Symposium: The future of care

Symposium

Dialogue practice + science

The future of nursing (professions) - from crisis to attractiveness

save the date: Thursday, November 21, 2019, 10 a.m.,
Bürgersaal in Kassel City Hall

Participation is free of charge. Please register by email by
15.11.2019: schoettner[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.

Contact: Lukas Kiepe
kiepe@uni-kassel.de
0561-804-1962

Bürgersaal im Rathaus der Stadt Kassel
Obere Königstraße 8, 34117 Kassel
Travel by streetcar 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 to Rathaus stop.
The parking garage in the town hall is currently closed.

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Program

10 a.m. Welcome and opening speech
Mayor Ilona Friedrich, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schroeder

Care in Hesse - political perspectives State Secretary Anne Janz, Hessian Ministry for Social Affairs and Integration

11 a.m. Introduction to the topics,
Presentation of the workshops, coffee break
1. Nursing profession reform: Consequences for qualification
2. Working conditions in the care sector
3. Mobilization of employment reserves
4. Governance and labor relations in nursing care

11.30 a.m. First working phase
Workshops on topics 1-4

1 p.m. Break with refreshments

1.45 p.m. Second working phase
Workshops on topics 1-4

3.15 p.m. Coffee break
3.45 p.m. Final discussion and further work
4.30 p.m. End

Subject areas

Topic area 1: Nursing profession reform - consequences for qualification

The reform of the nursing profession opens up new qualification paths and continues to be the subject of controversial debate. Whether generalization or academization, different expectations accompany the implementation. What are the consequences for the qualification of professional carers?

1.1 Reason for and objectives of the reform of the nursing profession
Manfred Carrier (Diakonie Deutschland)
1.2 New qualification paths in the nursing sector - current challenges Dr. Juliane Dieterich (University of Kassel)
Moderation: Stefan Euler (Diakonie Hessen)

Topic area 2: Working conditions in the care sector

Hardly any other socio-political topic is currently being discussed as prominently as the "nursing crisis" and the working conditions of nursing staff. Can efforts to change staff assessment instruments be a solution? What instruments are available for staffing levels, what staffing levels are appropriate and how should these be refinanced?

2.1 Staffing levels and refinancing Prof. Dr. Stefan Greß (FH Fulda)
Moderation: Heike Grau, Frank Lange (verdi Nordhessen)

Topic area 3: Mobilization of employment reserves

There is a nationwide shortage of skilled workers in the care sector. Are there nevertheless short-, medium- and long-term employment reserves that can be mobilized? The developments - also in the "grey care market" - will be critically reflected upon and the potentials and challenges in the qualification and mobilization of labour market reserves will be discussed.

3.1 Subsidized further training in geriatric care Dr. Christine Dauth (IAB)
Moderation: Lukas Kiepe, Martina Spohr (EKKW)

Topic area 4: Governance and labor relations in nursing care

The situation of stakeholders in nursing care is problematic in many ways and the interests of nursing staff are only weakly organized. The "Concerted Action on Care" and the Care Wages Improvement Act are intended to strengthen labor relations - are the planned measures effective?

4.1 Capacity building of company and social partners Michaela Evans (Institut Arbeit und Technik)
4.2 Minimum care wage - proven or superfluous? Prof. Dr. Andreas Hänlein (University of Kassel)
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schroeder (University of Kassel)