Burnout FREE ECI Project: First Transnational Project Meeting

pr@amimoni.gr — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:26:13 +0000

In the framework of the implementation of the Burnout FREE ECI Project “Burnout of Professionals and Parents with Children with Disabilities: Prevention, common challenges and mutually empowering methodologies and practices in Early Child Intervention Services” (No: 2021-1-EL01-KA220-ADU-000035230) under the Erasmus+ Programme, KA220-ADU-Cooperation partnerships in adult education, coordinated by AMIMONI and managed by the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), all partners associated with the project had the opportunity to meet in Varna, Bulgaria, for our first transnational meeting on the 14^th & 15^th March 2022. Those that could not attend dialed in virtually, which has very much become normal for many over the past few years. We all successfully discussed and collaborated our plans for the next few years, clarifying everyone’s roles and responsibilities.

The diverse mixture of specialisms and expertise across the partners means that we will be able to produce a wide range of results and outcomes to support both professionals and parents.

Throughout its three-year duration, the ‘Burnout FREE ECI Project’ aims to develop 6 project results:

Report on Burnout: Literature Review & Survey on Needs Assessment
Burnout Free ECI Training Material & Content for Professionals and Parents
Methodology Guide and Report on the Burnout Free ECI Pilot
E-Learning Game
Certification Scheme
Digital toolkit and replication methodology

After the kick-off meeting in Varna, partners will now begin to work on the literature review and establish what information is already available regarding burnout in Early Childhood Intervention at national, European and International level. A Survey on Needs Assessment will also be conducted so as to acquire in-depth knowledge of the needs of professionals and parents with children with disabilities in ECI services and identify burnout risk factors and implications.

Our next face to face meeting will be in July 2022 in Croatia, during which participants will reflect on the PrR1 results and they will work together to structure the Training Material content (PrR2).

The partners who were able to travel to Varna had the chance to get to know this beautiful, cozy town, known for its gentle sea, good beaches and remarkable objects.

They also had the opportunity to Visit Karin Dom. Karin Dom is a modern functional center for providing a complex of social, health and educational services for children with special needs and their families – a model for Bulgaria and abroad. They employ highly qualified specialists including physiotherapists, rehabilitators, speech therapists, psychologists, special teachers and social workers. You can learn more about them here: Karin Dom Website.

We were lucky enough to be given a tour of their building, in which they showcased multiple rooms and specialist equipment. Karin Dom also kindly showed us their Baby Box which is distributed to every parent of a newborn baby in Varna. This box includes toys, useful equipment, and a voucher for a free consultation at the facility, so that early childhood intervention is available to all.

Watch this space for further information on the ‘Burnout Free ECI project’ and join the conversation on social media with #BurnoutFree!

This project (No:2021-1-EL01-KA220-ADU-000035230) has been funded with support from the European Commission. The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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Burnout FREE ECI Project

pr@amimoni.gr — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:18:15 +0000

The Burnout FREE ECI Project “Burnout of Professionals and Parents with Children with Disabilities: Prevention, common challenges and mutually empowering methodologies and practices in Early Child Intervention Services” was approved by the Greek National Agency under the ERASMUS+ Programme, KA220-ADU-Cooperation partnerships in adult education (No: 2021-1-EL01-KA220-ADU-000035230). The project was submitted by AMIMONI- Panhellenic Association of parents and friends of visually impaired people with additional handicaps.

Partners

The Burnout Free ECI consortium consists of 10 Partners & 1 Associated Partner from 8 different countries (Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Belgium and Albania). The project partners consist of a remarkable group of Professionals in ECI Organizations, Professors, professionals in the private sector who will bring their knowledge and expertise to the project in order to accomplish its aims.

In specific the following partners compose the consortium of this project:

AMIMONI – Panhellenic Association of parents and friends of visually impaired people with additional handicaps /Coordinator/Greece

PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS/Greece

SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU/Croatia

UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI/Romania

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES/Belgium

MALI DOM – Zagreb dnevni centar za rehabilitaciju djece i mladezi/Croatia

C.E.C.D. MIRA SINTRA – CENTRO DE EDUCACAO PARA O CIDADAO COM DEFICIENCIA CRL/Portugal

KARIN DOM Foundation/ Bulgaria

THEOFANIS ALEXANDRIDIS KAI SIA EE/ Greece

KYPRIAKI ETAIREIA PISTOPOIISIS LIMITED/ Cyprus

Down Syndrome Albania Foundation “DSA”/Associated Partner/Albania

Target

The Burnout Free ECI project aims to craft a roadmap to better outcomes and lead to innovative, mutually empowering techniques and solutions to some of the most complex challenges parents with children with disabilities (CwD), professionals in the disability field and Organizations face, hindering the prospects of early childhood. Our experience from working with parents and Children with Disabilities (CwD) and recent studies have revealed the seriousness of burnout implications on parents with children with disabilities and Professionals in the disability field. The Burnout FREE ECI project addresses the tremendously serious issue of professionals’ and parents’ burnout on the family centered Early Child Intervention. It has also revealed the need to enhance the protective factors for family and ECI professionals and reduce the burnout risk factors which threaten to result in social isolation of professionals and in social exclusion of parents and children with disabilities.

The Project

Through an Innovative Interdisciplinary Burnout Free approach applied in ECI services, the project will address Parents’ with children with disabilities and Professionals’ needs:

– to strengthen their personal, emotional, social skills, enhance parenting capabilities and professionals’ competences, improve their cooperation to meet the requirements of their demanding roles and cope with challenges

– to identify, avoid or recover from burnout enhancing their resilience, improving their wellbeing and ensuring that professionals and parents remain socially active

– to have direct access to structured, flexible and high quality learning opportunities, adapted to the learning needs of adults so as to better support children with disabilities.

The project will also address the Organizations’ needs:

– to enrich their capacity to adapt their structure and tools, build connected and dedicated teams, create a positive culture of resilience and increase the quality of services offered

-to detect the risk factors for burnout and apply effective leadership approaches to adequately support professionals.

The ultimate aim of the project is to meet the needs of children with disabilities in order to have better quality of care and support, maximizing their strengths and potentials and promoting their social inclusion. The project also addresses the needs of participants with fewer opportunities, which has become even more crucial during COVID-19.

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein