Module 3-Unit 4-CaseStudy 4

• Supporting reliable and accessible systems for accurate information dissemination
  (Representatives of different cultures, teachers, parents, learners – prepare simple and consistent messages through local media – local radio, leaflets with drawings, bulletins, debates)
• Strengthen community participation in the validation and dissemination of information
  (activities involving the whole school community and families in order to explore the different cultures (customs, traditions, gastronomy) – debates, theaters, music, testimonies – always with the support of representatives of each culture in order to use positive methods)
• Provide continuous access to information on the availability of
  (School newspaper – local radio – short and concrete messages about what you should and should not do through drawings so they can be interpreted by children)
• Carry out information campaigns on support for people with mental health and psychosocial problems
  (Demystifying what are mental health and psychosocial issues and how you can help in these situations – can be worked in the classroom through role play, drawing, videos, to the community can be done through flyers and local radio) is important that the information passes anonymously for both the recipient and the recipient);
• Monitor and evaluate the use of communication materials
  The construction of the materials must be carried out by the children always with the support of representatives of different cultures and teachers. It is important the teacher training done by the representatives of the communities together with social workers. There should be evaluation questionnaires regarding the importance of past information.

Use the follow references to help you: IASC Guideline (2007).

Psychological considerations:
The adaptation will depend on the quality of the environmental factors that the child finds;
The family represents the primary social context in the child’s well-being, the way the family gets involved in the different contexts of the child is fundamental (importance of parents’ involvement in school) (Espin, O.M., 1987, p.489-503.).