Local Plan for Sustainable Development of Sibiu Municipality

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SIBIU
Furthermore, 3 more placement centres were taken
over (from special schools in Dumbrăveni, Turnu Roşu
and Mediaş) and the Pilot Centre for recovery and
rehabilitation of the disabled youths in Tălmaciu; the
last one became the Placement Centre no. 13.
From their establishment until the present time, the
administrative and organizing structure and the activity
plan were transformed according to the Governmental
Strategy for protection of children in difficulty, and
according to the county strategy.
Family type alternatives were promoted instead of
those of residential type, the main objective being the
protection of children in family environments, through:
• reinstatement in the natural family and
prevention of child abandonment by families
at risk, by financial support from private bodies
authorized to provide child protection and
support adoption activities, and by projects
financed by the National Authority for Child
Protection and Adoption;
• the establishment and development of a
maternal assistance network, with authorized
private bodies financing 70% of investments.
As a result of the termination of international
adoptions, the greater part of these bodies
ceased to exist, the maternal assistants were
taken over by Sibiu GDCRP. During 2001, the
Sibiu GDCRP developed a programme
financed by the National Authority for Child
Protection and Adoption, to support and certify
165 maternal assistants; at 5/1/2003, there
were 260 certified professional maternal
assistants;
• the increase in the number of the children in
placement/ family type guardianship from
121 children in 1998, to 485 by 5/1/2003;
• the increase in the number of the children
benefiting from alternative services (day
centres, family or semi-family centres) provided
STRONG POINTS
A decrease in number of the entrances in residential type
institutions.
An increase in number of the children under care in family
type protection system.
A decrease by 50% of the number of children in the
residential system until 2007, depending on the development
of community services.
by authorized private bodies. The increase was
from 137 children in 1999, to 286 in 5/1/2003.
• the establishment of the Complex
Evaluation Service for disabled children, at
3/1/2002. The functions of the Board for
Complex Evaluation and School and
Professional Orientation were taken over by the
Board for Child Protection, according to HGR
no. 1205 in 04.12.2001. A number of 2,044
children with special needs were evaluated by
12/1/2002, for whom were issued resolutions,
certificates for assessing the handicap degree,
school and professional orientation certificates.
A personalised service plan was made for each
evaluated child. At 12/1/2002, the re-evaluation
was started.
• the establishment of Programmes, projects
Service in 3/1/2003.
In 5/1/2003, 1,843 children were under care, of which:
• 41% (751) children under residential type care:
- in institutions with over 12 children/building -
513 (68%);
- in institutions with over 100 children – 238
(32%);
• 44% (806) children in alternative services:
- maternal assistance/simple placement –
777;
- guardianship for adoption – 12;
- other services (emergency reception centre)
– 17
• 15% (286) children under OPA care, as a result
of a placement measure took by the Child
Protection Board, in family or semi-family type
centres. At present, in OPA there are also 5-
day centres with 150 places.
WEAK POINTS
The change in the law framework and law discrepancies.
The local community does not participate in supporting the
established objectives. Poor budget.
The social phenomenon dynamics influenced by the family
socio-economic status.