Implementation of New Innovative Social Services in Rokiškis and Daugavpils psychiatric hospitals

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The implementation of the project will be aimed to enchance socialization of mental disabled as well as it will reduce the burden on the sector of the public social services. For this will be introduced new methods of social work, applied the infrastructure and staff experience of both institutions. It will not only allow office workers to exchange best practices through training, adapting the material facilities for psychosocial services, but also allow patients of these institutions to communicate through joint events. The project will contribute to the enhancement of social service facilities, development of psychosocial rehabilitation services and implementation of new methods, thereby creating more favourable conditions for treatment for the mentally disabled of Latvian-Lithuanian border regions. Cooperation is going to be enhanced, quality and accessibility of the services is going to be improved, providing opportunities to ensure further growth of training of human resources. Objective of the project -is to create favourable conditions to enhance socialization of the mentally disabled of Panevežys and Latgale regions so as to reduce the burden on the sector of public social services. Project sub-objectives: 1. Enhancing socialization of the mentally disabled by applying innovative approaches, available experience and cooperation potential. 2. Development of favourable infrastructure to apply innovative socialization enhancement approaches. The planned project activities are divided into two major subgroups: 1. Implementation of innovative approaches to enhance socialization of the mentally disabled: Development of newly-implemented methods (programs) of psychosocial rehabilitation services; arrangement of training-consulting sessions; arrangement of experience sharing activities (discussions) together with regional communities; physical activity and sports competitions together with regional communities; arrangement of exhibitions (works of the mentally disabled) for the community of the region. 2. Development of a supportive infrastructure aimed to apply innovative socialization approaches: adjustment of Rokiškis psychiatric hospital environment for the installation of sports grounds and paths for bicycles and roller-skaters. adjustment of Daugavpils psycho-neurologic hospital site for the installation of sports grounds.

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