The document discusses the Cyprus ICF Project which aims to reform disability assessment in Cyprus using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Key aspects of the project include establishing an Assessment Center to conduct standardized, multidisciplinary evaluations using ICF-based protocols. Over 100 health professionals have been trained and over 200 individuals with disabilities have been assessed. The goals are to provide objective, reliable assessments that consider an individual's overall clinical and functional status to determine disability and rehabilitation needs.

1. THE CYPRUS ICF PROJECT
The operation of ICF by the State in order to
run disability assessment & assign provisions
Stathis Triantafyllou , Psychologist
Scientific consultant
Ministry of Labor , Welfare and Insurance ,
Cyprus Republic

2. THE CYPRUS ICF PROJECT
• Existing Situation
• Reformation of Disability Assessment
• Implementation of ICF
• Tools and Guides
• Supportive Actions and data

3. Existing situation
• Absence of clinical & functional assessment
• Multiple assessments
• Absence of any protocols
• Delays between the application & the decision
• Decision only without rehabilitation plan
• Weak legislative platform
• Lack of data for disability population
• Lack for structuring policies

4. Reformation of Disability Assessment
• A home for ICF “Assessment Center”
• Assessment mechanism stages: Preparation (File /
vignette , assessment (med/Func) & completion
• Six Focused protocols for disability assessment
• Medical assessment by disability physicians(30 min)
• Functional assessment by rehabilitators (80 min)
• Qualifiers Mechanism
• Final Report
• Medical & Rehabilitative equipment

5. Implementation of ICF
• Focused Protocols , is a set of the medical and
functional domains and codes derived of the main
structure of ICF and address the basic disability
categories (motor, visual, hearing, mental, psychiatric
and Multiple)
• Final Qualifier, is assigned for each part of the protocol
and utilizes vignette knowledge and the actual
assessment’s scoring on codes relative to the disability
assessed.
• Dominant Qualifier is the overall scoring of all the
components of the protocol and attributes fair and
justifiable outcome in relation to the disability assessed
.

6. Tools and Guides
• Twelve Focused Protocols for Disability
• A protocol for Vocational Abilities
• Scientific Guide of the system
• Administrative Guide of the system
• ICF Training Guide
• ICF Training of Trainers Guide
• Document on correlating qualifiers/legislation

7. Supportive Actions and data
• Training of Health Personal
107 Physicians and rehabilitators
• Training of trainers Health Personal
31 Physicians and rehabilitators
• Disseminating the system in the
rehabilitation sector
• More than 200 disabled already assessed

8. RESULTS
• One assessment for different applications
• Actual clinical and functional assessment
• Multidisciplinary teams involvement
• Holistic final report for assessment & rehab
• Upgrading scientifically the assessment
• Objectivity , integrity & reliability
• Creation of National Registry
• Platform for disability policies