3. Rehabilitation Services

Introduction:
Identification and Early Intervention of 0-3 age range children at risk is the most important and vital component in Rehabilitation of Persons with all disabilities recognized by WHO and all developed countries of the world. Its an unfortunate and extant fact that one of the causative factor of a major percentage of existing disability in the country is paucity of awareness and lack of Early Intervention facilities.
The disabilities occurring or developing at childhood should be identified as early as possible to have a better habilitation process. The fact that infancy and early childhood are critical periods in the development of an individual itself substantiates the essentiality of the process of Early intervention.
The early intervention process includes (a) Early Identification that is , if possible identification of risk factors during pregnancy itself (b) Therapeutic intervention and intense stimulation to promote the maximum development in child's learning period itself. (c) Continued evaluation and follow up making necessary modification and providing the adaptations necessary for functional independence.

Services offered by the project

1. Identification through 
   (a) Screening of newborn babies both in government and private hospitals 
   (b) Screening of school children at risk
   (c) Door to door survey with the help of volunteers, students, anganwadi and health workers.
   (d) Organising medical camps for the identification of children with disabilities between the age group of 0-3years of age.

2. Individualized assessment of the identified children for their motor abilities, sensory abilities language as well as cognitive abilities.

3. Assessing the family with exceptional child for their needs and carrying out the intervention through one to one counseling as well as group counseling.

4. Providing the child specialized services including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Play Therapy.

5. Awareness generation through seminars, workshops, exhibitions postures and media and others.

6. Facilitating the transition of the child to the educational level as normal as possible and promoting social integration.

7. Carrying out a proper evaluation so as to assess the effectiveness of the intervention and efficiency of the professional-parent communication and modifying the plan of intervention accordingly.

8. Referring the client to his/her specialised services and for long term rehabilitation.

The Team

1. Project Co-ordinator

2. Early Interventionist

3. Physiotherapist

4. Speech Therapist

5. Occupational Therapist

6. Special Educators

7. Rehabilitation Social Worker
   And other general staff such as accountant, attender and aayah.