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{{Project | {{Project | ||
|acronym=Good practice (Torture Victims) | |acronym=Good practice (Torture Victims) | ||
|logo= | |logo=Eu-logo2.jpg | ||
|project_title=Promotion and dissemination of good practice in addressing specific needs of vulnerable groups – especially victims of torture and human rights violations – based on a transnational | |project_title=Promotion and dissemination of good practice in addressing specific needs of vulnerable groups – especially victims of torture and human rights violations – based on a transnational in-depth study and evaluation of working and treatment methods | ||
|funding_period=01/06/2010 - 30/11/2011 | |funding_period=01/06/2010 - 30/11/2011 | ||
|coordinator=[[Vicky Germanakou]] 01/06/2010 - 11/07/2011<br | |coordinator=[[Vicky Germanakou]] 01/06/2010 - 11/07/2011<br>[[Periklis Papaloukas]] 11/07/2011 - 30/11/2011 | ||
|funding_agency=European Refugee Fund | |funding_agency=European Refugee Fund - European Commission | ||
|total_cost=€44,104 | |total_cost=€44,104 | ||
|partners=[ | |partners=[http://www.baff-zentren.org/ BAfF], Germany<br />[http://www.primolevi.org/ Association Primo Levi], France<br />[http://www.zebra.or.at/# Zebra], Austria<br />[http://www.icarfoundation.ro/ ICAR Foundation], Romania<br /> [http://www.equatorfoundation.nl/en/ Equator Foundation], the Netherlands<br /> [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]], Cyprus<br /> | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Future Worlds Center]], demonstrates extensive experience on the field of care for victims of torture, accommodating since 2006 the operation of the Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (URVT), which aims to support and promote the empowerment and rehabilitation of torture victims and victims of trafficking who are asylum seekers or persons granted with international protection status in Cyprus and to assist them in integrate into the local society. | [[Future Worlds Center]], demonstrates extensive experience on the field of care for victims of torture, accommodating since 2006 the operation of the [[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (URVT) II|URVT]], which aims to support and promote the empowerment and rehabilitation of torture victims and victims of trafficking who are asylum seekers or persons granted with international protection status in Cyprus and to assist them in integrate into the local society. | ||
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Promotion and dissemination of good practice in addressing specific needs of vulnerable groups - especially victims of torture and human rights violations - based on a transnational in-depth study and evaluation of working and treatment method project, or Good Practice (Torture Victims) project, runs under the German Association of Psychological Centers for Refugees and Victims of Torture (BAfF)and is funded by the European Fund for Refugees (ERF); CNTI is one of the six partners of the project through its [[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (URVT) II|URVT]]. | |||
Over the last three decades, vulnerable refugees including victims of torture have been treated in psycho-social and medical treatment centres all over Europe. These centres take a holistic approach, offering medical and psychological care, legal advice and social assistance to torture survivors; they train health personnel in order to increase the quality of the treatment and rehabilitation services offered, as well as organising structures for mentoring and voluntary work to support their beneficiaries' integration into the host society. The centers are mostly organized as independent non-govermental organisations (NGOs) with a very broad range of available working methods and extensive experience, variety and knowledge. Unfortunately, through their often precarious financial situation rooted in insufficient public funding, the care of vulnerable victims puts high pressure on the staff concerned. The project is addressing the issue of ensuring staff remain able to contribute effectively to the work of the centres, in spite of those pressures, by avoiding burn-out, secondary traumatisation and so on. | Over the last three decades, vulnerable refugees including victims of torture have been treated in psycho-social and medical treatment centres all over Europe. These centres take a holistic approach, offering medical and psychological care, legal advice and social assistance to torture survivors; they train health personnel in order to increase the quality of the treatment and rehabilitation services offered, as well as organising structures for mentoring and voluntary work to support their beneficiaries' integration into the host society. The centers are mostly organized as independent non-govermental organisations (NGOs) with a very broad range of available working methods and extensive experience, variety and knowledge. Unfortunately, through their often precarious financial situation rooted in insufficient public funding, the care of vulnerable victims puts high pressure on the staff concerned. The project is addressing the issue of ensuring staff remain able to contribute effectively to the work of the centres, in spite of those pressures, by avoiding burn-out, secondary traumatisation and so on. | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
This project is being funded by the European Refugee Fund (ERF). It is a follow-up to the first European Project (Good Practice in Torture Care)which was completed in February 2010. It's principal aim was to develop a common approach within EU to the task of addressing the specific needs of vulnerable groups, especially those who have undergone torture or other severe human rights violations. | This project is being funded by the European Refugee Fund (ERF). It is a follow-up to the first European Project (Good Practice in Torture Care)<ref>Bittenbinder, E. (Ed.). (2010). Good Practice in the Care of Victims of Torture. Karlsruhe: van Loeper Literaturverlag.[http://www.european-network.org/index.php/european-projects/european-project-1-good-practice-in-torture-care Available online]</ref> which was completed in February 2010. It's principal aim was to develop a common approach within EU to the task of addressing the specific needs of vulnerable groups, especially those who have undergone torture or other severe human rights violations. | ||
The project is based on the existing practical experience in the field. It combines this expertise with a participatory evaluation and research model that allows for the practitioners to share their expertise in a discourse with professional research, while addressing the specific needs of vulnerable groups among asylum seekers using the synergy effects of diversity. The project focuses on the development and dissemination of good practice by a)Introducing an inventory on care and treatment methods as well as staff care, b)setting an agenda for research based on the experience of practitioners in the field. | The project is based on the existing practical experience in the field. It combines this expertise with a participatory evaluation and research model that allows for the practitioners to share their expertise in a discourse with professional research, while addressing the specific needs of vulnerable groups among asylum seekers using the synergy effects of diversity. The project focuses on the development and dissemination of good practice by a)Introducing an inventory on care and treatment methods as well as staff care, b)setting an agenda for research based on the experience of practitioners in the field. | ||
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* Creation of the inventory of care and treatment methods and using it as guideline to new or already functioning centers | * Creation of the inventory of care and treatment methods and using it as guideline to new or already functioning centers | ||
== | ==Key Milestones== | ||
* June - July 2010: Visit to new partner, [[Future Worlds Center]] Nicosia, Cyprus | |||
* July - September 2010: Research and development of a framework for the Inventory on Care and Treatment Methods | |||
* September 2010 - December 2010: [[Team day I]] in Self-evaluation method | |||
* January 2011: Interim partner meeting (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) | |||
* January - April 2011: [[Team day II]] in Self-evaluation Method | |||
* September 2011: Final Symposium in Cyprus. Presentation of results and project findings. [[Survivors of Torture: Assistance, Care and Rehabilitation Conference]] organised by [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]] | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery perrow="6"> | |||
File:Previous_project.bmp|Good Practice in the Care of Victims of Torture - Pilot project | |||
File:Graz.jpg|Kick-off meeting in Graz, Austria, July 2010 | |||
File:Network_Meeting_Amsterdam.JPG|Network meeting in Amsterdam, May 2011 | |||
File:Yannis_Conference.jpg|[[Yiannis Laouris]] - [[Future Worlds Center]]. Final conference in Nicosia, September 2011 | |||
File:Elisse_Conference.jpg|Elisse Bittenbinder -BAfF Chairpeson - Head of the project. Final conference in Nicosia, September 2011 | |||
File:Panel_Guest_Speakers_.jpg|Guest Speakers (State officials). Final conference in Nicosia, September 2011 | |||
File:Participants.jpg|Audience. Final conference in Nicosia, September 2011 | |||
File:Participants3.jpg|Audience. Final conference in Nicosia, September 2011 | |||
File:Victims_of_Torture_Poster.jpg|Day Against Torture Poster | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | ==External Links== | ||
# [http://www.european-network.org/index.php/european-projects/european-project-2-promotion-and-dissemination-of-good-practice/ Good practice( Torture Victims) project] | |||
# [http://www.baff-zentren.org/index.php/welcome.html/ BAfF - Germany] | |||
# [http://www.futureworldscenter.org/ Future Worlds Center] | |||
# [http://www.urvt.org/ Unit for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (URVT)] | |||
# [http://www.european-network.org/ European Network of Rehabilitation Centers for Survivors of Torture] | |||
# [http://www.european-network.org/index.php/european-projects/european-project-1-good-practice-in-torture-care/ Good Practice in the Care of Torture Victims] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Future Worlds Center Projects]] | [[Category:Future Worlds Center Projects]] | ||
