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TOPIC A : OUTREACH
FRIDAY 11 October 02:30 - 04:30 p.m.

OUTREACH PROJECTS

OUTREACH is a word often used in the context of professionals working with homeless people. It is a simple word with a variety of meanings, encompassing contrasting but also complementary ideas: "perception and aptitude in approaching and forming a relationship" and "taking action by being on the spot and becoming involved", as well as its everyday meaning of "prevention", "assistance" and "inclusion". Topics suggested :
A1.	Outreach teams on the street: what kind of team, what kind of work, with which perspective for inclusion. Typologies, methodologies, multidisciplinary systems and pluralism.
A2.	Body and words: between the street and the surgery, inside and outside; how to listen to the body and take care of the words, right there where they are expressed, outside and/or inside the institution ?
A3.	Mentally ill people abandoned on the street: aside from abandonment and rejection, what are the questions raised here? Difficulties, collaboration, innovative initiatives, programmes and pilot projects for crisis intervention, assistance management and co-working for development.
A4.	Drug and alcohol abusers & addicts: suicide risks & temptation…, between committing the act and daily rejection of life. Detox in order to reintegrate or reintegration in order to detox ?
A5.	Children and young people at risk: prevention, tutoring and help for them and for their families
A6.	Immigrants & refugees, "regular or illegal" : between integration and rejection, visible - non-existent people: political and juridical, ethical and humanitarian perspectives....
A7.	Other ( specify, please) ...

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TOPIC B : EMPOWERMENT SATURDAY 12 October 02:30 - 04:30 p.m.
EMPOWERING : The culture of "giving assistance" and "taking in charge", as "medication" should be changed, into a new culture of "taking care for empowerment ! " Believing in the possibilities, even if they are residual, of each and everyone for facilitating the "re-appropiation" of their own personal skills, abilities, possibilities. Rather than "taking the place of", "leaving the place to…" so that each one can find back his/her unique and own place within society, and becomes therefor "included", with his/her difference. In what way to provide the necessary financial, technical and legislative support; create and reinforce conditions for access in a comprehensive way; provide appropriate support to strengthen the position of vulnerable people in informal reciprocity systems; promote special schemes to support disabled and vulnerable people in their work as careers; develop initiatives for promoting their active participation in civil society and decision making processes. Sustainable re/appropriation for acces... & participation !…
B1.	Who is Responsible for Whom? Between sharing responsibility and delegating it… When shared responsibility and mutually agreed decisions become synergy ! The relevance of the work of the volunteers….
B2.	The Word as Power : free expression of speech that has been rediscovered, whispered, spoken, shouted, scribbled down, written, so that it can be read and heard! "THEIR" pilot projects, finding alternative initiatives: "their" newspapers, magazines, books, radio, etc…
B3.	Housing access & family: having one's own place...a home and privacy! The quality of one's dwelling and having support to maintain and improve it!
B4.	Health & Social Interface : "No health without Dignity " free & easy access and - when necessary - accompanied ! Quality of health care: the "health shops", the pros and the cons.
B5.	Social Job Market/ Training and Life Projects what type of work, creative and remunerated, and what type of participation ? Social Cooperative where everyone participates as a member with full rights!
B6.	Inter-vision & inter-training for adequate and appropriate inter-action & intervention of volunteers , voluntaries and employees. Pluralism and multidisciplinary, complementarily in diversity for sharing ideas and changing our practice !
B7.	Other ( specify, please) ...

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