Early intervention for children with special needs
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Gesundheit und Vorsorge
Children who are developmentally delayed or disabled, as well as children who are at risk of developing a disability, are supported through early intervention.
Competent Department
- Amt für Soziale Dienste
- Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 1 - Nord
- Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 2 - Gröpelingen / Walle
- Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 3 - Mitte/östliche Vorstadt/Findorff
- Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 4 - Süd
- Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 5 - Vahr/ Schwachhausen/ Horn-Lehe
- Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 6 - Hemelingen/ Osterholz
Basic information
In the six recognized early intervention centers of the municipality of Bremen, parents are advised whose child has been diagnosed with a (threatening) disability. Parents who observe that their child is developing much more slowly than children of the same age should also contact the early intervention centers.
Depending on the support needs of the child, he or she will receive, on the basis of a thorough examination, a special educational service of early intervention or a so-called complex service, which combines medical-therapeutic services (e.g. physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychological support) with special educational support.
Depending on the support and treatment plan that is created for each child, the support takes place in the early intervention center, at home, or in the daycare center. It is also possible that the medical-therapeutic service is provided independently of the curative education support.
Requirements
In order to receive early intervention, parents must submit an application and have the child examined by the early detection center (complex service) or by the health office (remedial education). The support is provided from birth until the child is admitted to school.
