HVA, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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1 HVA, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, The Netherlands According to the Bologna higher education system, competencies should be at the core of the curricula offered by our Schools and Universities: the Amsterdam seminar will focus on the wide range of competencies of the professionals of social education (socio-educational care workers, social educators, social workers, social pedagogues... according to the different countries in Europe, the context and setting of their activities). This will be the occasion to provide some answers to the following questions: What is meant by competencies within social professions? Are the curricula that we teach our students constructed on explicit professional competencies? How teachers translate competencies to be acquired in curricula and programmes? What balance between disciplinary approaches and competencies-founded approaches in a programme? How do we bring into the education of our students the competencies underlying social education? Which competencies are emphasized in different social professions according to the countries? What about fundamental research on competencies in social work? Which methods are available to identify competencies? Are there some shared competencies in different settings and various practices in social education? How can research about competencies be tuned to requirements of practitioners of social education and to the development of social welfare? Are graduates in these fields merely competent or responsive, pro-active skilled professionals?... Teachers, practitioners and researchers are welcome in Amsterdam Seminar 2008 and warmly invited to submit papers to be presented in the different workshops = Formations Educateurs Sociaux Européens / European Social Educators Trainings = President address : Paola Richard-De Paolis, directrice EESP, HES-SO, ch. Abeilles 14, CH-1010 Lausanne, mailto : pdepaolis@eesp.ch Bank account : IBAN CH E BCV Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Pl. St François 14, CH-1003 Lausanne SWIFT code : BCVLCH2LXXX Association reg. No /Limousin, France exemptée de TVA/free of VAT

2 Preliminary Program 6th Seminar, April 2008 HVA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Thursday 24 th April 08 09h00-10h30 10h30-11h00 11h00-11h45 11h45-12h15 Registration to the Seminar Opening and welcome by HVA hosting University and local policies authorities 1 st Keynote Speaker, English speaking (Translation provided in French). Plenary discussion 12h15-13h00 13h00-14h00 Presentation of the Workshop and field visits for participants registrations Break for lunch 14h00-16h00 Workshops (8 parallel workshops of 3 papers each) or 3-4 field visits 16h00-16h30 16h30-18h00 18h30 Break (tea, coffee, fruits) FORUM in 4 different rooms: Starting new thematic group Thematic group on Violence Mobility of students and teachers, Cooperation on teaching and research: Masters curriculum development, joining existing intensive programs, joint research projects Reception Free evening For updated programme, please check the Website:

3 Friday 25 th April 08 09h00-09h45 09h45-10h30 10h30-11h00 2 nd Keynote Speaker, on Research about professional competencies (in French, Translation provided in English) Plenary discussion Break (tea, coffee, fruits) 11h00-13h00 Workshops (8 parallel workshops of 3 papers each) or 2-3 field visits 13h00-14h00 14h00-15h30 15h30-19h00 19h00-22h00 Break for lunch GENERAL ASSEMBLY Field visits for those who are not delegates to General Assembly Free afternoon Canal Dinner Trip Saturday 26 th April 08 09h30-11h30 11h30-12h00 12h00-12h30 12h30-13h00 13h00 13h30-15h30 Workshops (8 parallel workshops of 3 papers each) Break (tea coffee, fruits) Paolo Marcon Award Closing session, farewell and announcements for next meetings Lunch (possibly a take-away lunch) NEW BOARD MEETING Two notable keynote speakers have been chosen by the scientific committee: the updated program before Christmas will present them as well as the titles of their conference. Please, check the Website: for news. Version of For updated programme, please check the Website:

4 Workshops: Call for paper presentation If you are interested in presenting a paper related to practice, education or research about the issues of the seminar, you are invited to make a short presentation of 30 minutes in a workshop. New, challenging and controversial views are welcome. A short abstract of maximum 1 page should be sent before 15 th December 2007 to: Inge Danielsen: with copy to Helene Jacobson Pettersson: and Jochen Windheuser: inge.danielsen@kssem.dk helene.jacobson.pettersson@hik.se J.Windheuser@fh-osnabrueck.de Please use the application form for a workshop presentation. You will receive the decision about participation in workshops before end of January The seminar will be an active meeting point for colleagues throughout Europe to discuss these questions. To be able to do this, much of the time will be reserved for workshops. FORUM: During the seminar on Thursday 24 th April, there will also be time for meetings of existing thematic groups as well as occasions to create new networks. Please announce your participation and your proposals to Rini Tak and Gunhild Vestergard ( fill the Forum announcement form) There will also be a space arranged for meetings between schools which are interested in student and teacher mobility: exchange programs can be presented in order to facilitate preliminary contacts. 6 th Seminar, April 2008

5 General information Venue: Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Binnengasthuisstraat 9, 1012 ZA Amsterdam, The Netherlands Phone: Official languages: English and French. Simultaneous translations will be provided for the plenary sessions. The workshops are multilingual; participants are asked to help each other with consecutive translation. Getting to Amsterdam: By plane Cheap flights from within Europe and direct flights from outside Europe are readily available, serving Amsterdam airport Schiphol Europe s fourth largest and located just a few kilometres from the city centre ( By train Train travel to Amsterdam is a popular option within Europe with Inter City connections to and from Brussels, London, Paris, Hamburg and Berlin (each 6 hours) as well as Belgium and Frankfurt (3 hours). All other destinations in Holland are located no more than 2.5 hours from Amsterdam by rail. Rail passes and other discounts are widely available and reservations are highly recommended ( By car Arriving by Car is fairly straightforward, however driving and parking in the city are not. The A10 Ring (Ringweg) encircles the city and receives all major freeways. Drivers from the north should exit the Ringweg at the Ij-Tunnel Exit for quick access to the city centre. Exit at Jan van Galenstraat if coming from the east and at Nieuwe Utrechtseweg from the south and west. Accommodation: A list of hotels will be provided the Website: All participants are kindly requested to book by themselves their accommodation. 6 th Seminar, April 2008

6 Seminar registration fees: Category Paid before 20 February 2008 Paid after 20 February or more participants from same school 200. (each) 250. (each) Participant from member school* Participant from non-member school Student * The term member means that the participant belongs to a school that is a member of and has paid the 2007 fees ( 240. ). Registration fees includes the following: Scientific sessions and documents, tea, coffee and fruits during Seminar breaks. Welcome reception on Thursday. Lunch on each of the 3 days of the Seminar. Canal Dinner Trip on Friday evening. Cancellations and refunds: Only cancellations received before 20 th March 2008 and notified by clagger@eesp.ch will be refunded (less an administrative charge of ( 50. ). Cancellations after this date will not be refunded. All information about the Seminar and application forms are available on website ( 6 th Seminar, April 2008

7 Organising Committee Scientific Committee: Inge Danielsen, Københavns Socialpædagogiske Seminarium, Denmark Helene Jacobson Pettersson, Kalmar University, Sweden Jochen Windheuser, Fachochschule Osnabrück, Germany Steering Committee: Paola Richard-De Paolis, Haute école de travail social et de la santé éésp, Switzerland Rini Tak, Hogeschool Leiden, The Netherland Gunhild Vestergard, Fyns Paedagogseminarium CVUFYN Local Organizers: Hans Malschaert, Hogeschool van Amsterdam Dick Herweg, Hogeschool van Amsterdam Benita Panizo, Hogeschool van Amsterdam Secretary: Carole Lagger, Haute école de travail social et de la santé- éésp, Switzerland 6 th Seminar, April 2008