CP-AGEING is launched for increasing the competences (attitudes, knowledge, skills) of Adults with Cerebral Palsy and their supports on how to enhance their Well-Ageing through a tailored training program.
UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE TRAINING BASED ON
Direct participation of Adults with Cerebral Palsy as trainees.
Focusing on the issues with more impact for improving the well-ageing of Adults with Cerebral Palsy (ACPs).
Including references to useful Assistive Technologies.
Promoting self-care and autonomy.
Practical and experiential approaches where trainees can directly apply the knowledge.
Considering the specific culture and lifestyle habits of the different European countries participating in the project.
CP-AGEING Objectives
Raise awareness about the relevance of preventing and dealing with the ageing effects while keeping the quality of life of adults with Cerebral Palsy.
Create and transfer guidelines and tools on how to prevent and deal with the physical and cognitive decline and for keeping and/or strengthening autonomy and social inclusion, including the selection and exploitation of assistive technologies.
Promote the implementation of the innovative strategies in institutions but also at home, promoting self-care and autonomy.
Focus on the ageing of supports and its impact in the support itself, grieving process or legal and economic issues among others.
Strengthen the cooperation between institutions, adults with Cerebral Palsy and supports.
Who will benefit
üAdults with cerebral palsy and their supports
üProfessionals working in the support of persons with cerebral palsy