Yongin City, Recruiting Institutions for Customized Services for Severely Disabled Persons with Developmental Disorders

Must Have Skilled Personnel Available for Weekly 1-on-1 Service

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is recruiting institutions to participate in a 1:1 customized service aimed at alleviating the burden on families caring for 'the most severely disabled persons with developmental disabilities.'

'The most severely disabled persons with developmental disabilities' refers to individuals with developmental disabilities so severe that they exhibit challenging behaviors such as self-harm or harm to others. Due to these impulsive behaviors, it has been difficult for them to use general disability activity support services, and their families have had to take full responsibility for their care. However, following the amendment of the "Act on the Rights and Support of Persons with Developmental Disabilities" in August last year, integrated care services are now being provided to the most severely disabled persons with developmental disabilities and their families, who were previously in care blind spots.

The services are divided into three types: ▲24-hour individual ▲daytime individual ▲daytime group. The city has decided to first provide the daytime group service and will recruit five institutions to participate in providing the service from the 15th to the 19th of this month.

Applicants must be public, non-profit, or private institutions equipped with facilities and professional personnel capable of providing services such as walking, listening to music, and physical activities during daytime hours on weekdays to the most severely disabled persons with developmental disabilities.

Once selected as a service institution, they must assign one professional staff member per disabled person aged 18 to 65 with the most severe developmental disabilities to support activities for three years from the designated date. Support can be provided for up to 8 hours per day and up to 176 hours per month.

A city official said, "We hope that many institutions that meet the criteria for this service, which aims to help persons with disabilities adapt socially and reduce the caregiving burden on families, will participate."

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