Integrated Rehabilitation Center and Cetea provide programming for children
Activities that stimulate creativity and imagination involved users, companions, and professionals from the two units of the State government
In celebration of the month dedicated to children, the Integrated Center for Inclusion and Rehabilitation (CIIR) and the Specialized Center for Autism Spectrum Disorder (Cetea), both in Belém, promoted the "Children's Week," offering inclusive activities from October 14 to 17. The goal was to stimulate the creativity and imagination of child users and their companions.
The team of entertainers from the Arts and Culture sector, which organized the programming, provided moments of joy and integration for users, companions, and professionals, with artistic workshops and games, crazy hair, hose baths, soccer, painting, and other fun activities.
Fun - For the Arts and Culture supervisor, Denise Morais, the "Children's Week" encouraged healthy habits in a safe and welcoming environment that fosters expression and fun. "It is a highly relevant action, as it provides children with moments of joy, inclusion, and development, respecting their individualities and potentialities, significantly contributing to the therapeutic process, making it lighter, more motivating, and humanized," emphasized the professional.
The professional also stated that the programming is an opportunity to celebrate childhood, showing that all children have the right to play, even in the face of physical, emotional, or sensory challenges.
Among the participants, Maria Lena Alves de Sousa, 46 years old, mother of twins João Miguel and João Ricardo Sousa da Costa, 10 years old, both with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), considered the experience positive. "They loved the games. They had so much fun. It is very good to see both of them playing with other children, socializing and making friends. I can only thank the initiative, which helped to pass the time in a lighter and more fun way," said Maria Lena.
The mother reported that the boys have been receiving treatment at CIIR since 2019, twice a week. The family resides in Santa Maria do Pará, a municipality in northeastern Pará, more than 100 kilometers from Belém.
Activities - At Cetea, there was also programming in honor of Children's Day, including a superhero workshop, crazy hair presentation, fun socks, and a crazy backpack, in addition to recreational activities developed by the Arts and Culture team.
Recreator Hellayne Ferreira de Sousa, from the Arts and Culture Sector of CIIR, said that the action provided a moment of fun for the children, who often do not have this opportunity elsewhere. "The initiative sought fun with soap bubbles, which stimulate the children's creative capacity, with the team prepared to provide support in any situation," added the professional.
Reference – CIIR is a reference in Pará for medium and high complexity assistance to People with Disabilities (PwDs) visual, physical, auditory, and intellectual. Users can access the Center's services through referrals from health units, welcomed by the Regulation Center of each municipality, which in turn forwards to State Regulation. The request will be analyzed according to the user's profile by the State Regulation System (SER).
Service: The Integrated Center for Inclusion and Rehabilitation is an agency of the Government of Pará managed by the National Institute for Social and Human Development (INDSH), in partnership with the State Department of Public Health (Sespa). It operates at Arthur Bernardes Highway No. 1000, Belém.
Text: Vera Rojas - Ascom/CIIR
