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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
3 December 2019, 9.00-13.00
On December 3rd, EPR hosted its annual Public Affairs Event in Brussels from 9.00 to 13.00. It was focused around the role of social economy employment models as tools to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and Active Inclusion. ‘A tool for Active Inclusion of People with Disabilities – Social Economy Employment Models‘. EPR […]
20 November 2019
This mini-conference aimed to promote mutual learning on providing quality services, to discuss success factors and how to address challenges, including a focus on implementing social rights and the “European Pillar of Social Rights”. Workshops gave opportunities to learn about methods to improve the quality of services and participants were encouraged to network during lunch […]
13 November - 10.30 to 12.00
Motivation, engagement and happiness of the staff can lead to improved services that can more effectively promote social inclusion of end users. For this reason, it is important that organisations active in the field of care have the opportunity to learn new methods and apply new tools to support and measure happiness in the workplace. […]
5-6 November 2019
Employment represents one of the fundamental elements to guarantee economic security, social inclusion, personal satisfaction and a good quality of life. However, job placement can be particularly difficult, especially for some disadvantaged groups, like people with disabilities. In recent years, Job Coaches tried to support their labour inclusion. However, skills required to Job Coaches are […]
15 October 2019
L’emploi accompagné, un nouveau levier pour l’inclusion professionnelle en France? Trois ans après le lancement en France du dispositif d’emploi accompagné, il s’agit de présenter et mettre en perspective des expériences françaises au regard d’autres pratiques européennes. Il s’agit également de mettre en valeur les conditions de réussite de ce nouveau dispositif pour favoriser un […]
9-10 October 2019
October 10th was World Mental Health Day. The final conference of the Eramus+ project Be RIGHT took place in Brussels in a frame of various events focused on mental health during the 9 & 10 of October. 9th October (Afternoon) EU Mental Health Alliance – ICF, Avenue Marnix 17, 1000, Brussels The future of work […]
10-11 October
Dealing with Complex Changing Environments to Ensure Quality Service Provision In October 2019, EPR gathered Directors from our Member Organisations in Athens, hosted by our Greek member Theotokos. The aim of the workshop was for the organisations to learn from an expert and apply methodologies to their own organisation, in addition to promoting networking among […]
1 October 2019
EPR invited the Autism Europe director to share their innovative/inspiring projects to promote the social inclusion of people on the autistic spectrum. Attending EPR members also exchanged on current practices/services developed in their own organization. Based on their own experience, attendees was invited to share some key success factors to effectively develop service supporting the […]
25 September 2019, 14.00-15.30
Home Care is a broad term used to describe care and general assistance services for people experiencing different types of physical or mental issues that require individualized home-based intervention by the services. Despite the wide range of services offered in these field, it is necessary for these interventions to have a methodology and an approach […]
5 September 2019
This EPR Policy Flash Webinar focused on discussing EPR’s input into the public consultation assessing the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020. Participants looked at the CSRs (Country Specific Recommendations) published by the European Commission addressing every EU country – find out the CSRs for your country here. For more information about what the CSRs are you […]