‘Patient Assistant Programme’(PAP): Skill Development to Self-Reliance

 
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One-year course affiliated to Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra OpenUniversity (YCMOU) for SSC passed girls includingInternship at reputed Hospitals ensuring employability. Residentialfacility provided for students from Tribal remote villages. 

Introduction:

This programme aims at empowering women by imparting employableskills to them so that they can live life of dignity, self-respectand independence. 

In the year 2005, Vatsalya Trust devised with the assistance andguidance of doctors / nursing tutors one year course (PatientAssistant Course) for girls who secured marginal marks in SecondarySchool Examination and could not therefore secure admission tocollege or those girls whose parents could not afford to spend forfurther education of their girls because of poverty. 

Initially we, on our own, conducted three batches of girl studentswho immediately secured jobs in famous Hospitals. The students weretrained in Anatomy by Doctors / Nursing Tutors for about four monthsfollowed by intensive practical training in Hospitals. YashwantraoChavan Open University, Maharashtra located at Nashik tookcognizance of the fact that the girls, after this training, get goodjobs took initiative to introduce a similar course under their aegisand our Trust then became a center of YCMOU for Patient AssistantCourse.

One more notable feature, of the course is that in each batch wetake about 25 girls from tribal areas of Maharashtra. These areasare not easily accessible and they are starved of basic medicalfacilities. The entire expense of these girls on account of stay,food, clothing, education, medical assistance is being met by ourTrust. In turn, we persuade them to go back to their villages, ruralsettings and work with the Public Health centers / Community clinicsto serve local people thereby improving their health and hygieneconditions.

Programme Features:

  • Course designed for those girls who cannot pursue education beyond 10th std/ 12th Std, due to economic, social & family reasons.
  • One year Course Affiliated to Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) since 2006
  • In-house Theory classes by Expert faculties (Doctors/nurses).
  • Practical and Internship at reputed Hospitals
  • 100% Placement at renowned Hospitals /Clinics / Health Centres.
  • About 1000 girls trained through above program are now independent, self- reliant and great support to their families.

 

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION:

1.     Sourcing & Registration (May – July)

a.     Vatsalya engages in community mobilisation, awareness talks and sources Unemployed/ Underemployed Women /girls for training at its skilling development Centre. The eligibility criteria would be- Minimum 12th 8th pass, lower economic background and candidates in need of job.

b.    Counselling & Registration of candidates to be trained is done

2.     Classroom Training ( August – November)

Classroom training will be provided

a.   To understand the various work place skills involved.

b.   Explanation of standards and their significance.

c.    Theoretical inputs ( Basic Anatomy)  for technical know-how.

Delivery of content will be done through visual aids like presentations/ videos/ learning cards to enable easy understanding for the target group.

3.     Practical Training in Hospitals ( December – February)

a.     The trainer will use diverse training aids to facilitate the required learning outcome. Training aids range from hands-on demonstration to presentation using learning cards.

b.    The training is facilitated in vernacular in order to ensure effective dissemination.

c.     Trainers will conduct practical sessions with equipment to give the learners hands on experience. Students rotated in all departments in hospitals OPD / ICU/ NICU etc.

d.    On the Job internship will be provided to candidates to get hand on experience.

4.     Examination & Certification & Placement assistance ( March- May)

a.     Assessment will be done through YCMOU.

b.    Placement assistance will be provided to all certified candidates. All possible Efforts will be made to reach 100% placement. At least 75% of the certified students have to be placed.

c.     This will affect the real income of the family.

 

Project review / Sustainability: 

Social & economic empowerment of adolescents & young womenfrom disadvantaged communities in the age group of 16-35 years isachieved by providing them combination oflife skills, literacy, & vocational skills training.  It enables them to take up wage or selfemployment and become a contributing member to society. 

Programme establishes linkages within the stakeholders like theHospitals /Corporate/ Training institutes/ NGOs and the youth. Italso ensures sustainability aspect through placements. Programme aims at Holistic development of trainees, thus making thememployable individuals beaming with confidence and self respect.Thus, programme provides win-win situation for both i.e. employer(Health Care Industry) and employee (Socially / economically depriveYouth/women) 

Future Plans:

Vatsalya Trust conducts Patient Assistance Programme at Kanjurmarg(Mumbai)  and Sanpada (Navi Mumbai) thereby training 100 girlsevery year.  In order to spread health and hygiene awareness inremote parts of our country it has been decided that Trust willhandhold local NGOs in developing and implementing PatienceAssistant Programme.

Hence, during year 2019, in collaboration with local NGO in PalgharDistrict, Vatsalya Trust started Patient Assistant Programme. About30 girls from rural/ tribal district are registered under thecourse.  In future we intend to extend of our reach toVidharbha, Marathwada and Eastern Maharashtra region. 

 
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To know more please visit our pages of

Patient Assistance Program ( PAP ) Outreach Centres

  • Kanjurmarg – Owned 
  • Sanpada – Owned 
  • Jawhar – Mauli Shikshak Prasarak Mandal 
  • Dapoli – Loksadhana Lokmanya Public Charitable Trust 
  • Latur – Jankalyan Nivasi Vidyalaya Harangul 
  • Ratnagiri – Amal Vidya Vardhini, Kondye