CCCGP

Aim
The Certificate Course in Care Giving for Parents (CCCGP) aims to equip parent’s of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities and Multiple Disabilities with the knowledge, skills, and understanding necessary to provide high-quality, person-centered support.

Objective
The programme seeks to empower caregiver parent’s on the followings:
1. Understanding of the unique challenges, needs and strengths of individuals with these specific disabilities.
2. Provide evidence-based strategies and best practices for supporting individuals in their daily lives, promoting independence, and fostering social, emotional, and cognitive development.
3. Train them in effective communication techniques, including alternative and augmentative communication methods, to facilitate meaningful interactions with individuals who may have communication difficulties.
4. Equip them with the skills to create and maintain safe, supportive, and inclusive environments that promote the well-being and participation of individuals with disabilities.
5. Foster a deep sense of empathy, respect, and advocacy, enabling them to champion the rights and dignity of the individuals they support.
6. Facilitate collaboration and partnership between caregiver parent’s, family members, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated approach to care and support.
Scope of the Programme:
To empower and recognise the caregiving parents to fulfill their roles as trained caregiver with confidence, competence and compassion which will improve the quality of life of individuals with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities and Multiple Disabilities.
Expected Outcome:
To create a pool of trained certified parent caregivers in the community, who can be engaged in various Rehabilitation settings.
Course Structure
Certificate Course – This course will have 2 Theory and 3 Practical Papers. Weightage for theory will be 40% and practical will be of 60% with total study duration of six months.
A. Basic compulsory Module covering areas such as types of disability, basics of child development & therapeutics, health & hygiene, nutrition, basic care giving for the persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities and Multiple Disabilities.
B. Weightage in terms of hours for theory and practical will be in the ratio of 40: 60
Eligibility Criteria:
Parents of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities and Multiple Disabilities who have passed 10th standard.
Admission Procedure:
In order of merit based on score obtained in 10th standard.