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Peer support workers: an innovative force in advocacy in dementia care

Within the Erasmus+ programme, the PIA project has recently started, which aims to promote the figure of the Peer Support Worker (PSW) as a support figure for family members and caregivers of people with dementia, with a positive impact also on care recipients and policies.

In recent years, in some European health and welfare services, Peer Support Workers have been employed as a resource to promote the user perspective, strengthen the recovery orientation and better tailor the services to the needs of the users.

However, this innovative and particularly useful figure is still unused and not promoted in the field of dementia care.

The main objectives of the project are in fact:

  • Development, creation and design of training materials and methodologies training courses for Peer Support Workers and caregivers;
  • Digital platform for the network of PSWs for collaboration and knowledge exchange webinars and training videos on relevant topics and issues;
  • Development and implementation of strategies to increase advocacy and promote the user perspective in the development and delivery of services.

 

The partnership

These results will be achieved during the 2 years life of the project, which will see the partners engage and cooperate to achieve the expected results.

The consortium of PIA project is composed by:

  • KBT Vocational school (Norway) – Project coordinators and active in the field VET to improve health services through using lived experience by service users;
  • Alzheimer Hellas (Greece) – Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders providing a wide range of services to people with dementia and their families;
  • Habilitas (Romania) – Organization that develops training programs for elderly home care workers and works in projects focused on the elderly involvement in the community;
  • Anziani e Non Solo (Italy) – NGO working in the field of social innovation, with a specific focus on management of projects and realization of services and products in the field of welfare and social inclusion;
  • Asociatia Afect (Romania) – Association active in sustaining and stimulating the social integration of the old people.

 

To know more and stay updated on the project, visit the website https://piaproject.eu/

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