Sahyogi

  1. Setting up Care Associate Cells (CACs).
  2. Provide training and create a skilled workforce of care associates to provide adequate and nurturing care for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) and their families who require it.
  3. It also seeks to provide parents an opportunity to get trained in caregiving if they so desire.
  4. Provide a choice of training through two levels of courses primary and advanced.

Scheme Description

This scheme aims at setting up Care Associate Cells (CACs) to provide training and create a skilled workforce of care associates to provide adequate and nurturing care for Person with Disabilities (PwD) and their families who require it.It also seeks to provide parents an opportunity to get trained in caregiving if they so desire. This scheme will provide a choice of training through two levels of courses to allow it to create care associates suited to work both with families of persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and other institutions catering to the needs of the PwDs (NGOs, work centres etc.). The details of the schemes are as follows:

Primary Training

Description

The primary training is a three month course expected to train candidates in basic care associate skills. Primary compulsory modules need to cover orientation to areas such as autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, family needs, health, nutrition, basic management in activities of daily living, assistive devices and barrier free environment, orientation and mobility sensory motor stimulation. It will also include training in administering first aid care.

Duration

The course module has been designed by the Rehabililation Council Of India (RCI) and is available in the website of the National Trust along with Sahyogi Scheme. Money received during internship by the concerned care associate intern shall belong to that care associate intern only.

Candidate details

Candidates who are at least 8th class pass or equivalent are eligible to apply to this course. Parents or guardians may also apply for this course but their course will be deemed as complete after the end of the theory period. Internship is optional for Parents or guardians who complete the theory period.

Advanced Training

Description

This is a six month course expected to train candidates in advanced care associate skills. Advanced caregiving course will cover modules such as language and communication (including sign language), social interactions, socio-emotional management, learning and understanding, behaviour management, managing sexuality, working with adults and administering advanced medical care including regular theoretical inputs.

Duration

The course module has been designed by the Rehabililation Council Of India (RCI) and is available in the website of the National Trust along with Sahyogi Scheme. Money received during internship by the concerned care associate intern shall belong to that care associate intern only.

Candidate details

Candidates who are at least class 10 pass or are class 8 pass (with primary care associate training completed successfully) are eligible for this course. The care associates who have successfully completed the training under the previous Sahyogi scheme and/or basic RCI trainings will also be eligible to apply for the advanced course. Parents or guardians of persons with disabilities may also apply for this course but their course will be deemed as completed after the end of the theory period and it will not be mandatory to do the internship.

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Source: The National Trust Website