Viva-MTS: side by side with the families getting personal assistant support – Armenian News

Robert, a seven-year-old boy from Vayq, has been getting new associates now as he has began going to highschool since September. Robert’s friends are very welcoming and the encircling may be very serving to for integration. Due to cerebral palsy, the boy was once disadvantaged of a chance of creating new associates, restricted to speaking with solely relations. For years, Robert had been getting solely his mom’s care, who did the very best a caring mother or father might probably do. Robert who wanted help of knowledgeable has just lately began getting assist of a private assistant. The assistance has been environment friendly for each the answer of the long-lasting issues of the boy, and equally the household, particularly, Robert’s mom, who has been struggling below the burden of the numerous tasks she had.

For over seven years now, Viva-MTS and the “Supply” Basis have been sparing no effort to help households on this goal group. Private assistants offering skilled help to youngsters with particular wants dramatically change the conditions within the households with these children. The non-public help helps clear up problems with socialization, improvement of self-support expertise and shaping wholesome mindset, in addition to issues that require specialised data; the help is of nice assist for households, too, as moms of those kind of youngsters get an opportunity of self-expression and employment. The effectivity of this a lot wanted program has elevated immensely particularly as a result of it has now been made out there within the areas. And the expertise and the abilities let obtain tangible ends in shorter time.

“We have now made main progress after beginning private help program. This system has helped me to start out specializing in my different youngster, on classes, my household, and my very own improvement and employment. I attempt to get training, get trainings, I need to be of assist to my husband, too. I’m much less confused now, as a result of there may be somebody to take care after my youngster,” Robert’s mom, Lilit Aroyan, stated.

“It’s elementary that within the current years the non-public assistant packages are carried out in areas. Youngsters within the capital have an opportunity to get engaged in all kinds of packages, which isn’t the case with youngsters within the areas. We have now been working with Robert for the fourth month now. He used to have spasticity and was solely capable of transfer his proper hand. And although 4 months will not be sufficient for work with a baby with muscle points, we’ve got some progress; Robert is already capable of work with two arms by switching from his proper hand to the left. We have now tried to work out the contact between eyes and arms. Robert is ready to do what he’s requested for and follows by eyes,” Lusine Karapetyan, Robert’s private assistant says.

One of the crucial important achievements of the partnership between Viva-MTS and the “Supply” Basis is the chance created for younger folks. Retrained professionals with observe at work are capable of land jobs in main specialised facilities. Private assistants work as care-provider nurses or developmental points consultants. Their choice, retraining, efficiency supervision, communication with dad and mom, discussions and personalised program improvement for every particular person youngster are managed by a workforce of varied specialists.