EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
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Date: Brussels Wednesday 27 November 2024
Time: 9.00- 13.00
Venue: Odisee University of Applied Sciences
Hybrid meeting link: https://shorturl.at/1hYUn
Online workshop link: https://meet.google.com/qox-yzet-dku
Registration: https://shorturl.at/PGFkq
Background and Rationale
The future of Europe depends on the well-being and development of its young people. As societal structures change, so do the challenges minors, youth, and families face. While the EU has made progress in improving their quality of life, issues like child protection, education, youth employment, and family support remain complex. Policy approaches vary across Europe, creating both opportunities for learning and challenges in integration. This exchange program aims to foster dialogue, share best practices, and enhance cross-border collaboration among policymakers, practitioners, youth organizations, and academics, to strengthen EU
Objectives of the Exchange
• Facilitate Knowledge Exchange:
• Identify Best Practices
• Build Networks and project proposals
• Strengthen EU Policy Alignment: Contribute to the ongoing EU dialogue about youth empowerment, child protection, and family support to ensure that policies are coherent and complementary across borders.
• Enhance Youth Participation:
We invite all participants to prepare a small presentation on the child, youth and family policies in their region. We aim for the actual priorities, but most of all for major policy discussions in the domain, at level of policy makers, families and youngsters and/or services/service providers. Also, innovative service models, cases and experiences on the theme are mostly welcome. Feel free to choose these aspects which are relevant to your situation and knowledge. It is of course also fine to group contributions (with colleagues, per country, …)
The aim is to contribute with this content to the work plan of the working group for the next years.
(If useful, you can get inspired by the draft work plan developed by the Youth Care Platform.)
Please keep your presentation short (max 5min). A supportive PPT-presentation can be used (max 6 slides recommended).”
Key note speakers
Prof. Dr. Jochen Devlieghere
Researcher in the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy at Ghent University
Prof. Dr. Jochen Devlieghere will guide us through several important societal trends that impact policy and support for children, young people, and their families. He will, among other things, focus on what the increasing diversity means for the accessibility of services.
Katarina Ivankovic Knezevic
EU, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. Focus on child guarantee.
Katarina Ivankovic Knezevic will outline priority policy lines that the European Commission is putting forward for children, young people, and their families. She will, among other things, address mental health and well-being, social exclusion, and violence prevention.
Hybrid meeting link: https://shorturl.at/1hYUn
9.00 – 9.10 Plenary Session
Opening remarks – ENSA coordination team – An Rommel, Agency Growing Up Flanders Veneto Region’s Brussels Office
9.10/9.40 Prof. Dr. Jochen Devlieghere
Societal trends impacting children, young people, and their families. Accessibility of services in a context of diversity
9.40 /10.10 Katarina Ivankovic Knezevic
EU, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
- Child guarantee
- Priority policy lines of the European Commission regarding children, young people, and their families
- Addressing mental health and well-being, social exclusion, and violence prevention
10.10/10.30 Q&A
10.30/10.45 Break
10.45/12.00 Workshops on site and online
Online workshop link:https://meet.google.com/qox-yzet-dku
We will share our field priorities in small groups and how we work, with Minors, Youth and Families, for future practice exchanges, team capacity building, and project proposals.
On site coordination and methodology Jos Sterckx Odisee University of Applied Sciences
Online coordination by Miltos Sakellariou, ENSEL network, Social Cooperative Altera Vita Cyclades, Greece
12.30/13.00
Plenary- Reports from ENSA and ENSEL workshops
Hybrid meeting link: https://shorturl.at/1hYUn
Follow-up on European projects proposals Katja Fournier, Researcher Knowledge Center Family Sciences, Odisee University
Wrap up, draft programme of work and concluding remarks Jos Sterckx, Odisee University of Applied Sciences, ENSA coordination team
Any need to contact by phone or mail
General:
Elena +32 471 30 35 28 elena.curtopassi@regione.veneto.it
Andrea + 39 174 22 833 andrea.deste@regione.veneto.it
Miltos for online participation +30 697 220 43 56 miltosakellariou@gmail.com
Jos for on-site participation Odisee University: jos.sterckx@odisee.be
Looking forward to welcoming you and to the joint programme of work, initiatives and projects to be developed together.
At the annual General Assembly of the ENSA network on November 15 2022 in Venice, a new working group for the promotion of well-being and the implementation of Social Emotional Learning in Europe has been established. The coordination in this thematic working group changes every four years. The legal representation of the ENSA by Annalisa Bisson and the creation of this working group followed the unanimous decisions of the members.
Altera Vita, Greece
The present coordination of the thematic ENSA working group- Wellbeing and Social Emotional Learning - is led by the Social Cooperative of Cyclades, Greece, represented by Miltos Sakellariou, Family Therapist, Prevention Counselor in Addiction, Chairman of the Board and founding member of the Social Cooperative of Cyclades–ALTERA VITA.
Altera Vita is a scientific research Centre that implements education and awareness programmes, in the areas of Social Economy, Health Promotion, Organic Farming, Environment and Sustainable Development, the Arts and Culture, Pedagogy, Psychology, and New Technologies.
For more information visit: https://alteravita.eu/
E-learning: https://e-learning.alteravita.eu/
Contact: Μiltos Sakellariou, miltosakellariou@gmail.com
ALTERA VITA jointly with Regional and Local Authorities, universities, schools, and stakeholders involved in ongoing work in ERASMUS + projects have designed educational tools for Social Emotional Learning establishing an informal network for Social Emotional Learning, the ENSEL NETWORK.
VISION AND MISSION
Social and emotional competencies become increasingly important and necessary in people’s daily lives, especially in the lives of children and youth, who are asked to cope with various challenges in their relationships and contacts with school peers, parents and other adults (such as teachers) they live, learn and socialize with.
The European Commission now recognizes “Social and Civic Competencies” as one of 8 key competencies for lifelong learning, needed to live in contemporary society, as highlighted at the Annual General Assembly of ENSA by Anne Marie Chavanon, Council of Europe, President of the Committee on Environmental and Sanitary Crisis of the Conference of INGO.
The European Commission also underlines the need for further developing teachers' and trainers’ competencies, motivation, and skills so that their educational approaches match the needs of learners.
ENSEL network for Wellbeing will be conceived as an “umbrella working group of ENSA”, providing members with a platform and framework to join forces, exchange good practices and educational materials, and thus develop common actions to motivate all parties involved in Life Skills including both intrapersonal and interpersonal qualities.
Intrapersonal life skills include self-awareness, self-control, self-esteem, self-respect, and self-reflection.
Interpersonal life skills include effective communication, cooperation, teamwork and problem-solving abilities, respect for similarities and differences, appreciation, empathy, trust, and love to implement Well-being in our communities.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The main objectives of the new thematic group for Wellbeing and Ensel-Network :
1. To coordinate actions and initiatives at the European level and develop partnerships across Europe
2. To campaign and advocate for a common European strategy for life skills, especially for Social and emotional competencies in Europe and to monitor and influence policies at the national and European levels for schools, Universities, Communities, and Organisations.
3. To produce and promote the exchange of good practices, enforce capacity building and provide tools and training to professionals working in the field.
4. To raise awareness among the public and empower children and young people as well as parents, teachers and stakeholders professionals, on how to implement Life Skills in a Holistic approach in their communities for their well-being.
For more information about different ongoing projects in Europe for SEL and Well-being, please visit the links below:
EU-projects
- ENSEL NETWORK: https://en-sel.eu/
- The living Art-Art of Living https://livingarterasmus.wixsite.com/livingart
- REFLECT https://reflectproject.wixsite.com/site
- COMPUSEL https://compuseleu.com/#
- RED https://erasmusredproject.wixsite.com/red-project
- DANCEFULNESS https://dancefulness.eu/
Participation
If you are interested in participating in this working group of ENSA, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/uCCqBiBo9oUpvtcX6.
ENSEL NETWORK and WELL BEING WORKING GROUP
Board
Miltos Sakellariou, Chairman of the Board-Coordinator of the ENSA WG for SEL
Family Therapist, Prevention Counsellor in Addictions, MSc Counseling Psychology
Prof. Dr. Cigdem Sahin Taskin, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Education (Turkey) and
Dr Miguel Vidal González, Spanish National Reference Centre CIPFP Misericordia, Valencia (Spain).
ENSA BRUSSELS’ OFFICE
Legal representative
Annalisa Bisson
contact, Elena Curtopassi
Veneto Region, Brussels' Office
ENSA General Assembly and connected actitivities
Invitation and draft program
14-15-16 November 2022
Registration is compulsory for all the events and sections by completing the following google form: https://forms.gle/8LWWpcfMzuHfXtHy8 confirmation according to availability of seats
Venue: Palazzo Grandi Stazioni. Fondamenta Santa Lucia, Canareggio 23 30121, Venice
https://goo.gl/maps/mzLqqPa4Mo4QgKbd9
ONLINE attendance is also possible
The Veneto Region and the ENSA (European network of Social Authorities) have the pleasure to invite you to the second part of the General Assembly 2022 that, thanks to the improving of the COVID situation, can be hold face to face for those who have the possibility to come.
The objective of the meeting will be to update together the bodies of the network, according to the changes that have occurred in the last years, and the statutes. In addition, suggestions to the general guidelines of the annual programme can be exchanged for future developments
Furthermore, we will take this opportunity to provide to the thematic working groups a possibility to share their priorities taking advantage of a specific invitation of the final meeting of the N.E.x.T TO YOU project (Network for the Empowerment, the social and labour inclusion of Trafficked minors and young adults).
Day 1, Monday November 14th. 9.00-17.30
N.E.x.T. TO YOU Study Visits, Internal Consortium meeting and follow up
Day 2, Tuesday November 15th
9.15-13.30
N.E.x.T. TO YOU Final Conference
15.00-18.00
ENSA General Assembly and Youth Child and Family working group meeting
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child recognises the right of all the children to have the best possible start in life, to grow up happy and healthy and to develop to their full potential. This requires not only an inclusive society with accessible and quality basic services, but also an organisation of care and support that starts from before pregnancy. In doing so, we note that social inequality and the complexity of the issues where parents, children and young people are confronted with is increasing. Integrated care and support in different life domains are an important and necessary answer to this. It requires not only new organisational forms but also the development of new methodical and evidence-based "integrated" approaches. During the ENSA child and youth/family working group, we will make space to identify ideas and practices for future collaboration.
Day 3, Wednesday November 16th
9.15-12.00
Youth Care Platform meeting
After 3 years of only few activities (due to the COVID-19), the Youth Care Platform looks at the future again! Since the Youth Care Platform was launched in September 2013, the activities of the network were driven by work plans with a 3 years life span. Next meeting in Venice, we will start with the collection of ideas for a new work plan for the period 2023 – 2025. Next to this, we will hear updates on some EU-funded projects that are running now (note that the Youth Care Platform acts as advisory board for some projects). It is still possible to add other topics to the agenda and also your project can be highlighted.
Christine Gaschler-Andreasch, Head of Youth Welfare in Carinthia and chair of the Youth Care Platform
Jos Sterckx, Project development University of Applied Sciences Odisee (Social Department) and coordinator of the Youth Care Platform
Parallel Sessions
13.30-18.00
Dear ENSA, European Network of Social Authorities and interested colleagues
ENSA, European Network of Social Authorities
With the support of the Committee on Environmental and Health Crisis- Council of Europe, and the participation of the ENSEL NETWORK
We invite you to the
General Assembly meeting, Working Groups and connected activities will take place in BRUSSELS
from
the 22nd to the 25th of January, 2024
in Brussels on-site and online
Book this date in your agendas!
Registration is compulsory at the following link:
https://forms.gle/PFRWfJGt78pWgSgR9
Looking forward to the exchanges,
An Rommel, Rudy de Cock, Opgroien, Flemish welfare Ministry youth and children;
Dott. Pasquale Borsellino, Veneto Region Social Services, Unit Youth Family, Minors Service;
Anthony Polychronakis, City of Rotterdam, International Coordinator.
Jan Claeys, Jos Sterckx, University of Applied Sciences Odisee, Social Department.
Miltos Sakellariou, Social Cooperative of Cyclades, Coordinator of ENSEL Network
Draft Programme
Day 1: Monday, January 22
- Hybrid event -
Venue: Odisee University of Applied Sciences - Campus Brussels - Warmoesberg 26, 1000 Brussels
GOOGLE MAPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/u6NpKQs1aQqMNkFt7
Day 2: Tuesday, January 23
GOOGLE MAPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YoeNGgbAHEbAfFSEA
Day 3: Wednesday, January 24
- Hybrid event Venue: Odisee University of Applied Sciences – Campus Brussels - Warmoesberg 26, 1000 Brussel
GOOGLE MAPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/u6NpKQs1aQqMNkFt7
Day 4: Thursday, January 25
GOOGLE MAPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/j5wWarzZoBAq8bqS7
Ann Rommel, Rudy de Cock, Opgroien, Flemish Welfare Ministry Youth and children
Dott. Pasquale Borsellino, Veneto Region Social Services, Unit Youth Family, Minors Service
Anthony Polychronakis, City of Rotterdam, International Coordinator
Jan Claeys, Jos Sterckx, University of Applied Sciences Odisee, Social Department.
Miltos Sakellariou, Social Cooperative of Cyclades, Coordinator of ENSEL Network
Here are the presentations to download:
Day 1: Monday, January 22
Venue: Odisee University of Applied Sciences - Campus Brussels - Warmoesberg26, 1000 Brussels
- 10.50 Dr Anis Ben Brik College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar, Research on Families
- 10.50 - 12.45 ENSA Youth Minors and Family Working Groups
Coordination: Rudy De Cock, An Rommel, Flemish Agency Growing Up (Opgroien); Pasquale Borsellino, Veneto Region Social Services, Unit Family – Minors – Civil Service
Jan Claeys, Jos Sterckx, Odisee University of Applied Sciences Brussels Moderators
Keynote: Martino Serapioni, European Observatory on Family Policies,
Investigating possible responses to the multisectoral needs of households by providing an overview of the current alignment and coordination between complementary services and policy areas in four European countries (Finland, Germany, Italy, and Poland) and the Belgian region of Flanders.
-Katja Fournier: Odisee University Brussels, “How to support foster families.
FORM Therapeutic foster care for unaccompanied minors and their foster families”
Care services report an enormous need to offer therapeutic ‘healing and development-oriented’ - care for these youngsters and their foster families, the focus of the research presentation will be on the training model of the FORM project which aims to find ways to provide training and professional guidance to foster care workers of unaccompanied minors refugees. Exchanges will aim to bring together knowledge and experiences for the empowerment and social inclusion of these target groups.
- 12.45 - 14.45 LUNCH BREAK – Odisee University, Social Cooperative: BelCampus
- 14.45 - 16.45 Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities Working Groups
Coordination:
Anthony Polychronakis, City of Rotterdam, Department of Social Development
-Maria Sorzano, European Project Manager, IVASS Valencian Institute of Social Services
By 2050, in the EU the share of people over 65 will be around 30%, compared to around 20% today. An older population poses challenges for the social and healthcare sector but brings also needs and opportunities for policies that are fit for purpose in an era of major change in this session the focus will be centred on the following themes:
Panel 1: The Neighbourhood Approach. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the neighbourhood approach to improve the quality of life of citizens in the community? This panel brings together experts to discuss interdisciplinary approaches.
-Oscar Zanutto – ISRAA Treviso – Age-Friendly Neighborhoods
-Jeroen van Wijngaarden – Erasmus University Rotterdam " Neighborhood teams for vulnerable people"
-Otto Trienekens – Field Academy Rotterdam
Dementia and disabilities
On a global scale, there is a noticeable increase in the number of older people experiencing dementia and various forms of disabilities. Collaborative efforts between the governments in partnership with EU member governments and healthcare organizations, are crucial to enhance and professionalize the delivery of care.
Responding to Heatwaves in the Older People Ecosystem
Climate change has increased, in the frequency, and severity of heatwaves that will put the severe health threats of heatwaves on the agenda of the older adult service and healthcare sectors
Accessing health and social care for vulnerable groups
Due to interlocking crises in Europe (such as in housing, energy, inflation, and migration) the to facilitate EU-wide system change to increase care access, self-determination and empowerment for vulnerable groups by accessing health and social care.
Invited Speakers:
-Josine van den Bogaard & Hanadi Al’Baz – City of Rotterdam – Responding to Heatwaves in the Older People Ecosystem
-Johan Warnez Cognition and Inclusion, Belgium
-Thomas Bignal, EASPD European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities, Skills for Long-Term Care
16.45 - 17.00 Wrap up and next steps
ENSA, ENSEL Thematic Coordinators
Miltos Sakellariou, Social Cooperative Altera Vita, Cyclades (Greece):
Invitation for the 24/01 event, ENSEL Network - Social Emotional Learning and Well-Being
Day 2: Tuesday, January 23
-On-site event-
Venue: Veneto Region’s Brussels Office - Av. de Tervueren 67, 1040 Bruxelles
10.00 - 11.30 Visit of European delegations to the Veneto Region’s Brussels Office
Presentation of the activities of the Veneto and Valencia Brussels Office, Carlo Clini and Leticia Casañ Jensen, Head of Delegation - Brussels
- Focus on Dialogue on European ongoing projects
-Project Self IN: Self-management learning programs (SLP) are spaces where people with intellectual disabilities gather, discuss, and learn how to participate in our society, improving their self-determination and independence. The SELF-IN project combines SLP and metacognition methodologies as an innovative approach to improve the Quality of Life. By IVASS Valencian Institute of Social Services - María Sorzano Castellón, European Project Manager and partners
-Project TETRAS: Training of Educators for TRAnsfer of transversal Skills
Ubuntu Group is a Flemish not-for-profit network organisation active in the field of disability and social economy.
The organisation supports ca.1000 vulnerable adults with a disability
- Loes Van Cluysen, project coordinator
- Willem Philipsen, Programme Manager ‘Rotterdam Onbeperkt’, City of Rotterdam – Accessible City
- 15.00 - 17.00 -ESF Project “WE.LA.PA.. An innovative territorial network of equal opportunities in the labour and professional market in Treviso and Province.
By Greta Maniero, Manpower SRL project coordinator and Paolo Zaramella
- Eleonora Marton, Union Camere Veneto,
- Massimo Baldinato, Vice President of International Institutional Affairs Chez Leonardo
-Miltos Sakellariou, Social Cooperative Altera Vita, Cyclades (Greece), Coordinator ENSEL Network; Jos Sterckx, Odisee - University of Applied Sciences Information on EU programmes and opportunities (Erasmus+, Horizon, DG Justice,
Day 3: Wednesday, January 24
- Hybrid event-
Venue: Odisee University of Applied Sciences – Campus Brussels - Warmoesberg 26, 1000 Brussels
10.00 - 13.00 ENSEL Network & ENSA WP for Social Emotional Learning and Well-Being
Coordination: Miltos Sakellariou, Social Cooperative Altera Vita, Cyclades (Greece), Coordinator ENSEL Network & ENSA WG for Wellbeing and SEL
Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Cigdem Sahin Taskin, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Education (Turkey),
Navigating Emotions Through Computational Thinking: Unpacking the COMPUSEL Project
- Dr Miguel Vidal González, Spanish National Reference Centre CIPFP Misericordia, Valencia, Spain,
- Maria del Carmen Lopez Cruz, FEMXA, Spain Director of European Funds & Development
Approach to social training: European tools and funds for a well-being improvement
- Antonio Palazuelos Prieto, SYAH Cabo Verde,
-Dott.ssa Antonella Masullo -Project “Promotion of health and well-being in Cava de’ Tirreni”
Themes: holistically implementing life skills, helping young people exercise their fundamental rights in the home, school, class and community, open presentations, and interactive sessions with different partners of ENSEL Network
-14.30 - 17.00 Internal project meeting – SACRED consortium project meeting – Lead city of Rotterdam
-15.30 - 17.00 Visit to the European Parliament – Meeting with MEP Rosanna Conte tbc
Day 4: Thursday, January 25
-10.00 - 12.00 Visit to the Centre for European Volunteering, Mundo Madou
CEV | Avenue des Arts 7/8, 1210 Brussels
CEV Presentation of mission and objectives; collaboration opportunities
Interactions with ESF Project “WE.LA.PA Greta Maniero, Manpwer SRL project coordinator and Paolo Zaramella
European Volunteer Center Vicenza - Dott.ssa Rita del Molin, Director