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<\/a><\/p>\nThe project \u201cSocio-drama tackling ageism, preventing abuse\u201d is an Erasmus + Strategic Partnerships project, financed by Leargas, the Irish National Agency, with a 2-years duration (2015 \u2013 2017).<\/p>\n
Project partners are:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Age Action Ireland \u2013 coordinator
\n\u2022 Anziani e Non Solo – Italy
\n\u2022 Suvanto \u2013 For a Safe Old Age \u2013 Finland
\n\u2022 Asociatia Habilitas \u2013 Centru de Resurse si Formare Profesionala – Romania<\/p>\n
The objectives are:<\/p>\n
– To design an education programme that will provide new learning opportunities in the field of human rights and empathy to prevent abuse. Traditional learning opportunities explicitly focusing on elder abuse may be ineffective or refused by the target group, as abuse can be unintentional due to lack of awareness and taboo nature of topic. Hence the methodology will use creative tools including socio-drama to deliver the programme in day care centres and residential settings.
\n– The empowerment of older adults though education on human rights and the exploration of ways of safeguarding well-being
\n– To foster empathy amongst formal carers abuse, \u2018to walk in older person\u2019s shoes\u2019, challenge ageism
\n-Develop educators competences on the topic
\n– To input into care settings\u2019 elder abuse policy<\/p>\n
The target groups to be addressed are:<\/p>\n
– Older adults, particularly those in care settings, who lack the opportunity to engage in learning on human rights and elder abuse, yet are a group most in need due to increased disability and reduced social networks
\n– Professionals and formal carers, many from a different generation, unaware of role ageism can play in creating environment for abuse, learning opportunities limited.<\/p>\n
The transnational element of the project is also important as countries involved represent different social models but are also at different stages in the development of elder abuse policy and practices, engendering shared learning.
\nProject will meet common need of all EU countries to find new ways to educate, and provide older people and formal carers with the skills to protect themselves and those they care for.<\/p>\n