General Aim:
„The Mind-up project aims to improve the competencies of mental health professionals, specifically occupational therapists, enabling them to provide effective, inclusive, and empowering services for adults institutionalized due to mental health problems.”

Specific Objectives:

• „Equip 12 occupational therapists with knowledge and skills to create tailored educational programs aimed at promoting social inclusion for adults with mental health issues.”
• „Support 30 institutionalized adults in developing essential social and independent living skills.”
• „Strengthen the capacity of partner organizations to deliver integrated social and educational services, reducing social exclusion among adults with mental health challenges.”

Project Priorities and Topics

• Priorities addressed:
  • Inclusion and diversity in education and training
  • Adapting vocational education to labor market demands
• Topics covered:
  • Physical and mental health, well-being
  • New learning and teaching methodologies
  • Disabilities and social inclusion

Partner Organizations:

Association of Public Psychiatric Hospitals

• Country: Romania
• City: Sibiu
• Sector: Advocacy for the rights of adults with mental health issues
• Main Activities:
  • Improvement of mental health policies
  • Professional training in psychiatric care
  • Promoting community psychiatry and improving patient care standards

Agropoli Onlus

• Country: Italy
• City: San Cipriano d’Aversa
• Sector: Social inclusion for disadvantaged persons
• Main Activities:
  • Family-style supportive environments for mental health recovery
  • Employment integration through social enterprises and community involvement
  • Promoting awareness of mental health issues within the community

Activity 1: Project Management

„Ensuring project quality, effective partnership coordination, dissemination, and evaluation through regular monitoring, meetings, and reporting.”

Activity 2: Manual for Occupational Therapists

„Creating a comprehensive manual (100-150 pages) on developing professional skills of occupational therapists, including chapters on coping strategies, social integration methods, sensory regulation, and practical guidance for promoting independent living among adults with mental health issues.”

Activity 3: Training Session for Occupational Therapists

„Four-day intensive training held in Timisoara, Romania, where 12 therapists will learn practical methodologies for enhancing social competencies, managing challenging behaviors, and improving the autonomy of institutionalized adults.”

Activity 4: Online Training Course for Adults with Mental Health Issues

„Development and pilot testing of an innovative online course composed of 6 modules covering topics such as social skills, emotional regulation, independent living skills, vocational training, and utilization of community resources.”

Activity 5: Multiplier Event in Romania

„A dissemination event in Romania to share project outcomes, including presentations, case studies, panel discussions with experts, and networking opportunities for mental health professionals and stakeholders.”

Activity 6: Multiplier Event in Italy

„A dissemination event hosted in Italy, promoting results and methodologies developed by the Mind-up project, involving key stakeholders from mental health sectors, policymakers, and local communities.”