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Professional Profiles :
Municipality of
Den Helder, Netherlands
Bas Ouwers , Youth Care Office
De Ruiter Anneke , Municipality of Den Helder
De Vries, Jannie , Buro for Youth Care
Kwaaitaal Bart , Parlan, organisation for specialized youth care
Swart Andries, SAVO, secondary school, location Nieuwediep
Tolner Ubel, SAVO
Van de Veen Jantien, Triton foundation
Van de Weteringh Carin, SAVO
Van Otterloo, Martin, Triton, foundation for learn/work projects
Veltkamp, Pim , Municipality of Den Helder (Local co-ordinator)
The first meeting of the LAG Den Helder was on 12 of January 2006. The Local Action Group Den Helder has members actively involved in prevention of early school leaving on policy level, on school level, especially in the risk part of pre-vocational secondary education, the youth care organisation active in and out of secondary school and the catch net provisions of Triton for school drop outs and long unemployed youngsters.
We will organise, if we have done the mapping, the involvement of practice experts, youngsters who did leave school early and have experience with what this meant for their life, and there will be a discussion of the LAG with these youngsters of the Triton project, to discuss the actual provisions we have to prevent early school leaving and to help early school leavers. If necessary, we can use the results of this discussion to change the offer to potential school leavers.
Bas, Ouwens
Contact Details:
Bas Ouwens
v. Galenstraat 75
1782 EV Den Helder
Tel: +31 (0) 223 634892
+31 (0) 6 10170201
E-mail: basouwens@gmail.com
Current Work:
Currently working for the Youth Care Office as an educational officer (HBO-higher professional education)
Past Work:
From 2000 I was a social and cultural worker at the Triton Foundation (HBO position) and I also had a job in tourism where I was in charge of the Sports, Recreation and Entertainment department of a large holiday centre.
Education and Professional Training:
Mavo (junior general secondary education), dropout project "De Boeg", SPW (social care work, senior secondary vocational education), now Social and cultural education (HBO).
Professional areas of interest:
Theatre, Film, DJ, Visiting festivals and travelling.
Areas of Expertise:
Workshops in digital music, organising large-scale activities, children's theatre
Language skills:
Dutch, English and a bit German
Websites:
Networks:
Police, municipality, neighbourhood platforms
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De Vries, Jannie
Contact details:
J. de Vries
Bureau Jeugdzorg, Nieuwe Diep 33,
1781 AD Den Helder
Holland
E-mail: j.devries@bjznh.nl
Current work:
I work at an organisation for Youth Care (children aged 0-18 and their parents). I am team leader for: the section Prevention, school social work, projects for children (0-13) and parents from high risk families.
Past work:
Social worker: counselling for adults with problems on the areas of: finance, relations, work, and income.
Manager region north of North Holland Youth care; responsible for the section social work: children and parents 0-18.
Training and implementation counselling method: short ambulant.
Developing and management of several youth care projects; teenage mothers, a children's centre, projects for parents and children from the Dutch Antilles.
Educational and Professional Training:
College/diploma for Social Work, Post college education: diploma in coaching, supervision and training.
Professional areas of interest:
Special interest for preventive projects and high risk groups (immigrants, multi problem families)
Areas of Expertise:
Coaching, training and supervision, Developing and management of preventive programmes and projects.
Language skills:
Dutch, English, German and French
Website:
Networks:
Community of den Helder, Spinach network, Network to prevent that girls become victims of young pimps.
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Kwaaitaal, Bart
Contact details:
Projectbureau Parlan
Postbus 655
1780 AR Den Helder
Tel: + 31 223 671020
E-mail: bart.kwaaitaal@parlan.nl
Current work:
Manager of a Project Agency at a provision for youth care. The agency is involved in projects preventing early school leaving.
The Projectbureau (Project Agency) is engaged in projects on upbringing, education and social competency, particularly for the 12-18 year-old age group.
The Projectbureau has activities in three areas:
In cooperation with secondary education, the Projectbureau runs projects to prevent school drop-out. Students who temporarily need extra support in addition to school coaching are supervised in Plus Classes (Plusklassen). Educational social workers from Parlan coach students in improving their work attitude and behaviour through individual consultations and assignments and group training programmes in social skills and defence.
Students attend the Plus Class two or three times a week, usually at the end of the school day. An assistance plan is drawn up together with the student. The supervisor also maintains contact with the parents about the situation at school and at home. Student supervisors at the school are frequently consulted.
Students are supervised for an average of three to six months. A decision may be made to continue the supervision or other help may be recommended.
- Training programmes and courses
The Projectbureau provides short-term training programmes and courses for various target groups. These are standard forms of help that can also be offered as modules within Kardeel's assistance.
- Social skills training programme for youth 12-16 years of age
This training programme is particularly designed for youth who are wrestling with authority problems. The central theme in the training programme is learning to deal with all sorts of criticism and conflicts. The training programme consists of eight 1-1/2 hour sessions and can be provided at various locations.
- Defence training programmes at schools
- The Marietje Kessels Project (Marietje Kesselsproject) is an elementary education training programme in physical and mental defence for the prevention of abuse of power. The training programme consists of ten 1-hour lessons that are given during the regular school day. Girls and boys are given separate lessons. The training programme also includes a meeting with parents and the school team.
- Rock and Water (Rots en Water) is a psychophysical training programme for youth on the road to adulthood. The training programme was initially designed to help boys learn to deal with power, strength and helplessness. The training programme has been expanded into an educational programme that works on self-control, self-reflection and self-confidence. The programme consists of twelve 1-hour lessons.
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Enjoyment at School (Plezier op school) is a two-day training programme during the summer vacation for children who are leaving elementary school and need some extra encouragement in defence and self-confidence in the transition to secondary education.
- Dealing with adolescents
This course is designed for parents and educators who would like to know more about adolescents and the problems they face. Using assignments and role-play, they practice a new attitude in groups of 8. Exchanging experiences is an important element in the course. The course is offered several times a year at various locations.
Past work:
Youth care worker, social competence trainer, rock & water trainer. At the project agency of Parlan. Before that, youth care worker at day-care centre for children with social, emotional and problem behaviour.
Educational and Professional Training:
Social pedagogical studies, project management, in-service training on the job.
Professional areas of interest:
New ways of (prevention) dealing with disadvantaged youngsters, instead of working in institutions.
Trying to think out of the box by developing new programs for youngsters, social skill training combined with outdoor learning for example.
Areas of Expertise:
See current work.Rock and water Training http://www.rockandwaterprogram.com
Language skills:
German, English, Dutch
Website:
Networks:
Johan de Voogd, Manager of sports agency and expert in social coping coursres.
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Swart,Andries
Contact Details:
E-mail: ac.swart@quicknet.nl and/or swa@savonet.nl
Current Work:
Deputy head of the VMBO department of the combined school 'Nieuwediep', a secondary school in Den Helder. Molukkenstraat 1, 1782 DN, the Netherlands.
Educational, organisational, leading the VMBO department.
Past Work:
Physical educator, counsellor and teaching students how to reduce their fear of failure at schools. During spare time volleyball trainer at several sports clubs.
Education and Professional Training:
Academy for Physical Education in Groningen, the Netherlands. Middle management course for non-profit organisations, trainer: teaching students how to reduce their fear of failure.
Professional areas of interest:
Educational innovation, counselling, out-of-school education, competence-related learning.
Areas of Expertise:
Counselling, educational innovation
Language skills:
English, German (limited)
Websites:
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Tolner, Ubel
Contact Details:
Tel: 0031 223 540500
E-mail: Tol@savonet.nl or Ubel@art-fx.nl
Current Work:
Teacher and form master of pupils with special needs in secondary pre-vocational education SAVO Den Helder.
Supervisor of new teachers.
Participating already eight years European project Spinach for Popeye about the improvement of guidance to the labour market of disadvantaged youngsters.
Past Work:
Adviser to teachers of physical education.
Coordinator and remedial teacher of pupils care in secondary pre-vocational education SAVO Den Helder.
Education and Professional Training:
Tertiary professional education for physical education teacher. Training for remedial teacher. Advise-training.
Professional areas of interest:
Working with young people with special needs. Supervise new teachers and teachers who have problems with teaching.
Areas of Expertise:
Teaching and guiding to risk pupils.
Language skills:
English, German and of course Dutch.
Networks:
Youth-care.
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Van de Weteringh Carin
Contact Details:
E-mail: wec@savonet.nl
Current Work:
Teacher and care co-ordinator at a combined school in Den Helder.
Past Work:
Freelance editor.
Education and Professional Training:
I studied Dutch language.
Professional areas of interest:
Counselling has my special attention i.e. guiding and coaching students who are not able to go on. This may both be for socio-emotional and cognitive reasons.
Areas of Expertise:
Counselling.
Language skills:
Spanish, French, German and English.
Networks:
Bart Kwaaitaal, Sylvia van der Weide, Martin van Otterloo
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Veltkamp, Pim
Contact details:
E-mail: p.veltkamp@denhelder.nl
Tel: 00 31223 678425
Fax: 00 31 223 678455
Municipality of Den Helder
Department OWS
Drs.W.M.Veltkamp
Postbox 36
1780 AA Den Helder
Netherlands
Current work:
Policy advisor of the municipality of Den Helder, Holland, responsible for Integrated youth policy. Coordinator of European projects Re-start and "Spinach for Popeye". Guide of the youth advice commission of mayor and oldermen.
Past work:
I did research work. Number and circumstances of drop out youngsters; effects of sanctions on social benefits for getting people to work or not doing it and causing debts; number and circumstances of real drop out youngsters; position of immigrant people in relation to the original inhabitants.
Coordinating a UN pilot project about the use of volunteers in drug addiction care.
Coordinating a European Youth Start project.
Coordinating European research projects "Young people, our stake in the future" Step-by-Step, a five nation Action research project" both about early school leaving, about what youngsters expect of guides and exchange of best practices.
Participated two times in a European Arion study week, in Turku, Finland and Helsingborg, Sweden about new and innovative ways in secondary education.
I was coordinator of the municipality policy targeted on immigrant people, on drop out youngsters and early school leavers, on drug addiction care, on long unemployed youngsters and regional development of employment and employment experience projects.
As volunteer with volunteer parents we rebuild a dilapidated gymnastic hall of the municipality in a centre for children day care and (problematic) teenagers meeting place and reshaped the terrain around in a nice playground for kids and youngsters, I am now still in the board of the foundation who runs these provisions.
Educational and Professional Training:
Higher professional education: Social work
University education: The study of welfare issues.
Principal subject: sociology
Subsidiary subjects: psychology, economics.
Policy and organization variant.
Professional areas of interest:
Employment and economical development; prevention of dropping out and marginalizing of youngsters; development of a better and more attractive way of education, using after school time for extra development moments for kids and youngsters, using a portfolio, and giving value to informal learning as well as stimulating informal learning and youth exchanges; youth policy in general and trans-national cooperation and youth participation.
Areas of Expertise:
European cooperation and coordination for trans-national study visit projects. Policy targeted to help people at the "bottom" of society.
Youth policy in general; development of play grounds for kids and youngsters by using public space for play possibilities for them.
Language skills:
Dutch, English, German (reading), French (reading)
Website:
Networks:
Local, LAG and Spinach for Popeye network, with people of secondary education, youth care and youth work.
International network of Spinach for Popeye, with Odenwaldkreis, Falkirk County, Goteborg, Helsingborg ( Agrigento, Sevilla)
Regional network youth care with colleagues of municipalities Alkmaar, Haarlem and Hoorn.
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