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ASSOCIATION FOR STIMULATING
THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SLAVONSKI BROD
Mailing Address:
A.Hebranga blok 5,23.
Croatia
Telephone Number: 091
5009676 Tomislav Goll, secretary
Fax Number: 0038535 /
250572
Responsible Individual:
Name: Željka Vučinić Position: president of Association
Name: Tomislav Goll,
secretary
We got donors by
The World bank (2001) and by The Netherlands Embassy (2001), by the Norway
Embassy (2002.) for the rehabilitation and education of disabled children
and youth.
Year of Establishment: 2000.
Place of Original Establishment: Slavonski Brod,Croatia
3 special education teachers, 1 psychiatrist 1 paediatrician 2 nurses 1 lawyer 1social worker 1 pedagogue 1 physiotherapist
In addition we are supported by an accountant and a programmer.
Purpose of Establishment: To facilitate and support the inclusion of parents and disabled young people in the community. We also work towards the promotion and protection of their human rights.
Main activities:
1. To provide information on the rights of the individual and the services provided by the community. 2. Provision of an Individual Assistance Programme. 3. Occupational and play therapy, speech therapy, art therapy, physiotherapy and associated counselling.
4. Pedagogic support and
counselling. 8. Early intervention (early developmental physical therapy) –Physical therapy is provided by a qualified physical therapist who works with babies only a few months old to children until the age of tree.
9. Special teachers are in charge of educating pre-school children; preparing children with special needs for attending school; developing the process of thinking, as well as expressive speech; developing children’s graph - motor abilities. They also engage in occupational, play and art therapies, help children with learning; modify undesired forms of behaviour; develop emotional and socially acceptable forms of behaviour (ability of gaining self-control) in children with development difficulties.
Nurses advise parents on caring for the children with physical illnesses, using different techniques of self-aid (dressing, feeding, bathing) in caring for handicapped children and children ill with cerebral palsy.
A social worker advises and helps parents with legal and social-welfare problems, family and marriage problems, etc. Parents may seek help to solve the problems connected to their social status (often very low in many families).They also come to express their experience of the,(often-negative) way their community treats them and their children.
The overall aim of the
association is to improve the psycho/social and physical abilities of
children and young people with special needs; and enable their successful
inclusion in the community.
The main activities are also:
The doctor hold consultations, give advice to parents of neuro-risky
infants, newborn babies and other children.
2. Project Details
(1)
Title of the
Project: HELP FOR DISABLED CHILDREN Location: Slavonski Brod ,Croatia
Nearest major city: Zagreb Direction: Zagreb is on the west of name: Slavonski Brod Distance: 200 km (about)
Ownership of the project site (circle one): We do alone our project.
Objectives of the Project To support children and young people with disabilities; including intellectual impairments, motor disabilities, educational difficulties, emotional problems, (ADHD, hyperactivity autism).There are disabilities children and youth (mentally retarded, motor disabled, emotional disturbances, learning problems, behaviour problems (ADHD, hyper-activity),and autism.
Detailed description of the Project Each individualised program is reviewed regularly to ensure its quality, effectiveness and student’s complete satisfaction. There are about 60-70 children included in our programmes ranging from 0-24 years old. 3 special teachers are in charge of the following activities: One works with a group of preschool children helping them prepare for attending school, with special attention paid to their perceptive, intellectual, grapho-motor and social abilities. Their work is both group and individual, including the instructions to parents how to eliminate negative symptoms, and guidance of both parents and their children to the appropriate psycho-social development. The special teacher is aided by a nurse. Another special teacher deals with the development of speech, improving speaking abilities, eliminating speech difficulties. The third special teacher works with school children included in the regular school system, but with difficulties in learning. Besides giving them direct aid,i.e. helping such children in learning, their parents are also instructed how to help. The number of such children has considerably increased lately, due to very extensive curricula, which are too difficult for children with development difficulties. Our intention is to help such children remain in the regular school system, but with curricula reduced to their intellectual abilities. Our special teachers permanently cooperate with schools and other professionals.
Playschool is lead by a Croatian language and literature teacher who also volunteers in the guidance centre for the children-war victims (PTSP). Playschool is attend by both healthy children and children with difficulties of various ages (pre-school to primary school).The children are taught through a variety of activities, including playing, singing, drawing, reciting, modelling. Group work is use in this activity.
Physical therapy is provided by a qualified physical therapist who works with babies only a few months old to children until the age of the tree. Bobath therapy is used in motor-defects, while early development gymnastics is practised in neurorisk children to prevent (or, at least, minimize those already development) defects. Parents are also instructed how to help their children with motor exercises. The therapist is aided by a nurse.
We are also guidance centre (counselling): a) Led by a paediatrician-for infants to preschool children. The parents are instructing how to care for their children to enable them normal psycho-motor development, and in the recognition of possible deviations in their child’s development. The paediatrician also advice regarding specialized medical instructions, and gives the instructions, on feeding and certain rehabilitation procedures. The paediatrician is aiding by a nurse. b) A psychiatrist works with behaviour’s problems children and their parents. c) A lawyer gives free advices to parents; d) A social worker works with parents. The parents come seeking help to solve the problems connected to their social status (often very low in many families), different ways of satisfying their needs marriage problems. They also come to share the negative attitudes from the community that they experience; together with request about how to deal with prejudice towards themselves and their children.
Some parents of handicapped children (fathers) have PTSP (post-traumatic stress) as consequence of participating in the war in Croatia. These problems are psycho-social and they influence at relationship in the family and especially towards wife and children. In order to decrease existing problems with these fathers work psychiatrist and social worker. We have to say that some fathers do not accept institutional help, and some of them still didn’t solve their invalid pensions. The social worker tries to solve their financial problems by getting the help from social welfare. All these problems make difficult to the whole family with handicapped child. Our Personnel try to help that kind of family. Institutional solving of these problems is very slow and often don’t give good results. (The members of our expert’s tam try to help that kind of family. Institutional solving of these problems is very slow and often don’t give good results. We usually have to ask for help the donors from abroad because the institutions from Croatia don’t support the associations dealing with these problems).
Families will also be informed about their human rights. Our association and parents are prepared to stand up the fight together with governmental institutions for equal rights and equal opportunities of children and youth with disability in a civic society.
Expected Project Results and Performances Indicators: Performance indicators and results are based on medical, psychological, social and pedagogical aspects’ including:-
-The promotion of autonomy and integration into society of vulnerable and disabled children and youth. -The enhancement of the lives of individuals through community participation and development of interactive relationship. - Development of individual psychomotor abilities; prevention of behaviour problems; improving the healthy development of children and young people with functional and development handicaps (mental, physic, emotional and social).
Estimated Population that would benefit from the project: Disabled children and youth and their parents (families).
Until now we have got grants for our programs from The Netherlands Embassy, The Norwegian Embassy and The World Bank. The Association has got the recognition from Brodsko-posavska County for the work we did so far. The President of the Republic Croatia was present at the ceremony and gave his congratulations. Two years ago The Association has got the recognition from The International Organization for Children’s Rights from Geneva, for the best program of the month on the international level, and it was on their web site for the whole month (see more about on www.ashdcy.netfirms.com).
A month ago two various
associations nominated our Association for the Kennedy Award from Kennedy
foundation. We expect results in next few months. |
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