Educere – Modelo de Acreditación de Competencias para profesionales de la Justicia Juvenil en Europa

There are many challenges to be addressed by juvenile justice systems in Europe. One of the priorities is “the competence of professionals” as research indicates that “the quality of an intervention centre with young offenders is directly proportional to the quality of adult staff who are in direct and daily contact with young people, which is the key factor to achieving results in the various programs of intervention of young people that fulfil judicial measures…

“HOW CAN PEOPLE WITHOUT SPECIFIC SKILLS HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, SUCH AS BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS, DELINQUENCY, DRUG ADDICTION, LEARNING DISABILITIES, OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS?

EDUCERE will provide an answer to the paradox facing the juvenile justice systems in Europe

AE EDUCERE BRINGS THE ADDED VALUE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS (PUBLIC AND PRIVATE) FROM SPAIN, FRANCE, AND GREECE, SUCH AS ADIS MERIDIANOS, THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES OF EXTREMADURA, THE UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA, ECTE AND ADSEA01

OUR PURPOSE

To develop a Competence Accreditation Model for professionals working in intervention programs with young offenders. Competences that help professionals to ensure that intervention with young people who are reluctant to change, marginalised and highly complex, is rigorous and effective, while improving the employability and mobility of professionals in the European area.

IT IS AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT BECAUSE, AFTER AN ANALYSIS OF OTHER EXPERIENCES AND PROJECTS, WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT THIS COMPETENCE MODEL WILL ALLOW US:

ACTING

Acting on the critical factor of intervention with young offenders: the professionals.

DEFINE

Define, standardize, and accredit transversal and specific competences.

DEVELOP

Develop a powerful performance assessment tool.

INVOLVE

Involve the main stakeholders in the intervention processes (professionals, young people, families, managers, or administrations, among others).

OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT

Objectives of the project

To create a model of transversal and specific competences for professionals and to be a reference for administrations and entities.
To develop the structure of training for the acquisition of skills.
To improve the quality of intervention processes.
To improve the mobility of juvenile justice professionals in different EU countries.

Benefits of the project

Alignment of transversal and specific competences with the objectives and aims of the implementation of intervention programmes with young offenders.
It would improve the quality of intervention processes.
It would increase the satisfaction of professionals.
As a European project, it will provide us with a broader vision of competences, allowing us to create a competences model that can be adapted to the different realities of the participating countries.