NaslovPresentation of ŠENT - Association

for Mental Health

SOCIAL ECONOMY

“Social and economy”

Varieties of interest, goals, working methods

PROVIDERS STORITEV

In a formal and private way, non-profit and voluntarily

Legal field to stress pofessional competence

ŠENT – SLOVENIAN ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH• since 1993

• a non-profit, non-governmental, voluntary, humanitarian organization

• join individuals with mental health problems, their relatives, professionals, and everyone wishing to learn more about mental health

VALUES AND PRINCIPLES

• mutual support • social solidarity • no discrimination • care improvement• respect to mental distress and rights of

individuals

ASSIGNMENT OF ŠENT • Programs of psycho-social rehabilitation

for persons with mental health disorders.• Professional services – centers for

mental health in the community, which are present in almost all Slovenian regions.

• Basic aim of programs is higher-quality and independent life for persons with problems in mental health.

• program of daily centers• program of residential groups• programs for employment

Our work encompasses also: • programs for advocacy and defending of human

rights• programs for destigmatization, for informing

public and publishing activities• networking – connecting to related organizations

PROGRAMS FOR PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATION

ŠENT’S CENTRES AND UNITS

Ljubljana

Maribor

KranjCelje

Novo mesto

Radovljica

Ajdovščina

Nova Gorica

Koper

Trbovlje

• 69 employed• social workers, social pedagogues,

psychologists, sociologists, occupational therapists, economists, agronomist, secretaries

• 76 volunteers

EMPLOYEES

In Slovenia:• SZS – Social chamber of Slovenia• CNVOS – Institute Centre for information, cooperation

and development of the non-governmental organizations

Internationally:• MHE – European organization for mental health• CEFEC – European association of social enterprises• WAPR – World association for psycho-social

rehabilitation of organizations• EUFAMI – European association of relatives of persons

with mental disorder (joined member)

MEMBERSHIP IN SLOVENIAN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

MEMBERSHIP IN SLOVENIAN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Šent actively cooperates with organizations for mental health in Austria, Italy, BiH, Czech Republic, Belgium, Great Britain and France. With deepening relations this circle is becoming wider and stronger.

International project Office

• With Slovenia’s entry into the European Union, we have begun to take part in a larger system of new opportunities for the development and improvement of the association’s programmes. Cross-border projects and programmes are being developed in cooperation with closely related organisations within the scope of EU and other programmes and funds, which supplements our activity in the field.

• Our Office strive to international cooperation with organizations from other countries with an aim to broaden our knowledge of good practice and also share our rich experiences

Current projects - selection• Social Policy planning field:

• 2005/2007 Interreg III A Slovenia – Italy: “OR-WIN - Observatory of Social Policy in Friuli Julian March and in Slovenija”. Main Partner: Azienda servizi sanitari N°1 Triestina

• Employment field:• 2004/2007 Interreg III A SI – A; “Inclusion of difficult employable

persons in the labour market ”. Partners: Pro mente Forschung – Klagenfurt, BSC Business Supporting Centre (Poslovno podporni center) Kranj, Labour Exchange of RS Kranj.

• Destigmatisation field:• 2005/2007 Interreg III A SI - A 2000 – 2006: “NETMEN - Promotion of

friendly tourist capacities in over-border area for invalid persons”. Partner: Katolische Aktion- seelsorgeamt der Diozese Gurk Klagenfurt, Austria

• Education field:• 2006/07 – Daphne Programme II 2004-2008: Polypheme – to

prevent and combat violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at risk. Main partner: Hospital Babinsky, Krakow, Poland. Partners: AIGS, Belgium and ŠENT, Slovenia.

EMPLOYMENTS CENTRES

• Šentplavž Jesenice• Dlan• Estate of Razori

ŠENTPLAVŽ JESENICE• Employment centre performs:

DLAN• Employment centre performs:

ESTATE OF RAZORIEmployment centre performs:• seminar tourism and other activities

(organization of trainings, conferences, picnics, trips…)

ESTATE OF RAZORI

• ecologic farming (breeding of goats, growing and processing fruits and vegetables)

• psychosocial rehabilitation (qualifying at the working place)

ESTATE OF RAZORIPosestvo Razori leži na obrobju Ljubljane, nad vasjo Podlipoglav in spada k Upravni enoti Moste-Polje. Leta 1998 ga je Šent pridobil v uporabo od bolnice Polje.

Psihosocialna rehabilitacija ljudi s težavami v duševnem zdravju,

PROGRAMI:

Delovna rehabilitacija – se odvija v programu ekološkega kmetovanja, Zaposlitvena rehabilitacija Organizacija prostočasovnih aktivnosti – izleti, pikniki, tabori

Ekološko kmetovanje

KozjerejaRAZVOJ PROGRAMOV:

izobraževalni center Razori, organizacija drugih strokovnih predavanj, seminarjev za lokalna društva in druge potencialne uporabnike.

MISSION: To train and employ persons

disadvantaged at the labour market,

To make profit.

Establishment: registration in 1993, in 1994 became social enterprise, in 1995 start-up of the enterprise.

Employees: 21 persons (14 regularly employed, 7 programmes of public works), 15 persons with status 10 external employees for seasonal work.

Values

Entrepreneur and entreprenurship (high class businessman or creator)

Entrepreneurship and ethics Relationship between entrepreneurship and

society

Competition

Quality service Assessment of the users’ needs Professional competence Supervision

Summary

Integration of the employees based on good partnership and clear rules

Stimulation of competition

Appreciation of values

Quality service

Thank you for your attention

Nace Kovač, M.ScExecutive director

Tel.: 00 386 1 230 78 34Fax.: 00 386 1 230 78 38

E-mail: nace.kovac@sent-si.org

www.sent-si.org