Social support for families with children with special needs

Abstract

In Russia, despite the efforts made and significant progress in medicine, the number of people with special needs is growing slowly but steadily. In our country, the number of children in need of special education increases by 3–5 % every year. Technologies for social rehabilitation of these children require the mandatory inclusion of parents in rehabilitation activities, mothers and fathers’ attendance of classes to teach the basics of social and medical rehabilitation, and meetings of parents to specify further work with the child at home. Thus, children and parents are jointly trained in independent living skills.