This week we had Janet Feavel, a certified massage therapist with whom we made a journey in the role of therapeutic massage for children with trauma history. Adoptive and foster parents were trained in the therapeutic principles of the massage, after which they had the opportunity to practice under supervision. Massage is particularly relevant for the…
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Scopul Asociaţiei „Tzuby’s Kids” este ca fiecare copil să beneficieze de o familie fie prin prevenirea avortului şi a abandonului, fie prin sprijinirea reintegrării copiilor în familii biologice, a integrării în familia extinsă, a plasamentului familial, a asistenţei maternale şi a adopţiei.
Acolo unde nu există altă posibilitate de intervenţie, scopul nostru este dezvoltarea durabilă a copiilor instituţionalizaţi, aflaţi în risc sau dificultate, precum şi a tinerilor care ies din sistemul de protecţie sau care sunt în situaţie de risc şi dificultate prin oferirea de suport în vederea recuperării fizice şi psiho-emoţionale, a dezvoltării vocaţionale şi a integrării sociale.
Results of the latest neuroplasticity research. Dr. Amanda Howards, Samford University: “The Mind Can Heal The Brain”
Research presented by Dr. Amanda Howards, Professor at Samford University during the ARFO2018 Summit (speech delivered in English with Romanian translation):
Emotional disorders and social connectivity issues are now addressed through Tzuby’s Kids therapy programs
We have recently begun to include music therapy sessions as part of a therapeutic intervention program for children with a history of abandonment, severe neglect and abuse. Our children are extremely excited and they are hardly waiting for the following sessions. Music therapy addresses emotional disorders, social connectivity issues, communication skills and cognitive abilities through musical…
Trauma training for students at the Faculty of Theology and Social Work: “Now things are clearer for me and I better understand the causes of children’s behavior”
Yesterday, we have trained students from the Faculty of Theology and Social Work in truma-informed caregiving and intervention techniques to children with a history of trauma. We begin to address future social workers as well, because we want a competent generation to work with children within the protection system. We invest all this effort so that…
A new project takes shape: training in competent management of the behavior of children with trauma history for teachers and school directors
We’ve spent this last weekend with our friends from Respiro Association at the Respiro Schools Teachers’ Convention and we had the opportunity to train teachers and school directors to better understand children with a history of trauma. Adoptive and foster parents often tell us the situations in which adopted children go to school and we realize how important it…
You can now sign-up for the most important adoption event in Romania!
The Summit of the Romania Without Orphan Alliance will be held this year in Cluj-Napoca between 8-10 November 2018 at Grand Hotel Italia . Over 1,000 adoptive parents, foster parents and social workers, children adopted or placed in foster care, NGO workers, employees and directors of the DGASPC, will come together to discover what we can do best for…
Twenty years after being adopted in other countries, many of Romania’s orphans have recovered from the trauma of abandonment and the harsh conditions in the system
Life stories that make us wonder whether international adoptions should not be reopened for thousands of children who currently have no chances of being adopted in Romania or the diaspora (documentary – unfortunately English subtitles are not available): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1hQ3iU1DEQ
The camp for children in social apartments with individualized therapeutic interventions for children with a history of trauma just ended. See here how it was! (video)
The camp was organized in partnership with the Anchor of Hope Association for nearly 40 children from the protection system and we pursued an individualized intervention with a volunteer for each child in order to effectively address the emotional development as well as sensory processing therapies. Interventions were based on therapeutic interventions for children with a…
We are preparing for the summer camp for children living in social apartments. Intervention 1 to 1, we have one dedicated volunteer for each child.
This week we started training volunteers to participate in the summer camp for children living in social apartments. We are happy to have so many volunteers who are willing to take a week of their holiday to be dedicated for children who have no parents. Their interventions are based on therapeutic interventions for children with a…
The art & play therapy intervention project continues during the summer, in parallel with our support groups
One of the projects closest to our hearts is the art & play therapy project for children who have been abused, severely neglected and/or abandoned. We are pleased to announce that it continues during the summer and, whenever possible, we organise the sessions as outdoor activities. The link between art and psycho-emotional health has been scientifically…
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