Sunny City charity foundation
Science of proper care
CSS contribution, rubles
Total budget, rubles
Implementation period, months
Project idea
The Science of Proper Care project is an innovative online learning system designed to prevent family dysfunction. It focuses on two main areas: training professionals in the field of child welfare and supporting parents, including prospective and current foster parents, guardians, and biological parents.
The project aims to enhance the qualifications of professionals and strengthen parental competencies to prevent family issues. This is accomplished by offering access to educational resources such as video lessons and the opportunity for consultations with experts. Professionals can receive a certificate of advanced training, while parents are awarded a certificate of participation.
The project includes the following activities and resources:
- Training courses for professionals. Courses cover a wide range of topics, from the psychology of orphanhood to the legal aspects of social protection. They will be presented in the format of video lessons with subsequent testing of knowledge and issuance of professional development documents.
- Parents support. Parents will have access to educational materials and will be able to participate in discussions and workshops through Zoom to get help and better understand and address parenting and childcare issues.
- Conferences and seminars. Both offline and online events are planned, including conferences for parents and professional workshops for specialists, facilitating the exchange of experiences and expanding the professional network of participants.
Relevance
The Science of Proper Care project plays a key role in social support for families and professionals in the Novosibirsk Region who face problems of family dysfunction. In a pandemic where traditional forms of training and support have become unavailable, the online format seems not just an alternative but a necessity.
Project support is important to people because it addresses pressing issues:
- Prevention of family dysfunction. Research shows that early prevention and support can significantly reduce the risks of negative family outcomes.
- Professional development of specialists. Training builds competence, which is important for quality work with families.
- Strengthening child-parent relationships. Proper parenting and childcare approaches can strengthen family bonds and prevent many problems.
The importance of the project to specific people in a specific area is due to the following factors:
- Social isolation. During the pandemic, many families became isolated, increasing the need for support and education.
- Heterogeneity of approaches. Different understandings of techniques and philosophies of working with children can lead to conflicts and misunderstandings between professionals and parents.
- Lack of resources. Not all professionals have the opportunity to attend face-to-face courses, especially in remote and sparsely populated regions.
Social effect
Preventing family dysfunction in the Novosibirsk Region through professional development of specialists and strengthening the competencies of parents.
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Project Results
The main achievement of the project was the creation of a specialized online platform, which became a central resource for professional development and experience sharing.
Key achievements include:
- Development of professional skills. More than 300 specialists took advanced training courses. This not only improved their professional competencies, but was also manifested in the high level of satisfaction with the course: over 90% of participants expressed positive feedback.
- Knowledge application in practice. A significant part of specialists (86%) actively use the acquired knowledge in their work, which emphasizes the practical value of training.
- Mandatory education. The online course "Basic Competencies of Specialists" was recognized as mandatory for specialists in the field of family placement in the Novosibirsk Region, which shows its significance and recognition at the state level.
- Training for foster parents. The FPS course, which is part of the program to prepare individuals to raise foster children, has been officially approved and implemented in the Novosibirsk Region as the first stage of training.
- Automation and assessment. The FPS course includes an automated service with an assessment system, which ensures objectivity and systematicity in checking the knowledge of participants.
Improving parents’ competencies. The School of Conscious Parenting course has helped more than 90% of parents improve their parenting skills, which contributes to a positive family environment and child development.
Project progress after CSS funding
The development of the Science of Proper Care project after the initial funding from CSS ends can be achieved by raising additional funding such as: grants, crowdfunding, private investment or government subsidies.
