1. Caring for the Care-Givers
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Training for Institutional Child Care
Staff
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Prepared by: R. Oudemans

2. Caring for the Care-Givers
Outline
 The Context & The Need
 The Challenge
 Our Proposed Solution
 Project Status
 Next Steps
 How you can help

3. Caring for the Care-Givers
The Context & the Need
Among a Child’s Greatest Needs:
Loving Care and Security
After food, clothing, and
shelter,
the single greatest need
in a child’s life is
competent, loving care and
security

4. Among a Child’s Greatest Needs:
Loving care and Security
Loving care and security should be
Provided by Trustworthy &
Committed Adults

5. Loving Care and Security
The Vital Role of Care-Givers
 When events in their lives remove
them from the context of their families,
and place them in orphanages, these
needs must be met by hired staff.
Of the many factors which can
contribute to success, by far the
most important are the caregivers;
those who are responsible for the
overall and day-to-day care of the
children.

6. Caring for the Care-Givers: The Challenge
Successful, well-run
orphanages are extremely
complex and very challenging
to manage, staff and
administer.

7. Caregivers need Training & Mentoring
 To be effective in their
demanding jobs the
caregivers need:
 Training
 Coaching
 Mentoring

8. Everybody Wins:
Staff and Children Alike
 Given strong and
effective training:
 the morale and
effectiveness of staff
increases
 the quality and
effectiveness of
programs improves
 and the children benefit

9. The Challenge
 Several key challenges make it difficult for
orphanages to have the abundant and
capable staff they need. These include:
 Scarcity
 Priority
 Intangibility
 Funding

10. Key Challenge: Scarcity of Human Resources
 It is difficult to
find, attract,
and recruit
suitable and
motivated
human
resources.

11. Key Challenge
Training not pursued as a priority
 Insufficient attention
and resources are
focused on
assessing, training,
challenging and
managing the staff.
Lack of Priority

12. Key Challenge:
Intangible Nature and the Donor Community
Help with homework leads to greater
success in school.
 Often, the donor community tends to support
projects which are easier to photograph and
measure. School books, clothing, rice or a new
dormitory are examples. They too are important
and because they are tangible, they receive
funding more easily.

13. Key Challenge:
Intangible Nature of Results
 To some extent the results we
will achieve are intangible
 They are experienced within
the staff and the children
themselves
 Results include:
 Self-confidence
 Good health and hygiene
 Integrity
 Preparedness to face the
world.
Intangible Nature of Results

14. Key Challenge:
Funding Goals
Good, reliable care costs money:
to identify, attract, recruit, train,
pay, retain, motivate, lodge and
mentor good staff
The status of reliable care must be
raised to a ‘priority’ in order to
receive adequate funding.
Clear and measureable goals must
be established to attract and
retain donor participation.

15. Caring for the Care-Givers
Our Proposed Solution
Four Key Elements

16. Our Proposed Solution
First Key Element – Raise Awareness
 Raise awareness of the
importance and challenge
of providing effective
training

17. Our Proposed Solution
Second Key Element - Develop Training Programs
 Develop Training
 Programs
 Topics
 Syllabus
 Lecture
 Group Work
 Role play
 Materials
 Teacher’s Guide
 Participant’s Manual
 Visual Presentations and Aids
 Game and Activity Supplies

18. Our Proposed Solution
Third Key Element – Deliver/Provide Training
 Deliver structured and
ongoing training to staff
and communities of
orphanages

19. Our Proposed Solution
Fourth Key Element – Fund Hiring/Training
 Audit and recommend
the hiring and training of
additional staff at
orphanages where
necessary

20. Caring for the Care-Givers
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Training for Child Care Staff
Project Status

21. Project Status:
Already Completed
Phase One
 Needs Identification and Assessment
 Project Qualification & Validation
 Input from schools, orphanages, teachers, others
 Pilot Program
 2008
 BKM Orphanage, Siantar – Sumatra, Indonesia
 Basic Kit of Materials Developed / Deployed

22. Project Status:
Next Steps
Phase Two
 Scaling Up
 Program Development
 Research, Write, Edit
 Develop / Refine Content
 Second Small-Scale Pilot Program
 2009
 Widhya Asih Orphanages, Bali, Indonesia
 Scaled materials and project to larger group

23. Project Status:
Next Steps
Phase Three
 Broaden Reach & Share Practices with other
Organizations
 Identify funding
 Program Development
 Identify subject matter experts
 Research, Write, Edit
 Develop / Refine Content
 Prepare / Print student booklets, workbooks,
homework
 Large Group Training Program
 Target Audience – Selected Orphanages from various
islands of Indonesia
 Timing: October 2010

24. Caring for the Care Giver
Together we can !
If you would like to learn more, participate in
writing/editing of the training guide, or help
us finance the project, please contact us.

25. How to contact us
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