The Councillor of Social Services of the City of Lorca, María del Carmen Ruiz, reported that a total of 24 students have benefited from the courses included in the training program "Coast 2013".
Jodar Ruiz explained that it is an initiative activities framed within socio-labor insertion of drug addicts and / or mentally ill, being developed by the Department of Social Services within the Municipal Plan on Drug Dependence.
We are talking about activities that are being subsidized by the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia in Murcia Health Service.
Students have received a grant of 200 euros for attendance as well as free in enrollment
Maria del Carmen Ruiz has stated that "the City Council of Lorca are aware that we have a social obligation to continue working in the field of rehabilitation for drug addicts and the mentally ill.'re Talking about groups to which we must respond in a particular way because their needs not respond to the usual criteria.'s why the work we end with these groups must maintain the continuity we have established so far. Such actions, spread over two levels, involving a total cost of 24,000 euros. Beneficiaries were selected by the technicians of the Social Inclusion Program of the Center for Social Services in collaboration with the Mental Health Center of Lorca. Courses have had the participation of people affected by drug abuse situation and / or mental illness rehabilitation phase, chronic situation of unemployment, low educational and cultural level, lack of basic social skills, very low income, no or limited family support and people who develop social inclusion itineraries or mental health programs. "
The mayor of Social Services has indicated that this training program is divided into two levels, at the level I have addressed basic content of social skills: motivation, basic resources of daily life and personal development, introduction to computer literacy and reinforcement Educational, among others.
In Level II contents were given acquisition oriented more advanced social skills, prioritizing those related to the skills and resources for the job search.
Visits were made to various community resources companies and the municipality.
Inertia The Programme involved a total of 24 students, 12 for each level and had a duration of 125 hours of training from Monday to Thursday from 10-13 hours.
It has developed between March 13 and June 4.
The two companies have been busy teaching these courses, both Lorca, were El Molino Formation Services SL (which has provided the level I) and Initiatives The Giant SL (now occupied level II).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca