Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities - Invalidiliitto.fi

Lapland Rehabilitation CentreThe FPD’s Lapland RehabilitationCentre functions as a provider andexpert for the Lapland region regardingrehabilitation services that demandmulti-professional expertise.The rehabilitation centre principallyprovides the rehabilitation and expertservices required by the Province ofLapland and develops them accordingto the region’s needs.Rehabilitation services include rehabilitationboth during the acute postillness/injurystage and subsequentmedical rehabilitation in order tomaintain functional capacity, rehabilitationcourses tailored to specificillness groups, rehabilitation for theelderly, and rehabilitation services forprofessionals of working age.The content of rehabilitation activitiesemphasizes learning through experienceand the rehabilitant’s empoweringapproach to rehabilitation.Rehabilitation instructionThe task of the FPD’s rehabilitation instructorsincludes supporting the opportunityfor people with a mobilitydisability to function independently ineveryday life. The nucleus of the workis the home visit, whose purpose is theassessment of the person with a disabilityand his or her family in termsof the overall situation, assistance andservice needs.Rehabilitation instruction services arefree of charge. The FPD has rehabilitationinstructors operating in four hospitaldistricts:• Joint Authority for the HospitalDistrict of Etelä-Savo• Joint Authority for the HospitalDistrict of Kanta-Häme• Joint Municipal Authority forHealthcare and Social Welfarein Päijänne Tavastia• Joint Authority for the HospitalDistrict of Pohjois-SavoJärvenpää Training CentreThe FPD’s Järvenpää Training Centreis a vocational special education institution.The training centre providesthose in need with specialist supportin vocational basic education and furthereducation in the fields of technologyand transport, culture, naturalsciences, and business and administration.The training centre also organizestraining and instruction in preparationand rehabilitation for a diverse rangeof vocational study, as well as trainingand instruction in preparation for employmentand an independent life.The training, rehabilitation and supportservices and forms of study providedby the rehabilitation centre areparticularly suitable for persons witha musculoskeletal disability, as well asfor other young people and adults inneed of special education or circumstances.A personal plan relating to theorganization of study is drawn up foreach student. Rehabilitation centre activitiesare founded on the idea of allhaving the opportunity for equal functioningand participation in study, employmentand independent life.The Järvenpää Training Centre alsofunctions as a centre for developmentand services in special education, organizingand providing expert servicessuch as educational experiments, specialistlectures, consultations and instructionin matters relating to specialeducation.12