Action plan 2014-2015
Action plan HRTF 2014-2015
November 2014
From the preamble:
… the EC proposes that EFPA more strongly articulates psychologists’ responsibilities and develops a policy for counteracting human rights violations based on the following points.
1. Human rights are of crucial importance to everyone in the world, psychologists included.
2. EFPA, like any professional organization, shall do what is within its scope and capabilities to:
_raise awareness of human rights and (risks of) human rights violations
_prevent human rights violations
_alleviate the effects of human rights violations ….
Action Plan is based on the Workplan 2014-2015. This contains among others:
1) drafting a proposal for EFPA’s policy and action in the area of Human Rights, to be presented at the General Assembly 2015;
2) developing a view as to how Human Rights can best be anchored in EFPA, with involvement of all Boards, Standing Committees and Task Forces;
3) exploring possibilities for cooperation with European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), and the Regional Representative for Europe of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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1. Policy paper Y |
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- final draft Feb 2015 |
March 2015 |
PH and KS and MP |
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1a. anchoring in EFPA |
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1b. Proposal for policy and action - raise awareness - prevent HR violation - alleviate the effects 1c. Education in HR for psychologists (8a) |
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BI (to research and add health and human rights psychology on the website) |
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2. Presentation to EFPA MAs |
2a. Present ourselves, inform about HRTF existence, working group, information exchange |
Letter to MAs via EFPA HQ |
Done ? Second one? |
PH / KS |
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2b. suggestions for implementing HR, special days and so on, at the national level |
Later letters |
2015 |
Everyone |
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2c. Involve more MAs, SCs, TFs and Bos in the HRTF |
letter |
2015 |
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3. Board of Ethics |
3a. HR giving a place in EFPA Metacode |
Contact |
asap |
KS and PH; with KT and AG
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3b. HR taking a place in Codes of MAs |
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2015 |
Idem |
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4. Questionnaire to be sent to the EFPA MAs |
4a. place human rights to take in their respective codes of ethics as well as in their statutes |
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later |
KT and MP, BI, AG, SP, YN |
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5. EFPA members, to make an inventory in their country |
what is going wrong: violation of Human Rights and exclusion and discrimination of individuals and groups and what is going well: good practices of psychologists’ organizations and of individual psychologists in the field of promoting HR, of actions against violations and helping victims - suggestion for MA’s to get involved in the periodic review of HR from the UN (http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/upr/pages/uprmain.aspx) |
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Country wise |
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6. PR |
6a.advise the EC |
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MP, BI, AG, YN |
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6a1. Website |
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MP |
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6a2. events relevant for human rights, like special days |
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6a2. prepare a press release for special days like the International Human Rights Day (10 December) and Children's Rights Day (20 November) |
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KS -> on Children’s Rights Day; KS and PH -> on Human Rights Day |
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6b. develop a policy when and how to react to (threats of) violations |
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2015 |
UW and BI |
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6c. raising funds for special seminars, research, articles, books, education |
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7. Cooperation with HR organizations |
exploring possibilities for cooperation |
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PH: not top priority |
Bogdan to make an overview of most international organizations |
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8a. Curriculum development HR |
With other international colleagues |
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ECP2015 |
PH and MP, KS, AG, SP |
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8b. collecting literature KS: health and human rights info focuses especially on psychology and HR: www.hhri.com |
Excerpts to be sent around; database |
Starting now |
All; BI |
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9. Symposia and presentation to the GA |
preparing |
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Now |
Milan ECP 2015 – Bogdan will assist with the creation of the Prezi presentation / PH |
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10. Logistic tasks |
9a. making notes at meetings |
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9b. agenda and dates |
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PH and KT |
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9c. convenor’s meeting |
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PH |
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