Association “CHANCE”, town of Razlog, launched the project “Experts from experience”
Objective of the project: To develop a model of the service Parent, an expert of local experience, enabling it to support families of children with intellectual disabilities. Parents will be trained on topics that will give them more knowledge about types of disabilities, expert support, types of services for children with disabilities, rights of children with disabilities, changes in the regulatory framework. They will be prepared to provide support to other parents of children with disabilities by providing them with logistical support for conducting the consultations.At least 10 parents will gain counseling skills as parents, experts from experience. There will be a special emphasis on parents of children up to 5 years old who are facing the disability for the first time. If necessary, support will also be provided by the experts who will participate in the trainings. Before starting the activity, a team meeting will be organized as well as informing a wider part of the public. At least 30 families will feel supported, and between family counseling will become an environment for mutual exploration and mutual help. A minimum of 5 in radio Blagoevgrad and 1 in the regional newspaper “Struma” are planned, covering the activities of the project, with guaranteed expressed interest. The activities will also be promoted on the foundation’s Facebook page, which will expand the scope of the help sought. More people will show empathy and understanding towards children with disabilities. After the completion of the project, the participants will be sufficiently prepared to continue working in the direction of interfamily counseling. There will be a ready, working model of the Parent, Experienced Expert service.
The project is worth BGN 2,960.00 and is financed by BALIZ.
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