

  
Parallel Workshops on transition arrangements  for specific target groups

II.1 Instruments to facilitate transitions of persons with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Zsuzsanna Szilvasy & Aurélie Baranger (Autism Europe)

II.2 Supporting transitions to independent living for people with intellectual disabilities, Brian Mc Donald & Geraldine Egan (RehabCare)

 
II.3 People with mental health difficulties, Stian Midgård (Åsvedt Group)

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