Some examples of my activities
(update 13-4-2010)

Traffic

• National Road safety Conference (NL) 2010: presentation and workshop on the presentation of HERMES (from instruction to Coaching) in the Netherlands
• 2008 and on : Membership EU/DG-TREN Expertgroup on Driver Education in Europe (consultation paper on Driver training and traffic safety Education for the EU)
• 4th Conference in Driver Behaviour and Training (Cranfield University UK / Lisa Dorn) Presentation 'A safe driver is a learning driver' Amsterdam 24-25 November 2009)
• Team member European Hermesproject (2007-2010) 'Optimal Pedagogical Skills for driving Instructors' (High impact approach for Enhancing Road safety through More Effective communication Skills for driving instructors) (From instruction to coaching)
• PRI, Presentation at Jubileum Conference Prevention Routiere International (Rotterdam June 2009): 'A safe driver is a learning driver; gender issues and coaching'
• 2008-2009 Assistance in development of a new youth policy of VVN, the Dutch Road Safety Association
• 2008-2009  Dutch Police: Contribution on development of a digital manual for enforcement of alcohol policies
• Seminar Addressing Risk Taking Behavior of Young Males in Traffic Launceston, (TAS) Australia nov. 2007

• Participation in Development of the Novice Driver Trial, Victoria & NSWales, ATSB, Australian Traffic & Security Bureau (2005).

• Invited Advice on OECD/ECMT-report ‘Young Driver risks and effective counter-measures’ (2005).

• Contributions about 'Young people in traffic to governmental departments and traffic organisations (in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Austria and Australia) especially regarding high-risk behaviour, aggression, alcohol, ethics, endurable enforcement and 'Learning ín traffic'

• Training driving instructors (in dealing with boys studying for  the moped licence; educational measures regarding traffic, European pilot 2nd phase driving licence).

• Development of low key (video-)programmes with teacher manuals regarding risk taking behaviour of young men (‘through their eyes’ and ‘over their shoulder’) on moped and in cars.

• Integral and focussed policy consultation on youth and traffic to the Dutch ministry of transport.

Education and upbringing

• Working Conference on 'Boys in and around the school' in coperation with APS (a National Dutch Centre for expertise on education) november 2009

• Presentation European network 'Men in childcare' on World Forum on Early Child Care & Education, June Belfast 2009

• Workshop 'Men and Boys, use them or loose them' (working title) on World Forum on Early Care & Education: Men in Early Childhood Education May 20-23 2008 Honolulu (Hawaii, USA)

• Workshops for childcare services (2004-2008)

• Programmes about Youth Care in Social and Pedagogical Education (1975-2005) Amsterdam University of Professional Education (Hogeschool van Amsterdam)

• Lectures, workshops and training teachers to deal with boys’ behaviour in and around school (1989-2008)

• Advising the Ministry of Education and Social Work with reference to the extended school ('Brede School') and sexual differences.

Youth care 

• Awareness of and working with sexual differences in youth care (Advising, lecturing and training professionals in the Netherlands, Belgium, England, Germany, Portugal and Austria).

• Supporting programme development in intensive outreaching help; direct environmental approach and alternatives for criminal law approach, intake in youth care.

• Tuning training and professional education in youth care to the professional field.

Health

• Contributions to 3 WHO conferences (Europe) about issues regarding young people and health.

• Training of general practitioners (boys and men in the surgery, how to deal with sexual abuse and harassment in the surgery).

• Workshop for nurses and therapists in Psychiatry.

• Offering advice in campaigns in Holland and Austria about drugs, aggression and night life.

• Contributions, lectures, advice regarding AIDS prevention.

Self-defence, dealing with aggression

• Consultant for ‘Rock and Water’, a psycho-physical training for boys (book and programme by Freerk Ykema (publications). See: www.rockandwaterprogram.com (from 2002)

• Research into the basis and implementation of Rock and Water in assignment to the Dutch Ministry for Education, Culture and Science (OC&W) and the Netherlands Care Research Organisation (Zorg Onderzoek Nederland) (2002)

• Contributions to governmental and other campaigns about the prevention of sexual violence and other forms of aggression in various situations (relationships, domestic violence, school, street, night life).

• Co-developer of ‘Action and Reaction’, a psycho-physical educational programme for boys about self-defence and sexual abuse of and by boys. (1993-1996)

Miscellaneous

• Initiator of the Dutch platform ‘Boys in Balance’ (2000)

• Frequent participation in TV and radio programmes, magazine and newspaper articles. (1988-2008)

• All kinds of advice on Youth policy

• Participation in the brainstorming group for the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment about images of manhood in policy.

• Emancipation policy, education, psychiatry and police/law.

• Police (training police in dealing with male/female images; treatment of offenders in traffic, advice and training in dealing with juvenile delinquents).

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