The Programme of training of our Home Visitors / Developmental Assistants is short-term (10 weeks) and intensive. It has theory classes and practical demonstrations. It is done in Telugu and Hindi which are best understood by our Home Visitors / Developmental Assistants. (Kindly see Annex I for the details of the Training Programme).
Annex –I
The content of the Training Program for the staff in Early Intervention.
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| S.No |
Name of the Training Program |
Duration (Hours:mins) |
1 |
Introduction to Home Training |
1 |
2 |
Introduction to Portage System of Home Training |
1 |
3 |
Pre-test covering 10 areas of training – Objective Test |
1: 30 |
4 |
Brief introduction on handicapped children |
1 |
5 |
Care of the pregnant woman and introduction to Peri-natal Problems and their prevention and care of the pregnant woman |
2 |
6 |
Care of the newborn |
2 |
7 |
Feeding of the Neonates and early infancy and Neo-natal problems |
2 |
8 |
Nutritious diet during infancy and childhood and malnutrition in infants and children |
2 |
9 |
Common childhood illnesses and Immunization |
1 |
10 |
Birth abnormalities |
1 |
11 |
Introduction to mental retardation – Definition, causes, types, degrees and prevention |
3 |
12 |
Identification of neurological problems in infants and children |
1 |
13 |
Early identification of Common Childhood Diseases and their prevention |
1 |
14 |
Common non-Infectious diseases in young children |
1 |
15 |
Early Intervention to prevent disabilities from Physiotherapy point of view |
1 |
16 |
Early Intervention for Language Development and Stimulation from Speech Therapy point of view |
2 |
17 |
Early foetal development and Genetic factors and problems in the newborn |
2 |
18 |
Techniques of Counseling and how to conduct an interview |
2 |
19 |
Emotional Development and behavior problems in young children |
2 |
20 |
Behaviour modification and its techniques |
2 |
21 |
Special Education – its philosophy, principles and teaching techniques for young Children |
2 |
22 |
Child Development and its importance – period covered birth to first year in detail and then from one year to five years |
15 |
23 |
Major developmental milestones and their development from birth to first year of life, in detail |
5 |
24 |
ICDS Scheme and its importance for young children and their mothers |
1 |
25 |
Communication and listening skills in Home Training |
1 |
26 |
Special Education and Training strategies for young CP children |
2 |
27 |
Assessment of infants in Early Intervention Program from birth to first year |
10 |
28 |
Techniques of training mothers in Developmental skills in 5 areas of development in the first year of life |
20 |
29 |
Task analysis of various developmental skills |
3 |
30 |
Record keeping |
2 |
31 |
Community agencies and referrals |
1 |
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Additionally |
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Slide and Video shows on Immunization, Nutrition, Pregnant Woman, Child Care etc. with discussion |
12 |
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Readings on own about Mental Retardation, Home Training, Nutrition and Child Care, the last mentioned in Telugu. |
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