Workshop Centro de Día Argüelles

Improving Senior and Intergenerational Learning Methods

And Curricula as Workforce in Community Proyects for Disabled

3nd Partn

er Meeting

7th and 8th of Nov 2013

UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

UCM

People caring people

Houses for the elderly and day centers

Housing with services

Social services at home

Health and personal care at home

Telecare

It is a big company for elderly and people withphysical and cognitive disabilities

The 2nd workshop we performed in

ARGÜELLES CARE CENTER

Argüelles is a care center with serves for people with severe physical and cognitive disabilities (encephalitis, brain injury, stroke…) The care includes personal care assistance (cleaning, food), medical care, rehabilitative therapies (physiotherapy, speech therapy), psychological and social, personal, family and occupational activities. All patients have had a stroke, encephalitis, head injury…… From 18 to 65 years

VOLUNTEERS SENIORS

The seniors volunteers for this workshop were not the same as the ones from San José.The three volunteers seniors were students at the University of Seniors in the Complutense University of Madrid

- Josefa Bartolome- Mariví Díaz- Manuel Barrero

And, in this workshop include two professionals outside the center to disseminate the project

They are occupational therapists who work with older people.

Senior University created an NGO called Network Intergenerational solidarity

Is an NGO of the Complutense University

STEPS OF THE PROCESS (I)

1. Meeting to explain the project with the professionals of the center, and in other day explain the project with the seniors

2. Visit the center with the seniors for detected needs. The professionals and people with disabilities said they wanted a workshop about different things of Madrid

3. One training session with the seniors

STEPS OF THE PROCESS (II)

4. Intervention. Two sessions: Metodología: The volunteers made a presentation of the different contents and the persons with disabilities talking about them.

1st SessionTour of Madrid from the chair with imagery Cathedral of the AlmudenaMuseum of San IsidroMuseum of PradoDoor of sun/Puerta del Sol

Typical food Waffles and sweetsStew (Madrid cooked)Corns

Tour of Madrid with typical images of different places

2nd experimental Workshop with Seniors

Cathedral of the Almudena Museum of San Isidro

Museum of PradoPuerta del Sol/Door of sum

Typical food of Madrid

2nd experimental Workshop with Seniors

Waffles and sweets

Corns

Stew orMadrid cooked

VOLUNTEERS - WORKSHOP

Intersession the person with disabilities had to find information about different aspects of Madrid (“homework”)

• For example…..

• Who was Andrés Mellado?Because the center is on the street Andrés Mellado nº 31

• Why eat 12 grapes on 31 of December ?

• And, something similar this…..

2nd experimental Workshop with Seniors

STEPS OF THE PROCESS (III)

4. Intervention. Two sessions:

2nd Session

About curiosities and anecdotes of Madrid

Curiosities and anecdotes

• Which is the shortest street in Madrid?

• Which was the first metro line?

• Different legends and curiosities of Madrid

• Different major bridges of Madrid

2nd experimental Workshop with Seniors

VOLUNTEERS - WORKSHOP

5. EVALUATION Three differents evaluations on satisfaction

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. How does the information and support provided by the college / association / institution?

x

2. Previously, you had had experience with people with disabilities X

3. On a personal level, you value the participation in this workshop

x

4. You have changed your perception of disability.

X

5. Have you encountered any difficulties in the workshop?x

6. After the experience, you would like to continue working with an institution that works with young people with disabilities.

x

7. How do you value the experience? From 0 to 6. x

Summarizes some of the strengths or positive aspects of the experience

On a personal level has been a very fantastic experience, I believe that for people with disabilites has been interesting as it has broken its daily routine.

Summarizes some of the weaknesses or negative aspects of the experienceI haven´t experience with disabilites. For me has been a little stressful. I haven´t pedagogical training. It would be interesting to have some preparation to communicate to the people with disabilities

CONCLUSIONS

• Excellent reception by the director of the center and occupational therapist.

• All the senior volunteers:- Never had experience with dependent or disabled people.- They have said that it has been a fantastic experience- They want to continue working on the project

• All the person with disabilities: They say…- They are very satisfied with the workshop- They liked the relationship with the seniors- They want to participate in more workshops with the seniors- The workshop has been short, they want more days

Improving Senior and Intergenerational Learning Methods

And Curricula as Workforce in Community Proyects for Disabled

3nd Partn

er Meeting

7th and 8th of Nov 2013

UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

UCM