Creation and piloting of Tartu county welfare programme application model
Tartu city government ·Estonia
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif">Project objective</span></span> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif">is to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif"> <span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="color: #000000">increase the well-being of children and families and improve the quality of life. The project focuses on improving the early detection and support of children’s support needs. Local level support services should be provided through a simple and logical system for children and parents, where assistance is provided proactively in a coordinated and efficient manner across sectors and local governments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif">The project activities will result<u><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif"> </span></span></u>in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000"> the creation and piloting of an integrated case management cooperation model across the fields of education, social affairs and health care, connecting local governments of Tartu County that enhances the early detection of the need for assistance and provision of support, alleviates the shortage of support specialists in smaller local governments and reduces fragmentation of services. Additionally, a toolbox for assessment tools will be created and training will be provided for basic schoolteachers and SEN coordinators for early detection of a child’s support needs as well as SEN coordinators will be trained in key social and child protection topics.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
Bilateral cooperation results
Trond Rekstad is a education sector expert in four areas of Stavanger region. He organised a study trip for Tartu experts to Stavanger, carried out workshops and introduced the cooperation model implemented in Stavanger region. Estonian experts also met with researches at the University of Stavanger to share results of a recent study concerning supporting childen in need of educational support in Norway. Continued cooperation is planned (i.e. Stavanger counselling centre activities on supporting the teachers).
Project partners
- Rekstad Consulting Donor project partner· Norway
- Elva municipality Project partner· Estonia
- Kambja municipality Project partner· Estonia
- Kastre municipality Project partner· Estonia
- Luunja municipality Project partner· Estonia
- Nõo municipality Project partner· Estonia
- Peipsiääre municipality Project partner· Estonia
- Tampere Estonia Rotary Club Project partner· Estonia
- Tartu municipality Project partner· Estonia
- Tartu County Local Government Association Project partner· Estonia