Occupational Rehabilitation Programme halls launched

Muscat: The Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) launched today the halls for the Occupational Rehabilitation Programme for persons with severe and multiple disabilities over the age of 18. The project was funded by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).
The ceremony was held under the auspices of Dr Abdullah bin Hamoud al Harthi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development for Persons with Disabilities Affairs.
This project comes within the framework of the Ministry's efforts to develop rehabilitation services and programs provided to persons with disabilities, and to enhance opportunities for their empowerment and integration into society. The project aims to enable persons with severe and multiple disabilities to develop their independent capabilities and occupy their time with manual, motor, and artistic activities suited to their abilities and needs, alongside providing rehabilitation programmes that take into account their age characteristics and individual differences, and enhancing integration among specialisations and rehabilitation services provided to them.
More than 100 persons with severe and multiple disabilities enrolled in centres affiliated with the Department of Specialised Rehabilitation Centres benefit from the programme's halls, including the Physical Disability and Cerebral Palsy Centre, the Intellectual Disability Centre, and the Down Syndrome Centre. The programme also targets female technical assistants working with this category by developing their skills in using modern rehabilitation methods and strategies. Furthermore, the Ministry intends to transfer the impact of the experience and application of the programme to the remaining government rehabilitation centres affiliated with the Ministry.
The programme includes a diverse range of rehabilitation activities that contribute to developing life skills and self-care skills, psychomotor skills and group play, alongside manual, practical, and vocational activities, drawing and colouring, and artistic and musical skills, thereby enhancing beneficiaries' self-reliance capabilities, granting them broader opportunities for societal participation and contributing to improving their quality of life.
The halls also contribute to providing a safe and stimulating training and rehabilitation environment that takes into account the capabilities and needs of beneficiaries and supports service providers in implementing rehabilitation programmes in an integrated manner, in addition to their role in alleviating the psychological burdens borne by families of persons with severe and multiple disabilities by providing specialised and supportive rehabilitation services. — ONA