Overview of the Elementary school "Dr Dragan Hercog" activities and the collaboration with the Institute of Mental Health

Hospital school program was first organized in Switzerland, Lausanne in 1910. The first organized forms of such educational work in our country date back to post-WW II period, and first classes in hospitals belonged to the nearest schools. Since such organization could not ensure continuous and unif...

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Main Authors: Aleksić Zoran, Grumić Tatjana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade 2018-01-01
Series:Psihijatrija Danas
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0350-2538/2018/0350-25381801017A.pdf
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spelling doaj-fbfd3018282b4f97b131052ecef174652020-11-25T01:57:18ZengInstitute of Mental Health, BelgradePsihijatrija Danas0350-25382560-32722018-01-0150117230350-25381801017AOverview of the Elementary school "Dr Dragan Hercog" activities and the collaboration with the Institute of Mental HealthAleksić Zoran0Grumić Tatjana1Osnovna škola ,,Dr Dragan Hercog", BeogradOsnovna škola ,,Dr Dragan Hercog", BeogradHospital school program was first organized in Switzerland, Lausanne in 1910. The first organized forms of such educational work in our country date back to post-WW II period, and first classes in hospitals belonged to the nearest schools. Since such organization could not ensure continuous and uniform quality of education, a need arose to establish a school that would be solely focused on working with hospitalized children. On September 1st, 1969, primary school Dr Dragan Hercog officially started its operation, unique by its organization and education form: in Belgrade hospitals and through home school programs. In 1971, shortly after the school was established, one department of junior grades was set up at the Institute of Mental Health, at the Children's Daily Hospital over the following years, and also at the Children and Youth Health Care Department both for junior and senior grades. A hospital teacher must meet complex requirements: to be familiar with clinical features of early developmental disorders and their effects upon the teaching process, to boast of high flexibility, adaptability, patience, positive attitude, commitment and creativity. He/she must be a good organizer of the teaching process and take part in teamwork. The purpose of a school in hospital is to provide hospitalized pupils with continuity in educational process, i.e. to create conditions for their comeback to schools, easier and faster continuation of education. Conclusion: Owing to decades-long cooperation between the hospital and the school we have successfully accomplished the common goal of "every child's welfare" which is why such cooperation should be sustained.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0350-2538/2018/0350-25381801017A.pdfschool in hospitalcooperation between IMH and schoolthe purpose of a school in hospital
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Overview of the Elementary school "Dr Dragan Hercog" activities and the collaboration with the Institute of Mental Health
Psihijatrija Danas
school in hospital
cooperation between IMH and school
the purpose of a school in hospital
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Grumić Tatjana
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title Overview of the Elementary school "Dr Dragan Hercog" activities and the collaboration with the Institute of Mental Health
title_short Overview of the Elementary school "Dr Dragan Hercog" activities and the collaboration with the Institute of Mental Health
title_full Overview of the Elementary school "Dr Dragan Hercog" activities and the collaboration with the Institute of Mental Health
title_fullStr Overview of the Elementary school "Dr Dragan Hercog" activities and the collaboration with the Institute of Mental Health
title_full_unstemmed Overview of the Elementary school "Dr Dragan Hercog" activities and the collaboration with the Institute of Mental Health
title_sort overview of the elementary school "dr dragan hercog" activities and the collaboration with the institute of mental health
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series Psihijatrija Danas
issn 0350-2538
2560-3272
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Hospital school program was first organized in Switzerland, Lausanne in 1910. The first organized forms of such educational work in our country date back to post-WW II period, and first classes in hospitals belonged to the nearest schools. Since such organization could not ensure continuous and uniform quality of education, a need arose to establish a school that would be solely focused on working with hospitalized children. On September 1st, 1969, primary school Dr Dragan Hercog officially started its operation, unique by its organization and education form: in Belgrade hospitals and through home school programs. In 1971, shortly after the school was established, one department of junior grades was set up at the Institute of Mental Health, at the Children's Daily Hospital over the following years, and also at the Children and Youth Health Care Department both for junior and senior grades. A hospital teacher must meet complex requirements: to be familiar with clinical features of early developmental disorders and their effects upon the teaching process, to boast of high flexibility, adaptability, patience, positive attitude, commitment and creativity. He/she must be a good organizer of the teaching process and take part in teamwork. The purpose of a school in hospital is to provide hospitalized pupils with continuity in educational process, i.e. to create conditions for their comeback to schools, easier and faster continuation of education. Conclusion: Owing to decades-long cooperation between the hospital and the school we have successfully accomplished the common goal of "every child's welfare" which is why such cooperation should be sustained.
topic school in hospital
cooperation between IMH and school
the purpose of a school in hospital
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