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Enhancing Social Integration of Children with Special Needs in Georgia through Early Childhood Intervention

Learn about positive initiatives in child welfare and disability policy in Georgia, focusing on deinstitutionalization, family support services, and promoting inclusion of children with special needs. Explore the evolution of the Early Childhood Intervention program in Georgia and the challenges faced in integrating children with disabilities into mainstream services. Discover the efforts to develop quality management systems, specialized training for specialists, and effective monitoring tools for the program.

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Enhancing Social Integration of Children with Special Needs in Georgia through Early Childhood Intervention

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  1. From Institutionalization to Social Integration of Children with Special Needs in Georgia Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Program in Georgia Maia Buchukuri Head of Social Program Division Ministry Of Labor Health Social Affairs (MOLHSA) November, 2015

  2. Positive Initiatives in Child Welfare and Disability Policy in Georgia • Child Care Reform – deinstitutionalization and prevention of abandonment that aims at closing down the large-scale children institution and development of alternative care and family supporting services • Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – December 2013 • Elaboration of 2014-16 State Action Plan on Creating Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities • Development of family supporting services in the regions • Disability awareness and advocacy is getting stronger • Parents of children with disabilities claim for the rights of their children • Health care system professionals (progressively) recognize the sufficiency of the social model of disability

  3. Interdisciplinary ECI model in Georgia 1. Early detection, surveillance and referral – Department of health, Ministry Of Labor Health Social Affairs (MOLHSA) 2. Early Childhood Intervention – Department of Social Affairs, Ministry Of Labor Health Social Affairs (MOLHSA) 3. Transition in preschool institutions and educational services – Ministry of Science and Education

  4. Sustainability State Funding by Years • We have achievements, but we know that this is not enough. We can’t cover all needs.

  5. Challenges • With • Adoption national strategy and action plan - Development ECI service quality management system • Promote inclusion of children with special needs by collaboration with Ministry of Education • Development of certified, University courses for ECI specialists with GCECI (Georgian Coalition of Early Childhood Intervention) • DevelopmentECI state program and program standards, along with effective monitoring and evaluation tools

  6. Statistics

  7. Enrollment in Mainstream and Informal Educational services

  8. Diagnoses

  9. Thank you for your attention Maia Buchukuri Head of Social Program Division Social Service Agency Ministry Of Labor Health Social Affairs (MOLHSA) mbuchukuri@ssa.gov.ge 144 Tsereteliave. Tbilisi, Georgia

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