Rehabilitation and integration programmes

Rehabilitation and integration programmes:
Let’s get together - Pula 2008

 

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Terms for spring-summer rehabilitation cycles in DSC Pula 8 in Department for Cooperation and Exchange) are announced on our web site.If you are intrested send us your submission by fulfilling your application form by e-mail.When we recieve your application we will confirm your chosen date.

There are two possibilities tied to your arrival:

-arrival according reserved date, after breakfast untill 12.00 AM ( lunch included ), which implie departure according reserved date after breakfast

-arrival according resrved date after 3.00 PM ( dinner included), which implie departure according reserved date after lunch

 

INFORMATION ABOUT PRICE, FOOD etc

-The fee for adults is 30,00 euros per day per person for room with bathroom.This price includes 3 meals per day

-The fee for adults is 25,00 euros per day per person for room with joined bathrooms.This price includes 3 meals per day.

-The fee for persons with Down syndrome is 30,00 euros per day per person.This price includes 3 meals per day and rehabilitation programme made by individual children requirments

-The fee for person with Down syndrome from Slovakia according valid Framework cooperation agreement.

-The fee for brothers and sisters in tendance up to 1 year free of charge.

-The fee for brothers and sisters in tendance from 1-7 years  discount 50 %.

-There is possibility of added rehabilitation services in accordance with valid Centres tariff.

-THIS PRICE DOES NOT COVER FEES OF ANY ENTRANCE- TICKETS ( Arena, Aquarius, mummies in Vodnjan exursion, trips...)

 -PAYMENT METHODS

1. Payment at Centres foreign currency account in SPLITSKA BANKA, IBAN: HR78 2330 0031 1003 6775 4; SWIFT (BIC)  SOGEHR22

2. Payment with cash at Centres cash-desk.

3. Payment by credit-cards is standby.

NECESSARY BRING ALONG :

-medical documentation for DS person

-cream, milk or suntan oil with protective factor 20 or more

-swimming trunks and swimming suit

-shoes for beach and swimming

-beach towell

-cap or hat for sun protection

 

SPECIAL INFORMATION

PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY FOOD WITH YOURSELF THAT CAN BECOME ROTTEN DURING SUMMER HEATS

PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ARRIVAL, ONCE MORE, 15 DAYS BEFORE  CHOSEN DATE OF ARRIVAL

ANY OTHER INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON THIS SITE.

 

About center

Center for rehabilitation Down syndrome centre Pula is first and only Center of that kind in Croatia and southeastern Europe.
 Center was founded in year 2005 under the jurisdiction of Government of Republic of Croatia and Ministry of Health and social welfare. Main goal is to give support to all persons with Down syndrome and their families regardless of their age and place of residence.
Center is member of EDSA (European Down Syndrome Association). Centre  has founded EDSA office  Croatia.

Center in genneral

Center is situated in city center of Pula, near hospital, main stream school and school for persons with special needs and nearby city beaches.Centre has large yard, litlle pine park, outdoor playgrounds for kids, streetball playground, outdoor teraces and many free space for safe playing. Of course there is enough accomodation for families ,bulit-in kitchen, EDSA club in which we play table tennis, table football, drink coffee and tea.
For everybody who want to be stronger and healthier we have kinesiology room where  you can enjoy and work out

Programmes that Center offers

• Physiotherapy;
• Hydro therapy in the sea or hydro therapy in the swimming pool with hot sea water;
• Kinesy therapy, recreation activities, sport;
•  Learning of self – care tasks and caring about enviroment workshop;
• Excange of family experiences;
• Creative workshops;
• Support of speach development and form of alternative communication;
• Programmes of acquiring working skills;

For whom

• For all persons with Down syndrome, their families and their friends without difficulties in development 
• For everybody who want to share and obtain new experiences
• For everybody who want to build new bridgeworks of friendships
• For experts of all profiles
  For students who want to obtain new knowledges

Main programmes postulates:

• Centre’s programes apply EDSA guidelines according chronological age of child;
• Center performs all programme activites continuallty,
• Programmes are made individually  according children recquirements;
•  Minimal recommended form of rehabilitation is arrival on 10 days programme continually;
• Programmes are intended for persons with Down syndrome and their families;
• Center tend to use integration as a working model, for socialisation purpose; 

Medical manual massage

Basic test of motor abilities
Advanced test of motor abilities
Basic test of fine motor abilities
Advanced test of fine motor abilities

Testing;

Bart index;

Counceling parents of medical manual masagge and other individual exercises acording recquirment;
Training parents for applying basic technics of medical manual massage and exercises.

Hydro therapy

 Summer means going to sea beach- swimming exercises  
 Other seasons means going to hospital in Rovinj and exercises in the pool with hot sea water.
- Increasing muculature tone;
- Improving motion coordination;
- Increasing immunity sistem;
- Socialisation, integration.

Recreational and sports activities

• Children with Down syndrome, when they are 12 years old , will be tested if they  would be athlets or amateurs
• Obesity prevention;
• Hart and blood vessels disease prevention;
• Socialisation and integration.

Self – care and enviroment tasks

• To be independent;
• To be polite;
• To develop practical skills ;
• To participate in community life.

 Exchange of family experiences

• Relax and exchange experiences;
• Take time for yourself;
• Make friendships;
• Speak without parents.

Creative workshops

• Fantasising as any other child;
• Create, socialise and have fun;
• Create their fanatasies
• Relentless in work;
• Developing their skills;
• Enjoyment in performed

Speech and communication

 Early logopedic support;
 Logotherapy, counseling parents;
 If there is no word, there is sign;
 It’s important to communicate.

Programmes of acquiring working skills

Integrated approach;

PAPO programme(6 moduls), implemented in parternship with Secondary vocational school “Eugen Kumičić”- Rovinj;

Goal is to prepare children for work in supported employment in local community.

Center’s partners:

European Down Syndrome Association;
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Republic of Croatia;
City of Zagreb;
City of Pula and County of Istria;
City of Umag;
School of Medicine, University of Rijeka (Croatia);
Children’s hospital Kantrida, Rijeka;
School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Department of Biology and Medical Genetics;
Teacher college in Pula;
Secondary vocational school “Eugen Kumičić”- Rovinj;
Hospital for orthopedy and rehabilitation “Prim. Dr. M. Horvat” – Rovinj;
Albanian Society for County of Istria;
Down Syndrome Kosova;
Slovak Down Syndrome Society;
UMRO Rijeka – club “Srce”

Cause of our work is:

Improve quality of life of persons with Down syndrome and their families.
If You want You can join in our programmes and conntact us at:

Tel/fax: +385 52/222-204
www.downcentar.hr
e-mail: info@downcentar.hr