CHILDREN OF ARMENIA ORGANIZES TRAININGS FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
20.01.2010 18:21 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Under the fund’s program, 8 psychologists received
6-month qualification trainings.
The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) announced today the completion of
the most recent addition to its program in Child and Family Support
Services-a pilot project designed to train future school psychologists
in the villages constituting COAF’s Model Cluster.
The eight participants from the village communities of Armavir region
received six months of intensive training at COAF’s Child and Family
Support Center.
During the ceremony of handing certificates, program manager Naira
Karakhanyan said, "COAF is always ready to initiate and support any
innovative idea that may be useful in rural communities. We are just
at the beginning of a new direction and this is a good start."
In his turn, Mr. Koryun Makaryan, Lernagog School Principal noted,
"I attach great importance to psychological services and look forward
to the trained psychologist’s work in our school, and to the early
detection and prevention of problems."
Children of Armenia Fund is a charity organization implementing poverty
eradication projects in Armenia’s rural communities. Over the five
years of its existence, the fund implemented programs totaling USD
7.5 million. Due to the fund’s program 11 buildings (4 schools, two
kindergartens¸ 3 out-patient clinics, house of culture and sports
complex) in Armavir region were repaired and an 18 km. irrigation
channel was reconstructed.
Under Children of Armenia fund’s program, 8 psychologists from Armavir
region received 6-month qualification trainings.
The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) announced today the completion of
the most recent addition to its program in Child and Family Support
Services-a pilot project designed to train future school psychologists
in the villages constituting COAF’s Model Cluster.
The eight participants from the village communities of Armavir region
received six months of intensive training at COAF’s Child and Family
Support Center.
During the ceremony of handing certificates, program manager Naira
Karakhanyan said, "COAF is always ready to initiate and support any
innovative idea that may be useful in rural communities. We are just
at the beginning of a new direction and this is a good start."
In his turn, Mr. Koryun Makaryan, Lernagog School Principal noted,
"I attach great importance to psychological services and look forward
to the trained psychologist’s work in our school, and to the early
detection and prevention of problems."
Children of Armenia Fund is a charity organization implementing poverty
eradication projects in Armenia’s rural communities. Over the five
years of its existence, the fund implemented programs totaling USD
7.5 million. Due to the fund’s program 11 buildings (4 schools, two
kindergartens¸ 3 out-patient clinics, house of culture and sports
complex) in Armavir region were repaired and an 18 km. irrigation
channel was reconstructed.