If hospitalization periods are difficult for an adult to a child they are even more. They leave behind your routine to dive into medical testing, analysis and rehabilitations, and may even lose the rhythm of the studies.
To avoid such situations, six months ago I was operated on Hospital de Dénia the Hospital Pedagogical Unit, a classroom designed to meet the educational rights of children who for some reason have to spend time in the hospital. This classroom, operated by the specialist teacher Joana Gil handles, offers a service providing education to children of school age who are hospitalized, allowing them to maintain the link with their education.
In this class address the psychological, educational, expressive, social, emotional and recreational needs of the hospitalized students, allowing their development.
The action is coordinated with health workers, pediatricians, nurses and family, with (school) day time. As he said the master, hospitalizations Pediatrics are short or medium length, and lines of action "They intend to satisfy pedagogical and psychological needs rather than curricular, to overcome situations of stress and anguish in which the patient can be found outside his routine".
Councilor for Education of the City of Dénia, Rafa Carrió, He held a meeting with the teacher, the Head of Pediatric Hospital Services, Josep Mut, and the supervisory Mother and Child, Amparo Exojo, with whom took stock of the first six months of operation of the unit.
Josep Mut said "Fundamentals and challenges are already being planned to integrate us into the educational field of Dénia and make common connections and interventions, such as workshops, talks, promotion of healthy habits, as well as activities with students who have passed through the school during the course". For his part, Rafa Carrió expressed the commitment to integrate this within the educational community of the municipality, as well as institutionally support the activities that are scheduled.
