Past events
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Goal Oriented Project Planning Workshop
24 - 25 May 2022
Background The G.O.P.P. (Goal-Oriented Project Planning) is tool for project management in which interactive workshops involving all stakeholders in a project together with an external moderator are held at different points in the project lifecycle. The G.O.P.P. is part of Project Cycle Management, in particular the project planning phase, but provides useful reference points throughout […]
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Task force Pathways to Employment
25 April 2022, 11.00-13.00 CET
In 2021 members developed and approved the 2022 work programme, which includes three connected activities in 2022; the Task Force, a publication and the Public Affairs event. They are described in the Catalogue of Activities as follows: There will be 3 online meetings of member experts in a task force to develop an in-depth analysis […]
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Digital Skills Working Group
22 April 2022, 11.00-13.00 CET
Background Green, digital, demographic transitions are one of the thematic priorities of the EU: the EPR Working Group on Digital Skills supports digital skills of various target groups and the teaching and learning online taskforce support teachers’ skills, both in turn supporting the digital transformation of services. The policy recommendations from these activities contribute to […]
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Working Group – Employment, Inclusion and ICF
7 April, 9.30-11.30 CEST
In 2019 EPR members started meeting regularly to discuss the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). In 2020 the EPR Innovation Taskforce on Employment, Inclusion and ICF was created to share knowledge, challenges and common resources on the topic. In continuity with what has been done in 2019 and 2020, two meetings of […]
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Policy Working Group
6 April 2022, 10.00- 12.00 CEST
This meeting is for EPR members only EPR Policy Working Group members gathered to exchange and discuss information from the national level up to the EU level and elaborate recommendations.
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Working Group – Youth
31 March, 10.30-12.30 CEST
In recent years EPR members have increasingly expressed interest collaborating in the area of working with young people with disabilities. The joint work started off in December 2020 at the (online) National Awareness Raising Event (NARE) in Germany where a number of EPR members presented their services and programmes for young people with disabilities. In […]
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Working Group – Disability Management
23 March, 14.00-16.00 CET
The last meeting of the Working Group “Disability Management” on 22 November 2021 served to relaunch a mutual exchange about the scope of the activities and services offered (or planned) by EPR members in the field of disability management, the development needs they identify and the results the joint work should deliver and to build […]
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EPR Mental Health Working Group
22 March 2022, 14.00-16.00 CET
This meeting is for EPR members only The EPR Mental Health Working Group, met online for two hours to tackle the group’s activity for 2022 together with exchanging and discussing their current situation with the continuation of mental health service provision under the pandemic and good practices. This event receives financial support from the […]
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Centre Coordinators
16th March 2022, 10.00- 12.00 CEST
Next EPR Centre Coordinators meeting took place online on March 16th from 10 – 12 CEST. Registration and Agenda available below. Registration is for EPR members only. This event receives financial support from the European Union, from the ESF programme.
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General Assembly
11 March, 10.00-12.00 CET
EPR General Assemblies bring together member representatives to discuss updates from EPR; strategic, organisational and financial issues. One agenda item of this General Assembly was the discussion and approval of the revised budget for 2022, approving the result of 2021, and updates on members’ strategies. This meeting is for full and observer members only. The […]
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EPR Project Development Working Group
19th January, 10:00-12:00 CET
This new working group has multiple aims: A more effective discussion on possible project ideas among EPR members Updates on relevant calls and funding opportunities are shared and discussed Mutual learning on the topic of project planning and management is supported The group is mainly dedicated to people who are directly involved in the drafting […]
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Buenas prácticas en la empresa social: economía social, procesos participativos e inclusión // Good practices in social enterprise: social economy, participatory processes and inclusion
20th December 2021, 9:30 am - 16:00 pm
English below EPR organizó conjuntamente con la Fundación Rey Ardid las jornadas de “Buenas prácticas en la empresa social: economía social, procesos participativos e inclusión” el día 20 de diciembre en el Centro Joaquín Roncal, C. San Braulio, 5, 50003, Zaragoza, España. Estas jornadas tuvieron como objetivo acercar al territorio local experiencias europeas en la prestación […]
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EPR Webinar on outcome and impact measurement for social services and interventions
16th December 2021, 10:00-12:30 CET
This online seminar facilitated the exchange of methods, tools, good practices, and experiences among EPR members on how to measure outcomes and the impact of services and interventions in the fields of vocational rehabilitation, disability and mental health. It involved external experts. Participants discussed which approaches, methods and tools exist and are made use of […]
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Online Awareness Raising Event – Challenges and Good Practice Supporting Older People with Disabilities
10th December 2021, 11.00-13.30 CET Brussels time
On December 10th, the EPR Online Awareness Raising Event took place online. EPR members shared their challenges and good practices focused on ageing of persons with disabilities. You can learn about their services by reading their presentations here: Panagia Elousa (Greece), INTRAS Foundation (Spain), E.G.N.Y.A (Greece). Dr Adolf D. Ratzka, Founding Director Emeritus, Independent Living […]
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Workshops – organisational resilience and effective leadership
30th November, 14.00-16.00 CET, 9th December 14.00-16.00
In today’s world, the hyper change and disruption swirling around leaders is unprecedented. Global threats such as COVID-19 and changing ecosystems are making the task of sustaining and growing an organization immensely difficult. In the context of EPR’s two-year theme of Digital Transformation, the board of directors proposed the topic of leading remote organisations for […]
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General Assembly
1 December 14-16:00 CET Online
Among other topics, this General Assembly further discussed the revision of EPR’s strategic objectives and agreed on the work programme for 2022, building on the previous discussions at General Assemblies. The budget for 2022 was discussed and approved. This was a member-only event. The agenda circulated to members. This event receives financial support […]
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Public Affairs Event – Resilience, creativity and co-production under COVID-19
1 December 10.00-12.45
EPR launched a call for good practices for a study aiming to analyse how service providers working with people with a disability showed resilience, creativity and co-production during COVID-19. At this event we discussed the study, good practices, success factors and policy recommendations, with both service providers and stakeholders, including the European Commission. Mathias Maucher […]
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Centre Coordinators
30th November 2021 - 11:00-12:30 CET
The next Centre Coordinators meeting will be held online via Teams. The Agenda and registration are available now. This event receives financial support from the European Union, from the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). For further information please consult: http://ec.europa.eu/social/easi
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Disability Management Working Group
22nd November 2021 14.30-16.00 CET
EPR in 2021 decided to set up the Disability Management Working Group. Its main objective is to help EPR members working with employers who aim to support their staff facing the impacts of an accident or chronic disease and their return to work. The Working Group will explore service design, service packages, profiles and responsibilities, […]
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EPR EPSR Day Study visit on Home-care and Community-based services
16-17 November 2021
The EPR EPSR Days are focused on raising awareness of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the work that EPR members do and how it contributes to the Pillar implementation in the EU. Due to Covid-19, in 2020 the study visit related to the EPR EPSR Day on Home care could not take place. […]
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EQUASS
The European Quality in Social Services (EQUASS) is an initiative of the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR). EQUASS enhances the social sector by engaging social service providers in continuous improvement, learning and development, in order to guarantee service users quality of services throughout Europe.
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This website received support from the EPR framework partnership agreement with the European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion for 2018-2022 from the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). For further information please consult: http://ec.europa.eu/social/easi