ROSHNI Projects - Training Courses
ROSHNI aims to be a centre of excellence in Northern India for professional and parent training and education in the field of disability. The more disability is understood in the area, the more access to opportunities and inclusion disabled children and adults will find. Recent training projects include:
- A week long course in Halliwick hydrotherapy, run by Beryl Kelsey, a Halliwick trainer from the UK.
- Regular training for parents, including how to make adapted clothing for disabled people, and how to support a young child with cerebral palsy
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and how to help children develop communication skills
- Teachers training to promote Inclusive Education, including a 3-month project sponsored by UNESCO
- Awareness raising with local school children, to promote understanding between them and people with disabilities
Friends of ROSHNI UK send volunteers to India, to help provide services, but also to provide training opportunities for staff. For example, one volunteer is planning a course on Rebound Therapy, a sensory-motor therapy using trampolines. Our volunteers also learn a lot from the staff at ROSHNI.
Friends of ROSHNI UK provide 3 training grants a year:
- Staff training grant, top allow individual members of staff to attend training courses
- Professional Exchange grant, to allow staff members to visit other special schools and therapy centres across India, to share ideas and expertise
- Parent Training grant, to allow parents to attend relevant courses, or fund trainers to come to Gwalior to provide parent training
Click here to discover our plans for a new training centre at ROSHNI.