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About this project

<p>The project of Motyčkovic klika, Velký vůz Sever and Norwegian partner Pedvekert AS brings improvements in social rehabilitation support methods for children with autism spectrum disorders and other mentally ill children as well as their families. It also introduces new support activities in the prevention in the field of mental health of children and adolescents in the Liberec region. The project will contribute to reducing the risk of occurrence, escalation and chronification of mental problems in this target population. The aim of the project is also to educate teachers, informal carers and non-medical staff who work with children in schools and other facilities.</p> <p>Partial objectives:<br> 1) Creation of the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle room in Liberec, Snoezelen sensory room, in which more than 120 programs for kindergartens, primary schools and special kindergartens and primary schools will take place over the course of 2 years.<br> 2) Creation of a prevention program and teaching materials for the prevention program.<br> 3) Implementation of 4 weekend events of development and training of psychosocial skills of children.<br> 4) Creation of a new support group and club of parents and children for children with ASD “Astronaut”.<br> 5) Education and training of at least 40 teachers, informal carers, assistants and other non-medical staff in the form of seminars, lectures and conferences transferring good practice in the Grunnlaget method.<br> 6) Implementation of preventive therapeutic consultation and preventive counseling, which follows on from preventive programs.<br> 7) Promotion and destigmatization of the topic to the general public. Implementation of the campaign My Place in the Sun, introductory conferences, presstrip, press releases and overall media coverage of the topic.<br> 8) International sharing of experience.<br> 9) Education of experts in the Liberec region.</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

All partners approached the implementation of the project very responsibly. The greatest benefit of mutual cooperation was in pursuing a common goal, which is to improve social-rehabilitation support methods for children with autism spectrum disorders and other mentally ill children and their integration into society. Throughout the project, the partners actively participated in all meetings, participated in and implemented activities according to the project plan, and responded very flexibly to unexpected circumstances. The partnership with the Norwegian partner Pedverket Kompetanse aimed to enable significant improvement and deepening of activities in the field of children's education, sharing examples of good practice and establishing specific working contacts and interpersonal ties. Pedverket Kompetanse fulfilled the above goals through project activities No. 3 Training of teachers, assistants and workers in education and other services, and also provided consultations on prevention programs and operation of the Sensory room. Like the Czech partner, the Norwegian partner also participated in all joint activities of a larger scale, which included the introductory conference, the presentation of the project to a delegation from the donor state accompanied by employees of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, and last but not least, the co-organization of the Mental Health Festival associated with the final conference Body-Mind-Spirit. We evaluate the cooperation with all project partners very positively with an emphasis on the personal responsibility of each individual member of the project team.

Project partners

• Pedverket Resource Centre Donor project partner· Norway
• Ursa maior– consulting and education centre Project partner· Czechia