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Executive Course
Leadership Skills for Community Services
Public Policy Executive Programs and the Open Society Institute Mental Health Initiative announce the opening of applications for the course “Leadership Skills for Community Services” 2011.
The course is designed for executive level (NGO leaders, health ministry representatives, heads of units/departments, public servants, specialists) participants from the CEE region and aims at building the knowledge needed by attendees to understand, approach and influence the processes dealing with community services fro mentally disabled people.
Applications are encouraged from the following countries: Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Armenia, Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Albania, Estonia.
Why a leadership course for Community Services
Over a million disabled people live in large residential institutions in Europe . The process of replacing institutions with community-based services is well advanced in Scandinavia and the United Kingdom; in other European countries this is identified as a policy goal but progress is limited and much institutional provision remains. In central and eastern Europe, the legacy of Soviet-model institutions is widespread. The quality of care in these institutions is very poor.
Outcome
The aim of the program is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to allow them to implement change in the service provision for people with intellectual disabilities in their country.
Acquired Skills
è A thorough understanding the functioning and history of service provision for people with intellectual disabilities
è Awareness of various service, funding models and person centered approaches
è Deep understanding of the steps to be followed to implement change
è Understanding the policy, funding and service context at an international and local
è Assessing the political, funding and service context in one’s country
è Awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses and what resources are needed to lead change
è Achieving a developed action plan for how to start (or speed up) the change process in a country, along with identifying any issues of implementation and possible solutions.
Course Structure
The course is structured to take place in 2 sessions taught at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary and includes a take home project in between as a mandatory component.
WEEK 1
May 31st – June 4th |
TAKE HOME PROJECT | WEEK 2
August 30th – September 3rd |
The course is designed to be highly interactive, combining executive education methods with take home assignments and evaluation.
Application Deadline: April 20th 2011
Application process
To apply for the program please fill in the form below with your basic information and send to executiveprograms@ceu.hu the following documents:
● A one page essay briefly illustrating the political, legal and finance and funding systems in your country. Find the guidelines in the attached document.
● The below form with your personal data and contact details
We will be contacting you shortly to follow up on your application.
Selected participants are expected to complete before the course the Leadership practices inventory - http://www.lpionline.com/ and to read “the Leadership Challenge” before arrival.
WEEK 1
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| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
Morning 1 (0830-1030) | Introductions
| Assessing the context: overview
| Vision Part 2 Examples of good arrangements for accommodation and support for people with higher support needs. | Service design: person-centred plans and action; working at individual- and population-level | Participants’ planning and development session - funding context |
10.30 - 1100 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
Morning 2 (1100-1300) | Where we stand: history and progress
| Law, policy and other frameworks
| Vision Part 2 (continued) Examples of good arrangements for work, education and leisure for people with higher support needs.
| Person-centred planning and person centred organizations
| Developing an action plan
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1230 - 1300. Assessing personal resources or supports needed to lead the change process.
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1300-1400 | LUNCH Participants eat in small groups, initially with people they have not met before. A faculty member should be at each lunch gathering to ensure discussion flows, and detect any early issues.
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Afternoon 1 (1400-1530) | Participants’ planning and development session - history of service development | Participants’ planning and development session - policy context | Assessing our leadership potential (Part 1)
| Building supports around individuals
| Participants’ planning and development session – developing the action plan. |
1530 - 1600 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break
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Afternoon 2 (1600-1730) | Ideology and values
| Funding systems and their creative use
| Assessing our leadership potential continued
| Participants’ planning and development session - developing person-centred services | Week 1 ends |
Evening (1830-2100) | Group Dinner and discussion | Dinner The Vision Part 1 Examples of good arrangements for accommodation, work, education and leisure for people with lower support needs
| Group dinner and discussion | Dinner Making change happen (Presentation of template from DECLOC report)
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WEEK 2 Schedule
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
Morning (0830-1200) | Introduction to week 2 Recap
Obstacles and opportunities: disability-specific law and policy frameworks | Obstacles and opportunities: identifying and creating funding sources
| Obstacles and opportunities: designing person-centred services | Obstacles and opportunities: ensuring quality | Obstacles and opportunities: building coalitions |
1200 - 1300 | Opportunity for individual consultation with faculty | Opportunity for individual consultation with faculty | Opportunity for individual consultation with faculty | Opportunity for individual consultation with faculty | Opportunity for individual consultation with faculty |
1300 - 1400 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
Afternoon (1400-1630) | Obstacles and opportunities: generic law and policy frameworks | Obstacles and opportunities: using funding to support personalisation | Obstacles and opportunities: service systems and structures | Obstacles and opportunities: impact of regulatory frameworks | Obstacles and opportunities: lobbying and influencing |
1630 - 1730 | Opportunity for individual consultation with faculty | Opportunity for individual consultation with faculty | Opportunity for individual consultation with faculty | Opportunity for individual consultation with faculty | General feedback and end of course |
1830 - 1930 | Dinner and discussion | Dinner and discussion | Dinner and discussion | Dinner and discussion |
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