Our Responsibility to Children Resilient Minds, Empowered Children Where to Refer! Our Responsibility to Children Resilient Minds, Empowered Children
Topic: Where to refer Sub Topics; 1. Referral strategy Developed by ORC ( what, why, when, where, who & How ) Duration : Half Hour Time allotted in the Core Team Training: One and Half Hour including when to refer Time allotted in the Teachers Training: No separate time allotted
Learning objectives To educate the learners regarding, The Referral strategy developed by ORC Why such a system When, who and where to refer
Expected learning outcomes: Learning becomes aware about the relevance of ORC referral program. Detailed knowledge about referral strategy developed by ORC.
Content Section
(Individual Care Plan by ORC District Team Components of ORC Strength & Problem Assessment through I Know my Student Card (IKMS Card) Life Skills Education Strengthening student forums/clubs Parenting sessions Management of behavioral-emotional- learning – mental health – social issues Mild Issues :Class room level by class teachers Moderate issues – School level management by core team & SMART-40 activities Professional help at district level through DCPU/ORC-District Resource Centers (Individual Care Plan by ORC District Team
ORC Referral ? Process of directing or redirecting a child to Appropriate Expert ( Child Psychiatrist, Senior Psychologist) Appropriate Institution ( De -Addiction Clinics) Appropriate Agency ( DCPU, CWC) for Expert Attention
3 Severe ORC referral – why? Identification of behavioral, emotional, learning, social and other issues at class room level No issues 1 Mild 2 Moderate 3 Severe Sever issues : The school level ORC team alone will not be capable of addressing the issues
WHEN The concerned class teachers will hand over the ORC- IKMC card of children facing moderate to severe issues, to the school ORC core team. School core team will intervene in the case children facing moderate level issues through individual attention. When the score is 3 and the issues are severe the core through the ORC district team will seek the support of an expert/institution/agency
Who ORC Core Team Members – School ORC Nodal teachers, School Counselor and School Health Nurse Supported by Parent’s of the child ORC District team under DCPU ORC district resource persons pool ORC mentors
Where Experts/institutions/ agencies mapped by the ORC district directory, to address the severe behavioral/emotional/learning/mental health/social issues faced by children Experts – Child Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologists, L D experts, Experienced Counselors etc. Institutions – Care Homes, De-Addiction Clinics, LD Clinics, Counseling Centers, AFHCs etc. Agencies – DCPU, DLSA, DMHP, NGOs, Social Organizations etc.
ORC DISTRICT Resource centers District level centres being developed by ORC Envisioned as, A knowledge hub Panel of experts Panel of resource persons Panel of volunteer mentors who support and guide Students/Teachers/Parents Training facilities Resource mapping Counselling facilities including Tele- counselling
ORC DISTRICT Resource centers The centers will facilitate Counseling expert consultation mentor-mentee interface capacity development programs Review, monitoring and strengthening of ORC activities of the district
Take home messages Expert level attention is an integral component of ORC intervention. ORC is a partnership attempt to address the bio –psycho-social issues of children in a collective manner. :
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