1. Improving Senior and Intergenerational Learning Methods
And Curricula as Workforce
in Community Proyects for Disabled
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
UCM
2. The 3rd workshop we performed in
People caring people
Houses for the elderly
and care centers
Housing with
services
Social services at
home
Health and personal
care at home
Telecare
It is a big company for
elderly and people with
physical and cognitive disabilities
3. ARGÜELLES CARE CENTER
Argüelles is a care center for people with severe physical and
cognitive disabilities (encephalitis, brain injury, stroke…)
It has 20 people who receive daily care, they are from morning
until evening, and another 20 people are outpatients for specific
treatments.
4. ARGÜELLES CARE CENTER
The care includes personal care assistance (cleaning, food),
medical care, rehabilitative therapies (physiotherapy, speech
therapy), psychological and social, personal, family and
occupational activities.
All patients have had a stroke, encephalitis, head injury……
From 18 to 65 years
5. VOLUNTEERS SENIORS
The seniors volunteers for this workshop were not the same as
the ones from San José.
The three volunteers seniors were students at the University of
Seniors in the Complutense University of Madrid
- Josefa Bartolome
- Mariví Díaz
- Manuel Barrero
8. STEPS OF THE PROCESS (I)
1. Visit the center with the seniors for detected
needs.
In this moment the professionals and people
with disabilities said they wanted a workshop
about Fourth Centenary of the death of El Greco
9. STEPS OF THE PROCESS (II)
2. One training session with the seniors
3. Intervention. Two sessions:
1) History about the person El Greco and Greco's
paintings
2) Music at the time of El Greco
5. Evaluation
11. Intersession the person with disabilities had to find
information about different aspects of El Greco (“homework”)
• Where The Greco was born?
Island of Creta
• Where´s The Greco buried?
The church Santo Tomé
(Toledo)
3rd experimental Workshop with Seniors
15. 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. How does the information and support provided by the college / association /
institution?
x
2. Previously, you had had experience with people with disabilities
X
3. On a personal level, you value the participation in this workshop
x
4. You have changed your perception of disability. X
5. Have you encountered any difficulties in the workshop?
x
6. After the experience, you would like to continue working with an institution
that works with young people with disabilities.
x
7. How do you value the experience? From 0 to 6.
x
Summarizes some of the strengths or positive aspects of the experience
On a personal level has been a very fantastic experience, I believe that for people with disabilites has been interesting as
it has broken its daily routine.
Summarizes some of the weaknesses or negative aspects of the experience
I haven´t experience with disabilites. For me has been a little stressful. I haven´t pedagogical training. It would be
interesting to have some preparation to communicate to the people with disabilities
16. CONCLUSIONS
• Excellent reception by the director of the center and
occupational therapist.
• All the senior volunteers:
- Never had experience with dependent or disabled people.
- They have said that it has been a fantastic experience
- They want to continue working on the project
• All the person with disabilities: They say…
- They are very satisfied with the workshop
- They liked the relationship with the seniors
- They want to participate in more workshops with the seniors
- The workshop has been short, they want more days
17. THE BEST CONCLUSION IS
• The seniors people want to
continue making this type of
activity when the project ends
• They think going once every
three months to do a similar
activity to which we have
made during the project
18. Improving Senior and Intergenerational Learning Methods
And Curricula as Workforce
in Community Proyects for Disabled
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
UCM
Editor's Notes
¿Por qué no pones entre paréntesis dónde está Santo Tomé?
