Strengthening Inter-Disciplinary and Inter-Organisational Practice towards Social Inclusion in Europe

Too many young people are outside the job market in Europe and the field of working with marginalised young people is an increasing source of employment for graduates in Europe. Practitioners need new methods to integrate marginalised young people into work/education. Marginalised people are entangled “cases” and therefore need an inter-disciplinary and inter-organisational approach. Academic institutions that teach future social workers, teachers and social pedagogues as well as current practitioners lack knowledge of and methods for inter-professional and inter-organisational forms of collaboration.
This partnership will create a European network of academic and practice-based institutions in the social care sector. The network will create a more structured theoretical framework of understanding combined with the practical approach of the field of inter-organisational and inter-professional work.
During project run, the network will focus on forms of social entrepreneurship aimed at strengthening social inclusion and active participation of marginalised young people (15-30) that have social or other problems and are to be integrated into work or education.
The network will conduct a survey of existing knowledge/experience of academic and practice-based partners. A shared analysis of collected data will be made thereby identifying areas of focus for further research. New research will then be performed and will be used to produce new knowledge and develop new methods to improve the service effort towards the target group.
To disseminate new knowledge and methods to relevant stakeholders, a national in-service training seminar/conference will be held in each partner country and a cross-national in-service training seminar/conference will be carried out.