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Strengthening Nordic-Baltic educational
cooperation in development of module
“Supervision in social work”
Dr. Jolanta Pivoriene
Vice dean for projects and international
relations
Faculty of Social Policy
Mykolas Romeris university
The main purpose of the
project
develop module “Supervision in social
work and other helping professions”
which contribute to raising the quality of
social work in Nordic-Baltic countries by
linking research, professional practice
and theory in supervision
Rationale of the project
Interdisciplinary multicultural teams will:
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develop (if there is no in the
country)
update (if it is already exist)
model of field practice supervision
Innovative aspect of the project
The new module will enhance the quality and
reinforce the Nordic-Baltic dimension of
higher education in social work supervision
by encouraging transnational cooperation
between universities, strengthening
European mobility and improving the
transparency and full academic recognition
of studies and social work qualifications
throughout the European Union
Project duration
2 years, financed for the first year
17 09 2008-01 10 2009
Stages:
 preparation
 development of conception and plan of module
 development of study subjects/courses
 development the plan for exploitation of results
 promotion, awareness rising and dissemination
Timeline of the project
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During the project two meetings per year in different countries and online communication in between the meetings are foreseen
kick off preparatory meeting in Vilnius will be followed by
discussions on-line
during the first seminar-meeting in Goteborg the outcomes of the first
development stage (conception of the CD module) will be summarized
and the works of the second development stage (study subjects) will
start
on-line discussions will help to ensure quality of the outcomes
which will be summarized during the second seminar-meeting in Riga
all the project will end with the conference in Vilnius for short term and
long term target groups as well as for other stakeholders on national
and international level
Cooperation model
Close cooperation and partnership is crucial and
therefore ongoing communication and cooperation
strategy is developed
The design of the program seeks to maximize each
partner’s participation and willingness to invest and
enrich the development of the program as well as to
take part in exploitation of results, dissemination,
management and quality assurance activities
During project implementation shared responsibility
and democratic participation of all partners are
emphasized
Preparatory stage
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approval of the application
signing contract
organization of kick off meeting
Development of conception and plan of
module
from kick-off meeting till the 1st seminar
The kick-off meeting of 10 persons for 2 working days (in total – 4 days
with arrival/departure) at Mykolas Romeris university (Vilnius,
Lithuania) in November, 2008
During the meeting:
 set up overall organizational framework
 discuss the study regulations and social work curriculum at every
partners‘ University
 identify common strategy's elements/components
 draft the design of the module, emphasizing interconnection of theory,
field practice and scientific work
 draft the structure and outline content of the courses/subjects,
including expected skills and competencies
 define teaching methods/didactics, including assessment criteria
 discuss project and program organization, management procedures,
monitoring process and criteria, quality assurance strategy and other
related issues
Development of conception and plan of
module
from kick-off meeting till the 1st seminar
After the preparatory meeting partners:
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will have the draft version of the conception
of the module, which already includes and
outlines the subjects
will have specific tasks in study/plan
curriculum development
Development of study subjects/courses
from the 1st till the 2nd seminar
The first seminar of 10 persons for 2 working days (in
total – 4 days with arrival/departure) at Goteborg
University (Goteborg, Sweden) in April, 2009
During the seminar:
 ratify the final module plan/curriculum, which
includes conception and study plan
 discuss in depth development of study
subjects/courses
Development of study subjects/courses
from the 1st till the 2nd seminar
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Study subjects fall into two parts:
already existing in the partners’ study programs, they have to be
revised, updated and adopted to the agreed conception of module
plan/curriculum
new ones
Subjects have to be created by international teachers team, e.g. each
partner institution will lead development of one subject and assign one
teacher for developing other subjects. This organization will add strong
European Nordic-Baltic dimension for the study subjects
For quality assurance all study subjects (adopted and new developed)
have to be approved by official bodies at partners’ institution (by units
which implements study program, Boards of Faculty and University
units (Directorates)
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Development the plan for exploitation of results,
promotion, awareness rising and dissemination
From the 2nd seminar till the final conference
The seminar of 10 persons for 2 working days (in total –4 days
with arrival/departure) at University of Latvia (Ryga, Latvia) in
November, 2009
During the seminar:
 ratify subjects and compose compendium (for students and
teachers needs), which will be used in study programme
implementation process (next application)
 start promotion and awareness rising process in order to
promote the developed module and to raise awareness of
supervision issues in higher education and field practice
 present and market the developed module
 finalize evaluation process
 continue dissemination
Development the plan for exploitation of results
promotion, awareness rising and dissemination
The final conference
The conference for 100 persons for 1 working day at
Mykolas Romeris university (Vilnius, Lithuania) in
April, 2010
It will be followed by 1 day project staff last meeting
During the conference :
 summarize the experience and outputs of the project
 share experience, discuss challenges and ways to
the future
 find the new ways for promoting supervision in social
work and (possible) other professions
 rise public awareness of the issue under study
Development the plan for exploitation of results
promotion, awareness rising and dissemination
Staff meeting
During staff meeting:
 evaluate the project and partnership
 foreseen further dissemination activities
 foreseen strategy for implementation of the
developed module
 discuss the next NordplusHE application for module
implementation
Outcomes of the project
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3 meetings and 1 conference - exchange of the
experience, development of module, dissemination,
promotion and awareness rising
compendium (study programme, conception, study
plan, study subjects/course materials)
next application for module implementation
marketing package (flyers, etc.)
webpage
articles (at least one article per partner)
Dissemination strategy
Dissemination of information, results and outputs of the
project will be done:
 at national and international levels, partners are
responsible for dissemination on national level,
dissemination on international level will be done by
shared responsibility of all partners
 for short and long term targets groups
 governmental, educational and field practice
placements levels
Dissemination activities
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develop, publish and disseminate marketing
package
create webpage
disseminate information via mass media
publish scientific articles
organize meetings and discussions for
promoting and awareness rising
Monitoring and evaluation
Evaluation process and criteria (for content, didactic and
organization) will be discussed in depth during kick-off meeting
Evaluation of the partnership will be done using pretest-postest
research design emphasizing expectations, responsibilities,
achieved results and future cooperation
Study Quality Assurance Group and Erasmus Committee at
MRU, related Units at all partners institutions, will monitor the
whole process of the project from its beginning (approval of
application) till its end (final reports)
Evaluation will be used as bases for continuation of the project
for the subsequent years
Reporting
Reporting will be done on ARS system in
coordination of applicant organization by
shared responsibility of the partners