The Minister of Community Development, Hessa bint Issa Buhamid, has announced the launch of the "Remote Rehabilitation" system, which targets students affiliated with centers for people of determination, and "workshops" for vocational rehabilitation and employment, and children registered with early intervention units and centers within the Emirates early intervention program at the level of the Emirates The country, which will start operating March 22.
The ministry will soon start work through the smart application "My Family with Me", which allows the family to participate in "remote intervention" in a way that enhances childhood care efforts, in line with the preventive measures and precautionary measures taken by all state institutions to prevent the "Covid 19" virus. .
Bouhamid said that the system of "remote rehabilitation" embodies health objectives and preventive, and promotes participatory care between the home and the ministry, which is a smart initiative for development work based on the principle of reaching the beneficiaries of the ministry's services "care and development" with a forward-looking vision, based on the concern for the health of students with determination. And employees in the centers of people of determination and early intervention units, and in such a way that protects them from the risk of infectious diseases in general, while confirming the continuation of the education and rehabilitation process for people of determination without interruption.
For her part, Director of the Department of Welfare and Rehabilitation of People of Determination, Wafaa Hamad Bin Sulaiman, explained that six centers for people of determination in Dubai, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Dibba Al-Fujairah will transfer their qualification and educational programs remotely, noting that the new system for remote rehabilitation is based Innovative methods that allow to provide individual sessions for the student in the presence of the guardian, and train the guardian and guide him individually to deal with rehabilitation programs and treatment sessions, pointing out that educational and qualification bags will be sent to the student every week, including activities, worksheets and simple notes for the guardian, and these bags will be prepared from QB For teachers according to the goals and skills of students, with basic stationery tools, for the student to carry out activities at home under the supervision of a guardian. The system will also include sending a "student qualification plan" on a weekly basis, and following up the implementation of the plan with the guardian.
Bin Sulaiman said that the ministry promotes the success of the idea of rehabilitation and distance education electronically through the "WhatsApp" of each parent, as an educational video (video) will be prepared that includes a set of different activities using the materials available at home, to enable parents to train their children in The home is based on simple skills, such as attention and focus, classification, strengthening the small and large muscles, and other personal skills. While the impact is measured according to the new system through the continuous communication feature with the guardian, to follow the student's development and guide him to effective methods of his development.
And she added that remote rehabilitation also includes children of "early intervention", who will receive more care and attention through the "My Family with Me" application, which will be launched soon on the stores "Apple" and "Android", in the context of making "remote intervention" an electronic portal It allows continuing to receive early intervention services remotely with the participation of the family, as the new application targets the families of children with developmental delays, and those of determination registered in the Emirates Early Intervention Program.