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Social care professionals enhanced their knowledge and skills on procedural framework in the treatment of persons with severe mental, learning, and physical disabilities

Following the development of  the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the daily operations of Special Institute for Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities (SIS) in Kosovo*, a two-day training session on the application of these protocols was organised on 2 - 3 April 2025 to strengthen staff capacities to apply the SOPs in practice.

More than 20 healthcare professionals from the SIS, including the management, raised their awareness and knowledge on the practical implementation of the health management procedures and on medical, psychosocial, occupational, and rehabilitation programmes for residents. The participants learned more about the necessary legal requirements in the application of the SOPs. The training provided an important platform for the staff of the Institute to bring forward and discuss unclarities for a better understanding of this important document.

Upon completion of the training the participants expressed their satisfaction and pointed out that they feel much more confident in performing their tasks, particularly the legal requirements and their responsibilities in applying them.

The activity was organised under the auspices of the Council of Europe project “Improvement of the treatment of persons deprived of liberty”.

 

 

* All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Istog/Istok 4 April
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Fifty practitioners to enhance skills in provision of occupational therapy

Following the adoption of the Guidelines for Occupational Therapy (OT), as well as the Training of Trainers (ToT) on OT that took place in January 2024, three 2-day cascade training sessions were organised in the course of February and March 2024.  Fifty professionals, mainly from the Prison Health Department, along with representatives from the Correctional Services, Institute for Forensic Psychiatry, and the Special Institute for Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities, were trained on this important form of therapy.

To complement the theoretical aspects and provide the trainees with practical knowledge, some of the sessions were conducted in the Dubrava Prison, in a section which houses prisoners with both mental and somatic problems. This on-site training allowed the participants to observe and understand the application of OT principles in a real-life setting, thus enhancing their learning experience by connecting theory and practice.

These cascade training sessions allowed the participants to further improve their skills in applying the OT Guidelines and tools in prisons and other closed institutions, a concept which was thus far not utilised in a structured manner. Furthermore, training healthcare and correctional professionals together helps them further strengthen the inter-institutional cooperation in the treatment and rehabilitation of some of the most vulnerable members of the society.

Each of these sessions were facilitated by two trainers who had participated in the ToT in January and were supervised and mentored by a Council of Europe consultant who has been involved in the process since the very beginning, thus further strengthening institutional capacity to provide training.

The activity was conducted under the auspices of the Council of Europe project “Improvement of the treatment of persons deprived of liberty”.

 

 

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Istog/ Istok 26 March 2024
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