Gordana SAZDOVA, Dragica ATANASOVA

CENTER FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS AS CUSTODY IN PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WITH PSYCHO-PHYSICAL DIFFICULTIES

The center for social affairs as a custody in the frameworks of its regular activities pays special attention to the protection of children without parent care, among which there are children with physo-physical difficulties.

It uses various forms of protection among which are the institutional care and integration with other families.

Following these children and using the long working experience as well as the scientific and theoretic acknowledgment, it is obvious that there is an advantage in using the form of protection-integration with another family-as the closest model to the natural environment compared to the institutional protection.

Some expert acknowledgment gained by direct work with such children will be presented In our presentation.

A special intention will be paid to the necessities of education and preparation of the family which takes care of the complete development and education of children with psycho-physical difficulties who are without parent care.

It is necessary to point out the need of an adequate treatment of these children from the earliest age in the pre-school institutions as well as the expert cooperation between the Center and appropriate institutions.