Date: 11 September
Title: Sonata, 2021, Poland, 1:58 minutes
Location: Lower Silesian Film Center, https://dcf.wroclaw.pl/
Grzegorz, diagnosed as an autistic child, lives in his hermetic world, unable to establish contact with others. When he turns fourteen, it turns out that the cause of isolation is not autism, but hearing loss, which hides great musical talent. Thanks to the auditory implant, Grzegorz begins to learn sounds, words and music with which he falls in love. He wants to become a pianist and perform at the philharmonic hall. Nobody but himself and his closest family believes that a deaf boy - although supported by modern technology - will make his dream come true.
After the screening conference guests will meet in person the main character of the movie – Grzegorz, who will give us a sample of his musical talent.
Location: Lower Silesian Film Center, www.dcf.pl
Join us for a welcome drink and snack, meet people who will share their experience in the power of short breaks during our conference, and collect your conference package. We will also be joined by those whose lives have inspired the filmmakers of Sonata.
The Lower Silesian Film Center (DCF) is a cultural institution run by the local government of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, involved in a wide range of film-related activities: from cinemas, co-organising film festivals, screenings and special shows, educational programming, to supporting film production through funding as part of the Lower Silesian Film Competition and the Wroclaw Film Commission.
Date: 12 September
Vice-President of A.N.D.D.I. (National Sports Association for Intellectual Development), Portugal
Workshop sessions are divided into four blocks A1, B1, C1, D1, which take place at the same time. A participant can only participate in one of the blocks
Organisation: Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
Presenters: Kim Whitmore, Rachel Watkins-Petersen
Key words: Training – Recruitment - Nation-wide – Research – Provider - Curriculum
Country: USA
PhD, RN, CPN, Assistant Professor, Marquette University College of Nursing
Project Manager, Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
Organisation: Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
Presenters: Rachel Watkins-Petersen
Key words: Nature – Replicable - Dementia-care – Connection - Life-changing – Camp - Volunteers
Country: USA
Project Manager, Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
Organisation: Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
Presenters: Val Madsen
Key words: Creating – Lifespan - New Programs - Community - Start-Up - Business Support - Program Design
Country: USA
MS, CTRS, Training & Development Specialist
Organisation: Individual - specialist
Presenters: Sigurbjörg Fjölnisdóttir
Key words: Adventures - Activities - Individual needs – Challenges – Fun – Equality - Kindness
Country: Iceland
Clinical psychologist and director of the Welfare department at Mosfellsbær municipality
Organisation: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz - Inkluzivo Wolfenbüttel gGmbH
Presenters: Lena Popp, Sophie Junge
Key words: Financing – Respite innovation - Community - Adventure – Legal basics - Individual support – Fun
Country: Germany
Supportive offers for people with disabilities of all ages, DRK-inkluzivo Wolfenbüttel gGmbH
Volunteer, group support: swimming, dancing, sports, day trips and holidays.
Organisation: LÍP A SPOLU
Presenters: Radka Ondrušková, Lucie Nováková
Key words: Friendship – Sharing - Self-discovery – Adventure – Experience – Understanding -Rest
Country: Czech Republic
Homesharing coordinator in the LÍP A SPOLU organization
The host of a seven-year-old boy with autism. She works as a volunteer coordinator. communication and PR assistant at the Regional Volunteer Center in Liberec.
Organisation: Tennessee Respite Coalition
Presenters: Dr. Megan Schwalm
Key words: Compassion Fatigue – Leadership - Supporting Staff – Managers - Compassion
Country: USA
Executive Director
Organisation: Individual carer
Presenters: Evelyn Rodriguez
Key words: Family – Friends – Doctors - Rehab center – Kindergarten – School - Support family - Short break place
Country: Iceland
Carer
Organisation: Promyk Słońca Foundation
Presenters: Aleksandra Bojo, Dominika Woźniewska, Anna Jeżowska-Siwek
Key words: Day care - Individualized support - Comprehensive support - Cross-sectoral cooperation - Assistance - Respite care - Family support
Country: Poland
Project Officer
Family Support Coordinator
Social Services Coordinator
Workshop sessions are divided into four blocks E1, F1, G1, H1, which take place at the same time. A participant can only participate in one of the blocks.
Organisation: Oczami Brata Foundation
Presenters: Paweł Bilski
Key words: Oczami Brata House – Independence – Human – Deinstitutionalization – Assistance – Respite – Person with disability
Country: Poland
Founder and CEO of the Oczami Brata Foundation, CEO of the Social Entreprise "Jasne, że alternatywa 21", Social Care Specialist and Manager, academic teacher, actor
Organisation: Wesway
Presenters: Lisa Ellacott
Key words: Community – Pandemic – Creativity - Individualized Supports – Innovative – Challenges - Victories
Country: Canada
Lisa Ellacott, Family Resource Facilitator and Casey Rowlinson, Supervisor of Services, Wesway
Organisation: Universidad de La Frontera of Chile
Presenters: Cecilia Bastias Parraguez, Sofía Ignacia Gazmuri Bastías
Key words: Research – Science – Technology – Development – Care – Individual support, - Connectivity
Country: Chile
Academic teacher and researcher at the Department of Social Work at the Universidad de La Frontera
Sofía Ignacia Gazmuri Bastías, psychology student, Universiad de La Frontera
Organisation: Department for Education and NHS England
Presenters: Janet Collins, Scarlett Milward
Key words: Share experience of cross-system working - Transforming short-breaks
Country: United Kingdom, England
Policy Lead, Department for Education in England
Programme Lead NHS England
Organisation: Latika Roy Foundation
Presenters: Jo Chopra-McGowan
Key words: Sibling Support - Events and Adventures - Saying the Unsaid
Country: India
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Latika Roy Foundation
Organisation: Interest Link Borders
Presenters: Stefanie Poletyllo
Key words: Community - Fun - Volunteers - Befriending- Travel - Learning disabilities - Belonging
Country: United Kingdom, Scotland
Area Coordinator
Organisation: Center for Rehabilitation Zagreb
Presenters: Tamara Kralj, Martina Pavić
Key words: Innovative service - Intellectual disability – Family-centred approach - Quality of life
Country: Croatia
Clinical psychologist
Team Leader and Coordinator.
Organisation: Family Respite Services, People Minded Business
Presenters: Janeen Halliwell, Catharine Shanahan
Key words: Inclusive - Innovation - Codesign - Creative - Outcomes - Homes - Engagement
Country: Canada
Inclusive Innovation Consultant, People Minded Business
Executive Director, Family Respite Services
Location: Piwnica Świdnicka Restaurant and Brewery, Rynek Ratusz 1A, Wroclaw
The gala dinner will take place at Piwnica Świdnicka: operating since 1273, it is the oldest restaurant in Europe, still telling its long story, but also open to novelties. The owners’ philosophy is to provide the best possible service, with the cuisine based on refined flavours, beer that is freshly brewed on-site, regional products, offering traditional dishes with a modern twist and historical dishes as they have always been served in this old inn.
Date: 13 September
Advocate for persons with intellectual disabilities and coordinator of sheltered housing staff, Center for Rehabilitation Zagreb, Croatia
Mathematician, educator and coach, Polish Scouting and Guiding Union - Silesian Banner, Poland
Workshop sessions are divided into four blocks A2, B2, C2, D2, which take place at the same time. A participant can only participate in one of the blocks
Organisation: Marquette University
Presenters: Kim Whitmore
Key words: Research – Evaluation – Students – Latinx – Survey – Children - Families
Country: USA
Organisation: Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
Presenters: Leslie Thede
Key words: Urgent Situation – Relief – Comfort – Support – Critical – Assistance - Well-Being
Country: USA
Program Support Specialist
Organisation: Ładne Historie Foundation
Presenters: Halina Bernatt
Key words: Tourism – Availability – Inclusiveness – Adventure – Independence - Change of habits - Break
Country: Poland
Manager of the National Network of Social Tourism in Poland
Organisation: ARCH National Respite Network
Presenters: MaryJo Alimena Caruso, Casandra Firman
Key words: Evaluation - Data-Visualization – Storytelling – Success – Advocacy - Messaging
Country: USA
M.Ed. FRIENDS National Center for CBCAP, Pittsburgh
Senior Staff and Evaluation Consultant, ARCH National Respite Network & Resource Center
Organisation: Imago Foundation
Presenters: Magdalena Kowalska, Agata Włodarczyk - Bucharowska, Magdalena Stempska
Key words: Nature – Adventure – Outdoor – Rest - Self-development – Creativity - Inclusion
Country: Poland
Psychologist and trainer in Adventure Therapy
Socio-therapist, therapy climbing instructor and trainer in Adventure Therapy
Kayaking instructor, coordinator and trainer in Adventure Therapy
Organisation: Červený trpaslík
Presenters: Bc. Kateřina Havlová, Lucie Nováková
Key words: Home care - Volunteering - Relief - Cooperation - Life journey - Education - Community – Help
Country: Czech Republic
MBA, Executive Director, Paramedic
The host of a seven-year-old boy with autism. She works as a volunteer coordinator, communication and PR assistant at the Regional Volunteer Center in Liberec
Organisation: Planet Abled/HGBS - Access Austria
Presenters: Klaus Hoeckner
Key words: Inclusion - Elderly - Persons with disabilities – Journey – Support - Awareness
Country: Austria, India
Managing Director, Access Austria
Organisation: Bethel
Presenters: Andreas Karger, Theresa Scholle, Mika W. and Callum Mc G.
Key words: Photography – Eye-catcher - Self-confidence – Diversity – Inclusion – Activating – Enrichment
Country: Germany
Manager of Short Break Haus Brücke
Employee of Short Break Haus Brücke
Short Break guests
Short Break guests
Workshop sessions are divided into four blocks E2, F2, G2, H2, which take place at the same time. A participant can only participate in one of the blocks.
Organisation: : Imago Foundation
Presenters: Anna Janus PhD, Barbara Górka
Key words: Support for parents of children from Ukraine - Short break - Inclusion in the support system – Research – Recommendations – Integration - Social policy
Country: Poland
Expert of the Imago Foundation, lecturer at the Pomeranian University
Expert and career counsellor of the Imago Foundation
Organisation: Community Living Sarnia-Lambton
Presenters: Connie Locking, Kristy Bodkin
Key words: Respite – Community – Families – Adventure – Collaboration – Friends - Fun
Country: Canada
Adult Respite Manager
Children’s Respite Manager
Organisation: Community Living Toronto
Presenters: Jennifer Steffler, Brad Saunders
Key words: Choice - Innovation - Person-Directed - Participatory Design - Community - Together - Service Innovation
Country: Canada
l Director – Community Participation Supports & Respite
Chief Executive Officer
Organisation: Western Care Association
Presenters: Erin Scott, Ruth Kneafsey
Key words: Homesharing
Country: Ireland
Link Social Worker
Home Share Co-ordinator, Western Care Association, Co Mayo
Organisation: Wrocławskie Hospicjum dla Dzieci Foundation
Presenters: Beata Hernik-Janiszewska
Key words: Specialized respite care – Hospice - Terminally ill children - Parents of sick children - Rest is a duty - Systemic action - Support
Country: Poland
CEO of Wrocławskie Hospicjum dla Dzieci Foundation
Organisation: Shared Care Scotland
Presenters: Kerry Donaghey
Key words: Inclusive short breaks within the tourism industry
Country: United Kingdom, Scotland
Respitality Manager with Shared Care Scotland
Organisation: Lubelskie Region Disability Forum – Regional Board, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
Presenters: Anna Bieganowska – Skóra
Key words: Comfort – Changing Place – Accessibility – Dignity - Human rights – Inclusion – Seniors – Intimacy
Country: Poland
Assistant teacher at the Department of Pedeutology and Health Education
Organisation: PAMIS
Presenters: Fiona Souter, Maureen Phillip
Key words: Memories – Together – Families – Communities – Accessible – Fun - Valued
Country: United Kingdom, Scotland
PAMIS Inclusive Communities Director
PAMIS Creative Communities Director
Organisation: Connection Plus
Presenters: Rainer L. Strassberger
Key words: Downhill skiing - Inclusive tourism – Activity – Adventure
Country: Australia
CEO of ‘Connections Plus Australia’ (16 years), a medium sized Disability Service provider based in Merimbula.
Organisation: It’s You AND Me
Presenters: Roz Tandy
Key words: Supportive – Fun – Relatable - Real-Life – Interactive - Community-minded - Family-minded
Country: USA
Founder and Executive Director, It’s You AND Me, Inc.
You can join either Tour 1 or Tour 2, both are wonderful ways to discover the city’s beauty and history by walking.
Walking tour with a professional city guide
Itinerary: Main Square – City Hall – Solny Square – „Jaś i Małgosia” ("Hansel and Gretel")– The St. Elisabeth Church (Basilica)– the 18th century organ by Michael Engler – the Basilica bell tower (scenic point on top of a 75 metre-tower / no elevator available) – Jatki Street– Wrocław University – Main Square.
Time: Around 2h
Language: English
Parts of the tour will not be accessible to wheelchair users (the bell tower).
Walking tour with a professional city guide
Itinerary: University of Wrocław’s Botanical Gardens – the legend of the Dumpling Gate – Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (the silver altar of bishop Andreas von Jerin) – the Suffragan Bishops' Palace - Holy Cross Collegiate Church - Tumski Bridge - archaeological site in the basement of the congregation of the Sisters of the House of Notre Dame.
Time: Around 2h
Language: English
Location: to be decided.
Social Worker, Short Break Service Developer, Rehabilitation Center Zagreb, Croatia
Break Exchange Networking Session. The Building Respite Evidence and Knowledge (BREAK) Exchange is an international group of researchers, respite providers, agencies and individuals who are committed to building a culture of evidence-based respite care. Learn more and get connected at www.breakexchange.org
PhD, RN, CPN, Assistant Professor, Marquette University College of Nursing, USA
You can join tour 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, all are wonderful ways to discover the city’s beauty and history.
Cruise on board of a small passenger vessel (max 50 persons). The boat's special design enables it to pass under the Old Town bridges, making it possible for the passengers to admire the city’s major historical sites, following an itinerary that is inaccessible to the regular passenger vessels serving connections towards Opatowice.
Programme: Piaskowa Marina - Ossolineum - the University of Wrocław - Bielarska Island - Słodowa Island - Piaskowa Island - Tumski Bridge - Ostrów Tumski - Grunwaldzki Bridge - houseboat - POLINKA cable car - ZOO (return to Piaskowa Marina)
Time: Around 2h
Language: English
Not accessible to wheelchair users.
Kayaking down the Oława River (Grunwaldzki Bridge, Hydropolis, Niskie Łąki, Siedlecka Footbridge, the Hollender Family Palace - recreational tour, approx. 3km). Tour organised in cooperation with the Onwater Foundation. During the kayaking tour, the tour organizers will provide the following: equipment (kayaks, paddles), safety equipment (life jackets, other safety equipment), qualified and experienced water-tourism instructors.
Time: Around 2h
Language: English
Not accessible to wheelchair users.
Activities organised in cooperation with the Onwater Foundation. The workshop will take place in one of Wrocław's two houseboats. The foundation staff will present the role and significance of the Wrocław Water Junction (history, communication, trade, industry), followed by a short presentation of Lower Silesian rivers: Odra, Oława, Ślęża, Bystrzyca, Widawa. This will be followe by a workshop on hydroponics (water-based plant cultivation).
Time: Around 2h
Language: English
Not accessible to wheelchair users.
An integration-oriented urban game that involves independent exploration of the city by the game participants, as they look for answers to questions about specific places and solve puzzles.
The game master will introduce the rules and objectives, and briefly discuss the city’s topography, history and highlights. Participants will also learn the story of Wrocław gnomes. The group will then be divided into two teams. Both teams will receive a map of the Main Square and the surrounding area, a task card, a code card and a walkie-talkie device. The teams will then be asked to solve tasks, find specific locations and monuments, striving to collect individual letters of the code as they go. Each team will only be able to retrieve half of the code, it is therefore crucial that the two teams remain in touch. Working together, the participants then share results of their work. The game has been designed in a way to enable the retrieval of the code (password), and thus winning the main prize, provided the teams cooperate, facilitating group integration. The level of difficulty is adjusted to the participants, so that winning is in everyone's reach. The main purpose of the activity is recreation and fun.
Time: Around 2h
Language: English
An integration-oriented urban game based on independent exploration of Wrocław by the game participants as they look for answers to simple questions related to specific places and solving relatively simple puzzles. The game master will introduce the rules and objectives of the game, and briefly discuss the area's topography, history and highlights. The participants will also learn about Ostrow Tumski's history - the very cradle of the city of Wrocław. The rules and the course of this urban game are described in ACTIVITY 6 above, but the game will take place in the area of Ostrow Tumski, Piaskowa Island and Daliowa Island.
Time: Around 2h
Language: English
Imago Foundation
Address: Fundacja Imago,
ul. Hallera 123, 53-201 Wroclaw
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E-mail: isba.shortbreak@gmail.com
Call: +48 691 270 754
Magdalena Stempska
Email: isba2023@fundacjaimago.pl
Call: +48 665 552 887
Magda Kowalska
Email: isba2023@fundacjaimago.pl
Call: +48 690 504 673
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