4. Links between the Dublin IP O2 and the Ghent IP

During the Dublin IP, there were discussions about the importance of building intellectual links between the two learning experiences. As highlighted in the Irish PPI presentation, there was an acknowledgement that participatory approaches involve contradictions in process, planning and implementation, even where a well-developed macro framework and drivers exist. Reflexive processes are required to enable these processes to be understood and reworked in a way that considers these complexities. The following draft Ghent IP programme was agreed upon:

  • The IP will aim to bridge skill gaps and develop capacity in participatory and inclusive approaches and collaborative reflexive skills among social and health work students and teachers by developing new learning and teaching tools.
  • A transnational approach is necessary because of the different histories and social-political backgrounds of participants (Lorenz, Havrdova & Matousek, ed. 2020) so that the innovative tools for capacity building in the social and health intersections can be critically assessed across and between international contexts.
  • The methodology designed to develop competences in participative reflexive decision making will involve a preparatory phase (January 2022 - April 2022) using case studies of interprofessional collaboration between health and social.
  • A Teaching Training Activity will take place during the IP in Ghent, and after the IP, each partner will test the draft methodology emerging from the IP in different practices. A scientific paper will be published as part of disseminating the results.