DeProgram (DEpressive persons and new PRORAms of Monitoring to stay in work
Name of institution: Groep LITP
Type of the organization: Thematic scope of the project: - Access to employment and social inclusion
- Fighting discrimination
- Better public services
Problems to be solved (justification of the need of the transnational cooperation): The target group of the project are adults with an unipolar major depressive disorder according to DSM IV. These persons are at work or they will to keep up their job.
Depressive persons have several symptoms (depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, insomnia or hypersomnia, psychomotoric retardation, fatigue or loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, diminished ability to think or concentrate, … ). Surveys shows that annual prevalence of depression by adults is 6,2% in Belgium. Both literature and the real practical situation show a high number of relapse in patients with depression as a bottleneck. Relapse doesn’t only affect the patients biological and psychological functioning. It also has an amount impact on daily life possibilities, which result often in problems in the workplace.
The Flemish situation shows that, despite the specific needs and the high number of persons with a depression, there is no adequate work-re-activation or job support program available specifically for people with depression.
Objectives to be achieved: Preparation of a directive program for work reintegration, specific for clients with depression, Counselling to promote work activation in patients with depression, Re-activation of clients with depression, Reducing unemployment of clients with depression, Facilitation of adjusted employment possibilities for clients with depression.
Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): Thematic networking with international partners. To achieve an inventory of good practices concerning re-activation of people with depression and to adjust at work-related problems in European countries. Sharing study results on this subject with the participating partners.
Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC: The output of this project are: Inventory of good practices, which can be shared with the participating international partners. An adjusted directive program for work-reintegration, specific for clients with depression. The expected effects of an adjusted approach are: Reducing unemployment. Sustainability of employment facilitation. Reduce depression relapse using work activation actions - Involvement of clients with depression in their activation program. Empowerment of clients with depression.
Target group: - Persons with mental or physical disabilities
Stage of the implementation: Project Idea (projects in preparation phase without grant awarded)
Budget of the project in EUR: 250000
Budget of transnational activities in EUR: 50000
Duration of the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/09/2012-01/09/2014
Duration of transnational activities within the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/01/2013-01/01/2014
Contact person: Patrick Ruppol
Phone: 00 32 11 284 640
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