SNED 13 Notes: Models of Early Intervention in The Philippines

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SNED 13 Notes

Models of Early Intervention in the Philippines


1.   Home-Based Instruction Program
 
       The Philippine Association for the Retard (PAR) composed of special education
specialists, parents, and medical practitioners initiated the development of the Home-
Based Instruction Program for the Children with Mental Retardation in the 1970’s. The
goal is to provide a continuous program of instruction both in school and at home for a
more effective management of the handicapping condition. The program utilizes the
Filipino adaptation of the Portage Project. The Portage Guide to Early intervention is
printed in Filipino and the dialect of some regions. The National Capital Region and
Region V are implementing the Program. Davao has also implemented the project.
      
The key persons are the biological or surrogate parents who perform their primary
role as caregivers. All members of the family including the household helpers are trained
to implement the program. Monitoring and evaluation of the program show positive results.
 
2. Head Start Program
 
       The Head Start Program of the Manila City Schools Division addresses preschool
education for the socially and economically deprived children who are 4 to 6 years old.
The program operated on the principle of early intervention as a preventive measure
against behavior problems among young children that may lead ultimately to juvenile
delinquency. The participants are children and siblings of young offenders, slum dwellers,
street children, and others of preschool age.
 
       The Head Start Program was subsequently adopted by the Special Education Centers
of Manila with a group of parents serving as teacher-aides.
 
3. Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Services
 
       The World Health Organization (WHO, 1984) defines community-based rehabilitation
as measures taken at the community level that use and build on the resources of the
community to assist in the rehabilitation of those who need assistance including the
disabled and handicapped persons, their families and their community as a whole.
 
       The Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been acclaimed as the answer to the
rehabilitation needs in poverty-stricken areas where institution-based rehabilitation
programs are not available. Piloted by the National Commission for the Welfare of
Disabled Persons (NCWPD) in Bacolod in 1981 and eventually expanded to selected
communities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, CBR services have been successfully
organized in many communities for preschool and school-aged children and young adults.
The utilization of services of volunteers is employed and maximized in providing
rehabilitation programs to urban and rural communities.
 
4. Urban Basic Service Program
 
An early intervention scheme based on the principle of home-based instruction was
adopted by the Urban Basic Service Program as its educational component. The program
also utilized Filipino adaptation of The Protage Guide to Early Intervention. 12 barangays
or villages identified as depressed and underserved were chosen as sites for the program.
Children with disabilities who are not receiving special education services were placed in
the program. 20 – 30 parents were trained yearly to implement early intervention at home
as a means of minimizing the effects of the disabilities and increasing the children’s
readiness and response to rehabilitation programs.

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