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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. | ||
