On the 19th of September, we had a like a wee tour and pre-orientation of AVRC. Our Officer In Charge (OIC) is called Florita, and her signing is poor- she signs like a word, speak twenty words, a sign, twenty words and so in (I think you get the message.)
Anyways, she did a presentation and I wrote it all down. I'm going to type it up here and hopefully it will not bore you!
AVRC is under DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development): their main goal is to provide vocational skills for persons with disabilities (PWDs).
The background-
After the Republic Act of 2615 of 1959, AVRC was established in 1974 in Brgy. Labangon, Cebu City. The centre was expected to serve an estimated 1.7 million multi-disability group of clientele in the entire Visayas Region. There are Regions of V1, V11, V111 and V1111.
AVRC 1- Northern and Central Luzon, Dagupan City.
AVRC 11- Brgy. Labangon, Ceby City (where I'm working at)
AVRC 111- Zamboanga City in Mindanao.
NVRC 1111 (National Vocational Rehabilitation Centre)- Quezon City (pilot centre) for Metro Manila and Southern Luzon.
The objectives-
-Maximise residual capacities of PWDs through assessment and guidance, social adjustment, vocational training and placement services.
The DSWD support the trainings.
-Maximum functioning of the person's psychological, vocational and spiritual capacities and encourage integration into the community.
-Serve as a training facility for the students of social work, Physical/Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Information Technology, education and other allied Professional.
-One-storey concrete building on a two hectare lot donated by the Cebu City Government.
-Training tools and equipment provided by DSWD and international organisations (SEATO and ICO-UWPD), civic organisations (Rotary Clubs, friends of Jane Lim-Chua, etc) and business (Timex Phils).
-Physical Occupational Therapy Units were established in Coordination with Cebu Doctors/ Uni a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences to serve indigent survivors of stroke, polio and other orthopedical and neurological conditions.
-Prosethesis workshop established in coordination with Handicapped International to provide prosthetics affordable to low income families.
-Computer Laboratory also established through the assistance of local Rotary Clubs of Cebu-West and International (Engineers without Borders) organisations to provide access to information Technology to PWDs.
AVRC Goals-
-Provision and promotion of vocational rehabilitation services as legal right of PWDs.
-Development of human resources through a comprehensive vocational rehabilitation programme which will enable them to acquire practical skills for eventual employment.
A"VRC needs us, the volunteers, for the development of attitude and behaviour for the Deaf. It's very important to have good attitude and behaviour."
-Attainment of social and economic competence that will make PWDs productive members of the community.
AVRC does not just accept the enrolment of persons with disabilities, but also
-Recovered Drug Dependable and Alcoholics.
-Negative Hansenites.
-Released Prisoners (I KNOW! However, there aren't any in the centre, the same goes for the first one).
-Arrested PTB cases.
-Dependents/Immediate family members of PWDs.
Other client categories-
-Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances (WEDC)
-Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances (CEDC)
-Victims of Trafficking (VOT)
-Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL)
The Eligibility Requirements-
-Working age - 16-59
- has substantial job handicap in the form of physical/social impairment.
-willing to undergo vocational training.
-has good chance of becoming employed.
Documents for Admission-
-social case study report by local social worker.
-chest x-Ray result (with film).
-medical certificate.
-whole body picture.
Major Services-
-Medical/Dental Services-
•Determines clients' physical fitness for the training program.
•Maintains clients' health and promote physical well being.
•Determines possibilities for physical restoration.
-Psychological/Vocational Guidance Services-
•Assess clients' capabilities, interests, attitudes and skills as well as selection of suitable vocational goals.
•Enhance personality and promote values through Structured Learning Activities and group dynamics. - interpersonal relationship.
-Social Adjustment Services-
•Assist the clients to come up with own assessment of their problems of situation.
•Facilitate formulation of rehabilitation goals that would enable clients to reach optimum adjustment to their disability and integration to their families and communities.
-Vocational Training Services-
•Assist clients develop positive work habits and attitudes.
•Facilitates acquisition of knowledge and skills in occupation and activities that would lead to economic productivity.
-Vocational Placement Services-
•Assists trained clients find the right job to their skills, abilities and capacities for gainful employment.
•Provides employment counselling towards selective placement and occupational adjustment.
There are sixty students altogether in the centre, nineteen of the clients are Deaf. Fifteen courses are set in the centre but only eight are in use.
I really hope I didn't bore you with this long blog?! The next blog will be about my week in work, which will be brief! You'll find out why!
Au Reviour!
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