Tijekom implementacije projekta „HEARTS – Jednak pristup zdravstvenim uslugama za sve ranjive skupine“, JU Dom zdravlja sa stacionarom Žepče, je prepoznao potrebu da stručni tim dodatno ojača uključivanjem defektologa, čime je postignut cjelovitiji i efikasniji pristup u radu s djecom.
Sve je veći broj djece koja pokazuju poteškoće kako u govorno-jezičkom razvoju tako i u pažnji, ponašanju i senzornoj obradi. Upravo zbog toga multidisciplinarni pristup omogućuje cjelovit uvid u potrebe djeteta i pružanje adekvatne podrške prema potrebama svakog djeteta. Kod djece koja su uključena u projekt primijećen je brži i stabilniji napredak jer su se stručni tretmani međusobno nadopunjavali.
Individualni tretmani defektologa su prilagođeni potrebama djece a obuhvaćaju aktivnosti:
- rad na razvoju pažnje, koncentracije i pamćenja,
- poticanje fine i grube motorike kroz razne vježbe i igre,
- razvoj socijalnih vještina kroz igru i povremene grupne aktivnosti (obično u paru),
- poticanje razvoja govora, razumijevanja i proširivanje rječnika,
- suradnja i savjetovanje roditelja radi boljeg razumijevanja potreba djece.
U dosadašnjem periodu održano je ukupno 244 tretmana a u tretmane je uključeno 21 dijete, dok se na listi čekanja trenutno nalazi 6 djece.
Kroz rad se također vrši i savjetovanje roditelja, daju se smjernice za rad s djecom kod kuće, što je od velikog značaja. Roditelji su pokazali zainteresiranost i motiviranost za rad, te ističu da su primijetili pozitivne promjene u svakodnevnom funkcioniranju svoje djece. Ovi rezultati potvrđuju da je multidisciplinarni pristup u okviru projekta imao važnu ulogu u poticanju razvoja djece i jačanju podrške unutar obitelji.
U cilju evaluacije rada, prikupljeni su dojmovi i komentari roditelja djece s kojima se radilo. Ovo su samo neki od utisaka roditelja:
“Na početku mi je bilo sve zbunjujuće, u glavi mi je bila zbrka. Kroz razgovore i savjetovanje sve je postalo jasnije. Drago mi je da sam dobila objašnjenje na jednostavan i meni razumljiv način.” (majka djevojčice od 6 godina).
“Primjećujem da se moja kćerka, koja je u spektru, sve više uključuje u svakodnevne aktivnosti. Kada joj se obraćam ona me prati”. (majka djevojčice od 4 godine).
“Moj sin je prisutniji, više reaguje i pokazuje interes, kao da nije samo u svom svijetu, to nam puno znači”. (Otac dječaka od 3 godine).
Ovo je dokaz da projekat ne samo da donosi promjene u radu s djecom, već pruža i emocionalnu i edukativnu podršku roditeljima.
Projekt HEARTS je odobren za financiranje u okviru programa prekogranične suradnje INTERREG VI-A IPA Hrvatska-Bosna i Hercegovina-Crna Gora 2021. – 2027. Partneri na projektu su Centar za pružanje usluga u zajednici Vukovarsko-srijemske županije u svojstvu vodećeg partnera, Razvojna agencija Vukovarsko-srijemske županije, Razvojna agencija Žepče, Dom zdravlja sa stacionarom Žepče i Udruženja roditelja djece s poteškoćama u razvoju Podgorica.
“This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the Development agency Žepče and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.”
As part of the HEARTS project, the Public institution “Medical center and the infirmary” Žepče introduced the services of a special education specialist
During the implementation of the project “HEARTS – Equal Access to Health Services for All Vulnerable Groups”, the Public institution “Medical center and the infirmary Žepče” recognized the need to further strengthen its professional team by including a special education specialist, thereby achieving a more comprehensive and efficient approach in working with children.
There is a growing number of children who show difficulties in speech-language development as well as in attention, behavior and sensory processing. For this reason, a multidisciplinary approach enables a thorough understanding of a child’s needs, and the provision of adequate support tailored to each individual child. Among the children included in the project, faster and more stable progress has been observed, as the expert treatments complemented each other.
The individual treatments provided by the special education specialist are adapted to the needs of the children and include activities such as:
- developing attention, concentration, and memory,
- stimulating fine and gross motor skills through various exercises and games,
- developing social skills through play and occasional group activities (usually in pairs),
- encouraging speech development, comprehension, and vocabulary expansion,
- cooperating with and advising parents to help them better understand their children’s needs.
During the implementation period, a total of 244 treatments were conducted, involving 21 children, while 6 children are currently on the waiting list.
The work also includes counselling for parents, providing them with guidelines for working with their children at home, which is of great importance. Parents have shown interest and motivation, and they emphasize that they have noticed positive changes in their children’s everyday functioning. These results confirm that the multidisciplinary approach within the project has played an important role in encouraging child development and strengthening support within families.
To evaluate the work, impressions and comments were collected from the parents of the children involved. Here are some of their impressions:
“At first, everything was confusing for me, my mind was in a mess. Through conversations and counselling, everything became clearer. I’m glad I received explanations in a simple and understandable way.” (Mother of a 6-year-old girl)
“I notice that my daughter, who is on the spectrum, is getting more involved in everyday activities. When I talk to her, she follows me.” (Mother of a 4-year-old girl)
“My son is more present, reacts more and shows interest — as if he's not only in his own world, which means a lot to us.” (Father of a 3-year-old boy)
This proves that the project not only brings changes in working with children but also provides emotional and educational support to parents.
The “HEARTS” project has been approved for funding under the INTERREG VI-A IPA Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro cross-border cooperation programme 2021-2027. The project partners are the Vukovar-Srijem County Community Service Centre as the lead partner, the Vukovar-Srijem County Development Agency, the Žepče Development Agency, the Public institution “Medical center and the infirmary” Žepče and the Podgorica Association of Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities.
“This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the Development agency Žepče and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.”