Presentation of the REHABILITATION REHABILITATION

WORKER TRAININGWORKER TRAINING“ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES AND

PRACTICE OF FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION FOR

REHABILITATION WORKERS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS

(REFUGEE CAMP DADAAB)”.

““Empowering persons in underserved areas Empowering persons in underserved areas with functional rehabilitation skills to serve with functional rehabilitation skills to serve

their communities”their communities”• Since 2007, Handicap International (HI)

empowers communities in Dadaab in – Providing rehabilitation including assistive

technology to people with disabilities.– Ensuring effective access to available

services within the camps through disability mainstreaming.

““Empowering persons in underserved areas Empowering persons in underserved areas with functional rehabilitation skills to serve with functional rehabilitation skills to serve

their communities”their communities”• In line with UNHCR’s strategy HI aims to

equip refugee workers with functional rehabilitation skills so they are able to serve people with disabilities in their communities as well as when they return to their countries of origin.

““Empowering persons in underserved areas Empowering persons in underserved areas with functional rehabilitation skills to serve with functional rehabilitation skills to serve

their communities”their communities”• HI has, developed a 10-months curriculum

especially designed to formally build capacity of refugees on:

“Essential Principles and Practice of Functional Rehabilitation for

Rehabilitation Workers in under-served Areas (Refugee Camp

Context)”.

REHABILITATION WORKERS TRAINING

• The training aims to be very practical, focusing on result based for activity of daily living and participation of Persons with impairments.

• In Hospital, rehabilitation center and outreach (home based) settings.

• Flexibility measures have been set so negative effects of constraints of refugees for continuity attendance and turn-over can be mitigated.

• A “rehabilitation worker” certificate will delivered.

3 key documents

Adobe Acrobat Document

First batch of 18 students (March 2013)

selected among all HI staff through open and fair process.

2 trainers specifically dedicated for the training.

Kibet Nicodemus Bsc. Occupational Therapist

Samuel Orangi.

Physiotherapist

REHABILITATION WORKERS JOB TERM OF REFERENCE.

• Constant reminder of the roles and responsibilities expected from a trained “Rehabilitation Worker”.

Training center 1:HI Rehabilitation Center in IFO-2

Training center 2: in DMO (in case of security constraint)

Dadaab Main Office

Training duration• 924 hours - 40 weeks – 10 months

– 314 hours theory and techniques (25 modules)

– 575 hours clinical placements (hospital, rehabilitation center and home based mentored by Kenyan professionals)

– 35 hours intermediary and final evaluation• Alternate theory – clinical training.

PRE-POST TEST of Knowledge

• Each module starts with a pre-test• Each module starts with a pre-test and ends with a post-test.

Monitoring achievements of knowledge.

Monitoring achievements of knowledge.

Monitoring achievements of Clinical skills and attitude

2 physiotherapists in hospital

2 physiotherapists in rehabilitation centers

3 occupational therapists for outreach.

Solar lamp for encouraging self learning at home

Ease access to digital training material for self learning

Manuals and GuidelinesTechnical films and videos

Send SMS with key knowledge and

things to remember.

Persons with disabilities have the same fundamental needs and rights than any other member of the society.

13 students 72% were certified (Dec 2013)only 5 refugees dropped off, among them 3 didn’t complete the final exam for

resettlement and family reasons but attended the course. 2 two others left the course because of 1 receiving scholarship and 1 returned

to secondary school

Mahasanid Asante sanaThank you

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

SHARING KNOWLEDGE IS EMPOWERING.

Any questions?