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Dreama applies policies and protocols according to the latest international standards

دريمة تطبق السياسات والبروتوكولات حسب أحدث المعايير الدولية

The Orphan Care Center “Dreama” organized a training course for social and care service providers, female students of Qatar University trainees in the Department of Social Services, and students of the Doha Institute for Studies, presented by Dr. Wissam Al-Dad, consultant psychiatrist at Dreama. The course aimed to raise the efficiency of social workers and service providers for the children of Dreama to support and develop the needs of The orphan child, and developing specialized techniques to provide the necessary psychological and social support. The course also aimed to achieve the best standards, procedures, policies and protocols to provide high-quality services to orphans. . Her Excellency Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad, Executive Director of the Orphan Care Center “Dreama”, stressed the center’s interest in organizing regular training courses to raise the efficiency of workers and providers of services and care for foster children, as one of the basic objectives of the center in order to develop work methods and projects in a way that directly contributes to strengthening the position of And empowering orphans. She explained that the center’s procedures, policies, and protocols guide includes the ethical charter for the center’s employees and specialists, and based on the center’s vision and strategy and in accordance with what was stipulated in the founding document and inspired by the goals of the Dreama Center, which directs the center’s work to contribute to providing a safe and stable environment for the target groups in the State of Qatar, we had to develop treatment protocols. It keeps pace with codified international standards in a manner consistent with the specializations and nature of the center’s work. When preparing the guide, the team relied on reviewing international standards in developing the treatment protocol and was guided by the standards codified by the American School of Psychiatry and the protocols issued by the World Health Organization. The team also conducted several brainstorming sessions in which it reviewed what was used, limited and collected information that was compatible with the center’s specializations and its main objectives, analyzed the practical aspect regarding cases of sexual violence against children, and developed a theoretical framework that works to achieve the main goal, which is to provide a safe and stable environment for orphans. The treatment protocols of Hamad Medical Corporation were reviewed and guided by them. She noted the role of the center in training Qatar University female trainees in the social services department and their presence in Dreama, whether in the social services department or the internal care department, where they receive training on the role of the social worker, studying and diagnosing cases, interviews, etc. For her part, Dr. Wissam Al-Dad, consultant psychiatrist, stressed the importance of this. The course aims to raise the efficiency of the workers at the Dreama Center, train caregivers and services on the rights of this category of children, and spread awareness of the rights of the orphaned child deprived of a family environment at the level of the center’s workers and foster families, praising the Dreama Orphan Care Center’s commitment to promoting and protecting human rights through measures and procedures to raise the level of services. And care for children. . The therapeutic services also explain the target groups in the event that a child is exposed to violence, and how to refer the child to other centers under the umbrella of the Qatar Foundation for Social Work, or to other concerned parties that we deal with, noting that the guide also aims to introduce the mechanism of work within the center, with the aim of ensuring Confidentiality, credibility, and application of procedures to achieve the center’s objectives. Qatar University female students expressed their happiness to participate in such courses, which contribute to developing their experience and ability in dealing with beneficiaries and cases in general and with orphans in particular. Their participation in these courses also contributes to consolidating the concepts of children’s rights at the global level and how to enhance the status and empowerment of orphans in the State of Qatar, while the students of the Doha Institute for Studies confirmed their keenness to strengthen cooperation with the Dreama Center, which has a close relationship with children’s rights and works in accordance with the best international standards, which would help It has a special impact and importance to create awareness and ensure the health and well-being of these groups in the long term. The participants in the training course also extend their sincere thanks to Dreama for organizing such workshops to develop their abilities and skills in performing their tasks in Dreama and orphan services. . The course lasted for five days and included interactive games presented by identity pioneers at the center that greatly contributed to enhancing the value of effective communication. The organization of the course comes within the framework of efforts to improve the services provided by the center to orphan children, and train workers, specialists, and alternative foster families to support and develop the needs of the orphan child to achieve The best standards for serving his orphan children