After 36 months of collaboration, the Erasmus+ co-funded DI.S.C.O.P.M.B. project is coming to its end. Developed by a partnership of five countries (Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Finland and Austria) the project aimed to improve the skills of current and future social and healthcare
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As the DI.S.C.O.P.M.B. Project nears its conclusion, a dedicated event was held in June at the European Parliament to share key results and insights. The project, which focuses on strengthening person-centred, diversity-sensitive care for older migrants and their informal carers, has brought
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In a European Union committed to promoting social cohesion and equality, the evolving dynamics of migration call for innovative solutions in care provision. At the heart of this conversation is Diversity-Sensitive Care for Older People with Migrant Background and their Families, a
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We are pleased to share highlights from our recent participation at the Transforming Care Conference 2025 in Helsinki—a vibrant event that brought together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to reflect on the future of care. Our team presented a paper titled “Addressing
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With DI.S.C.O.P.M.B. now in its last 6 months, we are very much looking forward to launching two Policy Briefs to raise further awareness of the topics we worked on in the project. Policy Brief 1 focuses on what person-centred, diversity-sensitive care should
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We have had a wonderful year including DISCOMP disseminations around local universities of CH for you help sciences in Helsinki. These universities have been excited to have been given the opportunity to include and make use of the material as part of
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Caring for older people with migrant backgrounds presents unique challenges, such as language barriers, cultural differences, and the complexity of family roles and migration dynamics. Health and social care professionals are tasked with providing quality care while respecting diversity and addressing the
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This is a guest post of Caitlin Winston, Public Policy student of University of Virginia who finished a 6 weeks internship at the research centre 360° Care and Well-being at HOGENT
The DI.S.C.O.P.M.B. project does not only develop a training package and open educational resources, it also pilots them. To this end, the project also includes activities which aim to evaluate these learning and teaching materials. We will present the process we developed
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Explore the latest developments in the Project: THE MULTILINGUAL TRAINING PROGRAMME ON PERSON-CENTRED AND DIVERSITY-SENSITIVE ASSISTANCE AND ITS PILOTING The first project product saw the DI.S.C.O.P.M.B partnership engaged in the development of a training package aimed at fostering the acquisition of competences
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