General Assembly

24 September, 14.30-16.30 CEST

EPR hosted a General Assembly online on the 24th September 2020. Two of the main agenda points were discussing the draft 2021 work programme and budget.  

Workshop – Leading Digital Transformation

27 May, 10 June, 21 Sept

Sessions Two online interactive workshop sessions, one-to-one support and a follow-up workshop were included in the package. 3-hour sessions was held on May 27th (9.30-12.30), June 10th (9.30-12.30)  CEST, Brussels time. There was a final session for participants to share and learn from their experiences either online or in-person on 21st September 13.30-16.30 (in the […]

EPR Centre Coordinators meeting – Online

9th September 2020

EPR Centre Coordinators met online to touch base on EU policy developments in our sector, project developments and catching up on the provision of services under the circumstances at the time. This was an internal meeting for EPR members only.  

EPR Mental Health Working Group

EPR Mental Health gathers experts on mental health issues from our membership to work together around a commonly agreed topic, developing resources together and learning from good practices from their centres. On July 13th, the EPR Mental Health WG held its next virtual meeting. This Working Group was for EPR members only although outcomes, activities […]

Well-being at Work: Coping & Balancing

9th July 10:30-12:30 CEST

EPR & Badiliko joined forces to support EPR members via an exclusive interactive Webinar Learning Series: “Wellbeing at Work: Coping & Balancing”  Who was this for? Those of you who were looking for an opportunity to learn, connect and share with each other how to improve your coping skills in times of change, ambiguity and […]

EPR Policy Working Group

EPR members of the Policy Working Group met online to discuss updates on EU policy developments related to EU funds, Disability Strategy and support to social services during COVID-19. Only for EPR members The Agenda of the WG was shared between the Working Group members. This event receives financial support from the European Union, from […]

Social Summit – Social Services & COVID-19: What role for (y)EU?

25th June - 10:00 - 12:00 CEST

On June 25th, an alliance of European organisations working in social services to which EPR is a partner organised, together with the European Institutions, a social summit to draw attention to the key role social services play in the welfare of the European Union and on the issues that arose for the social sector during […]

Relationships with employers in times of coronavirus; sharing challenges and solutions to engaging employers and the hiring of people with disabilities in a new context

18th June - 11:00 to 12:30

This online meeting derived from the Task Force on Adapting Service Provision put forward by the EPR Secretariat to help members shared information and learning experiences drawn from delivering services under COVID-19. The question to be answered was: What challenges are there in engaging with employers to promote the hiring of people with disabilities under […]

Training online: New Authority – Back to the basics when confronted with a difficult situation

16 June, 10.00 am - 12.00 pm

New authority Just like parents, teachers, schools, Vet trainers and job coaches were very much conscious of the loss of authority in the educational and social system. The traditional authority has been severely eroded, yet in today’s social environment it is neither desirable nor possible to recapture the authority of the past. In traditional society […]

Developing online content; sharing practices and methods converting and delivering in-person teaching and training to an online format

15th June - 10:00 to 11:30

This online meeting derived from the Task Force on Adapting Service Provision put forward by the EPR Secretariat to help its members to share information and learning experiences drawn from delivering services under COVID-19. The online meeting focused on sharing expertise and practices oriented at developing online content aimed at delivering training and teaching through […]

Webinar on Labour market inclusion – Inclusive Job Design

11 June: 10 -11.15 am (CEST)

EPR members only Inclusive Job Design is a comprehensive term for an employer-oriented method to create sustainable jobs for people with disabilities whose chances of competitive employment are limited, especially those that have a low level of education. Inclusive Job Design is based on the needs and demands of an employer, the method implies the […]

Return to work policies and practices; sharing information and experiences on health and safety for staff and service users/learners

8th June - 15:00 to 16:30

This web meeting was derived from the Task Force on Adapting Service Provision launched by the EPR Secretariat to help members share information and learning experiences from delivering services under COVID-19. This meeting focused on sharing information on policies and practices and experiences on what returning to work looked like for service providers to people […]

European Commission Help Desk on support to social services to respond to COVID-19 Crisis

3rd June 10:00 to 12:00 CEST

This webinar was organised by the European Commission together with European organisations working on social services such as EPR to address questions relating to the support the EU could give to social services to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.  

EPR General Assembly

28 May, 10.00-12.00 Brussels time

All EPR members were invited to take part in this important gathering of the community. This meeting took place online, with two main agenda items to approve the accounts for 2019 and to approve changes to the statutes. The agenda was circulated to members two weeks in advance. EPR members received intial information about the […]

Microsoft Teams: a demo session (Working and Meeting Remotely Taskforce – fourth online meeting)

26 May: 2.30 - 4.00 pm

The emergency linked to the spread of COVID19 had countless consequences on the service provision and on the daily work of EPR members. One of these consequences was the shift of all possible interventions from the physical to the digital world. Working and meeting remotely became a priority and an obligation for many organizations. For […]

EPR Mental Health Working Group

12th May - 10:30 to 14:30

EPR Mental Health gathers experts on mental health issues from our membership to work together around a commonly agreed topic, developing resources together and learning from good practices from their centres. On May 12th, the EPR Mental Health WG held a virtual meeting to discuss the outcomes of the resource developed in 2019 and the […]

Working and Meeting Remotely Taskforce – online meetings

5 May

The emergency linked to the spread of COVID19 had countless consequences on the service provision and on the daily work of EPR members. One of these consequences was the shift of all possible interventions from the physical to the digital world. Working and meeting remotely became a priority and an obligation for many organisations. For […]

Erasmus Plus Key Action 1 – Online working group

18 February 2020

The online meeting represented an opportunity to discuss and share proposals, objectives and needs among the members of EPR on the subject of exchange and mobility. The discussion helped participants to identify resources and partners with whom to build Ka1 mobility projects.  

Quality Services in ensuring and promoting Community Inclusion

10 December, 09.00-13.00

LA QUALITÀ NEI SERVIZI PER GARANTIRE E PROMUOVERE PROCESSI INCLUSIVI NELLE COMUNITÀ. L’iniziativa si terrà presso il Cinema del Centro per l’arte contemporanea “Luigi Pecci” a Prato nella giornata di martedì 10 Dicembre e vuole rappresentare un momento di condivisione di idee e buone pratiche che trovano riferimenti ed applicazioni dalla realtà pratese alle dimensioni […]

Project Workshop, Centre Coordinators & General Assembly 2 -3 December 2019

2 - 3 December 2019

On December 2nd-3rd, EPR hosted internal meetings such as the Board of Directors, Centre Coordinators including a session on EU project development (2nd of December), the General Assembly (3rd of December). The schedule of these 2 days was as follows: Monday 2nd of December: 11.00-18.00 Board of Directors 14.00-18.00 – Centre Coordinators and session on […]