Prof. Orit Nuttman-Shwartz School of Social Work Sapir College Israel Inter – trans nationalising Academic Training in Child and Youth Welfare Prof. Orit Nuttman-Shwartz School of Social Work Sapir College Israel This project is funded by the European Commission

This project is funded by the European Commission TACHYwhy? Aim  Developing a transnational curriculum on child and youth welfare and Transnational Academic Careers: Acknowledging national developments Realizing the power relations between nation states Opening up towards cross-border and transnational collaborations This project is funded by the European Commission

This project is funded by the European Commission TACHYwhere? University of Hildesheim, Germany Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Free University of Bozen, Italy Moscow State Regional University, Russia Don State Technical University, Russia Haruv Institute Jerusalem, Israel Fondazione Emanuela Zancan, Italy Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Sapir College, Israel This project is funded by the European Commission

TACHYw€ This project is funded by the European Commission October 2012 – October 2015 -- January 2016 1 million € This project is funded by the European Commission

This project is funded by the European Commission TACHYwhat? Curriculum Online & Face to face Courses Student Training & Mobility Staff Training & Mobility Summer School Homepage E-Plattform Publications National and International Conferences This project is funded by the European Commission

Child and Youth Welfare in Globalised Societies: Migration in Child and Youth Care – a Transnational Curriculum for Social Work 2. Developing cultural competences in working with children and youths from diverse communities 3. Sociological and psychological aspects of migration and cross-cultural transition among children and youths Practice 8. Conducting research on migrant children and youths in care 1. Child and youth rights in multicultural and unjust societies 4. Institutional care: historical and contemporary cross-national comparative perspectives 5. Children on the move: Care for migrant children and youths across borders Policy Research Practice Ethics 6. Life situation of children and youths from the point of view of migration: Developing research strategies 7. (Trans)Migration and youth: Exploring research gaps Research

This project is funded by the European Commission Transnational collaborations Focus on building a trustful relationship and academic knowledge exchange – not on implementation! Four Levels: Student Staff Social services Organization This project is funded by the European Commission

This project is funded by the European Commission Project products Publications New courses and updating syllabi New teaching materials New international and professional collaborations This project is funded by the European Commission

Impact on Students (Beneficiaries) 25 SW students participated in the TACHYwe project. 14 students participated in the summer school or in the student mobility in Italy and in Ireland. 30 students are studying the Immigration course this academic year as part of our project dissemination. The students have broadened their professional and personal perceptions and have learnt more about the social effects of globalization and about social work in Europe. They have practiced and improved their English. They were encouraged by the program to continue learning in advanced social work programs abroad.   The students gained new knowledge about social work in Europe and about the differences between the theory based in Israel versus Europe which reflected in the micro, mezzo, and macro ways of understandings in the educational system, in the social services and in the ways of intervention within the profession (e.g. integrations versus segregation) This project is funded by the European Commission

This project is funded by the European Commission Impact on Staff (Beneficiaries) 4 faculty members were involved in the project. Faculty members have deepened their connections with social workers in the field, on national and regional levels (e.g. the head of youth and children department in the ministry of social affairs participated as guest lecturer in the children and youth migration course; local social workers hosted international students during their mobility) For SW faculty, the project provided access to more opportunities for future collaborations with the EU (e.g. EASSW international workshop) and with Israeli faculty members from BGU, HUJI and Haruv. This project is funded by the European Commission

This project is funded by the European Commission Impact on School and Institutional (Beneficiaries) New syllabi The project contributed to the SW school at Sapir to be known by other social work institutions in Israel and abroad. The project can serve as a basis for an MSW program in child and youth welfare and facilitates the capabilities of the school as an innovative source for SW professionals and a basis for continuing education programs. The project might help the school to be accessible for future international projects and for international students. The social workers in the field felt proud to know about the project, and to be involved in this project by hosting international students and participating in class, in the study day and in the international conference. Those syllabi include new materials about the child and youth welfare in Europe which is fairly new. This project is funded by the European Commission

Achievements and effects on HE (Higher Education) and Sector Levels: Deepening the collaboration and understating of social work certification processes between HEC and SW committee to promote initiate certification procedures and programs. This project is funded by the European Commission

Challenges Faced and their Effects The local Tempus office was very supportive. The project itself was successful The collaboration between the local partners was very attractive and promoted the benefits and the outcomes of the project. Its effects on Sapir college and on the school of social work could have been more substantial if the college and the school were more involved in the dissemination of the project to a larger audience of students (e.g. currently the course has not been included in the MSW program). The budget of the project was dedicated to practice activities such as educational programs and mobility. No funds were dedicated to research. This project is funded by the European Commission

Limitations, Lesson Learned and Conclusions Lack of flexibility in budget allocations prevented ongoing adjustment that was needed as results of insights gained as the project progressed. The security situation at Sapir area discouraged several students and faculty to visit and be hosted by Sapir. The virtual learning and the communication via skype which was planned in advance for our EB was found to be difficult -- thus we added face to face meetings. Better coordination of the project with the management of the college and the school of social work. Strengthen the scientific part of the project. This project is funded by the European Commission

THANK YOU Best TACHYwishes This project is funded by the European Commission