DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION - LUMOS EXPERIENCE IN MOLDOVA

1. DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION - LUMOS EXPERIENCE IN MOLDOVA Domnica Ginu Manager, LUMOS Foundation Moldova Deinstitutionalization: The Ways Forward 14. – 15. 2. 2013, Prague

2. General Information • Location: • South-Eastern Part ofthe European Continent • Capital: Chisinau • Border countries: Romania • Ukraine • Area: 33 845 sq. km • Population: 3 560 mil • Number of children: 784 000 • Density: 125 per sq km • Currency:Leu (MDL)‏ • Republic of Moldova has proclaimed its Independence on 27th of August 1991.

3. National policies for the reforms’ implementation • National Strategy and Action Plan for Reform of Childcare System (2007); • Regulations on the Commission for Protection of Child in Difficulty (2007) ; • Programme for development of inclusive education in the Republic of Moldova for 2011-2020 (2011, Lumos). • Strategy of social inclusion of persons with disabilities (2011); • Law on social inclusion of persons with disabilities (2012); • Law on accreditation of social services providers (2012, Lumos); • Regulations on inter-sector cooperation to prevent infant mortality at home (2010, Lumos); • Regulationson the redirection of financial resources from the residential institutions to the newly established services(2012, Lumos); • Regulations on the accreditation of social services providers (2012, Lumos).

4. Reduction by 50%, until 2012, of the number of children who live separated from the family environment Reorganization of all residential institutions on the basis of a general transformation plan The objectives of the National Strategy and Action Plan for Reform of Childcare System

5. Regulations and Minimum quality standards regarding social services Family support services Substitute services Foster care Family-type home Center for children at risk Center for children with disabilities Small Group Home for persons with disabilities Small Group Home for children at risk Social community assistance - 1140 Day center for children at risk Day center for children with disabilities Personal assistant Mobile team Respiro Maternal center

6. Regulatory framework for inclusive education • Unit course Inclusive education (for compulsory application in institutions of higher education and secondary education, which conduct initial training of teachers) • Curriculum for in-service training on inclusive education for personnel from pre-university education • Project of Regulations for Psycho-Pedagogical Assistance Service • Project of Regulations for Inclusive Education Resource Center within mainstream school • Individualized Educational Plan and Guidebook on plan’s application • Methodological Guide regarding curricular adaptations and the assessment of school progress within the context of inclusive education • Specific regulations on final examination and certification of children with special educational needs, included in mainstream education

7. Child social services

8. The deinstitutionalization process

9. The results of the reform of the childcare system - 2007/2012

10. Lumos’s cooperation framework in Moldova

11. LUMOS’ activities General Objective To support the Moldovan Government to accelerate and improve the quality of deinstitutionalization and reform of health, education and social protection systems for children and families.

12. Projects in implementation

13. Specific objectives • Ensuring international standards in reform • Ensuring access to services for all children • Development of family and community based services • Family or family-type placements for all children • Quality and sustainability of services • Transfer of resources and development of personnel • Ensuring coordination of government, civil society, community participation and cross-sector cooperation • Mobilise public opinion to promote inclusion of vulnerable children

14. Lumos’ principles of deinstitutionalization • No child should be removed from institution if it is not related to better care; • Assessment and individual plans for children should precede and justify the transfers; • Child opinion and preparation of children for the transfer have to be a priority; • Support to families reintegrating children should be available simultaneously with transfer of children; • Preventing institutionalization through community based services and family substitute services; • Statutory services to monitor situation of each child at the local level have to be established.

15. DI implementation in the pilot regions • Complex needs assessment and development of the Social Maps of the pilot regions • Development and approval of the regional Action Plan on the Reform of the Residential Child Care System for 2007-2014 • Evaluation of children from residential institutions and development of placement plans • Creation of new social services (foster care, small group homes) • Development of inclusive education • Closure of the residential institutions • Redirection of the human and financial resources from the residential institutions to the newly established services • Capacity building ofhuman resources 5879 specialists

16. Children in institutions in Lumos’ pilot regions

17. Solutions applied in DI process (2009-2012)

18. Support services for inclusive education

19. Children’s Day, 01 June 2011

20. Children’s Day, 01 June 2011

21. Thank you for your attention Domnica Gînu Manager of Programme Development and Quality Assurance Lumos Moldova 14/1 Banulescu Bodoni Str. Chisinau, Moldova MD-2012 Tel: +373 22 232 632 Mob: +373 698 78 444 E-mail: Domnica.Ginu@lumos.org.uk Website: www.lumos.org.uk www.trass.cz www.facebook.com/trass.cz Národní centrum podpory transformace sociálních služeb 3P Consulting, s. r. o. Římská 12, Praha 2 Součást individuálního projektu MPSV Podpora transformace sociálních služeb.