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RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION
SERBIA

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ABOUT VELIKI POPOVAC
RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION
- ESTABLISHED IN 1956.
- ACCOMMODATION, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION,
OCCUPATIONAL ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING OF
PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
- BOTH GENDERS, OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE
- INSTITUTION CAPACITY: 285 CLIENTS PERMANENTLY
ACCOMMODATED
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MAIN CHALLENGES AND
OBSTACLES
1. PREPARING CLIENTS FOR NON-INSTITUTIONAL LIFE
2. INFORMING THE EMPLOYEES AND HUMAN RESOURCES
3. SUSTAINABILITY OF THE SERVICE
4. ACCEPTANCE BY GENERAL PUBLIC
5. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
6. RESIDENTIAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT


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1. PREPARING CLIENTS FOR NON-
INSTITUTIONAL LIFE

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SELECTION OF CLIENTS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
INDIVIDUAL PLANS (NEEDS AND CAPACITIES)
TRAINING & PREPARATION
MONITORING*

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2. INFORMING THE EMPLOYEES
AND HUMAN RESOURCES
ANXIETY OF LOSING JOB / RESISTANCE
TRAINING OF THE STAFF
OTHER ISSUES


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3. SUSTAINABILITY OF THE
SERVICE

LIVING COSTS
EMPLOYEES
CLIENT`S PARTICIPATION
OWNERSHIP OF THE HOUSES

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4. ACCEPTANCE BY GENERAL
PUBLIC

DISCUSSION SESSIONS WITH FUTURE
NEIGHBOURS
ESTABLISHING DE-INSTITUTIONALIZATION
SUPPORT COMMITTEE (community members,
parents, police, health care facility, etc.)
COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL MEDIA
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5. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES

LEGAL GUARDIAN APPROVALS
REINSTATEMENT OF LEGAL CAPACITY
LICENSING OF EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY
BASED SERVICES
PRICE

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6. RESIDENTIAL AND
INFRASTRUCTUAL SUPPORT

CHOOSING LOCATION(S)
ADAPTATION OF HOUSE(S) FOR SUPPORTED
LIVING
PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT BY
CLIENT`S NEEDS
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OUR FIRST STEPS
2005. STARTED WITH INDEPENDENT LIVING WITHIN THE
INSTITUTION (10 CLIENTS)

2007. SUPPORTED LIVING HOUSE (8 CLIENTS)

OCTOBER 2013. SUBMITTED APPLICATION FOR THE
GETTING A LIFE PROJECT

JUNE 2014. START OF THE IMPLEMENTATION (18
CLIENTS)
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GOOD LUCK TO
ALL OF US!