孤残儿童的机构照顾与社会融合

机构照顾是我国目前孤残儿童福利服务的主要模式,对孤残儿童的衣、食、住、行、医有了较全面的保障,并为这些特殊儿童提供了安全、健康的集体环境。但随着我国改革开放的不断深入,儿童福利照顾的理念和照顾模式也在发生新的变革,跟很多发达国家的发展经历相似,在照顾模式中,改革、变化的趋势是:从大机构到小机构的转变,从机构照顾到家庭寄养和家庭收养模式的转变。本文重点探讨国外孤残儿童机构照顾的实践及其反思,以及我国孤残儿童机构照顾模式存在的问题,特别在社会融合方面存在的缺陷。试图分析孤残儿童走向社会融合的可能途径,并以上海市儿童福利院为例,从现实操作层面来看这些途径的有效性。

Institutional Care and Socialization Problems for the Orphans and Children with Handicaps

In present China, institutional care is the main model of child welfare services for the orphans and children with handicaps. The government provides food, clothes, house and health care for these vulnerable children. With the rapid economic and social reform, the thought and practice model of child welfare system also change a lot. The trend of child care for the orphan and children with handicaps is from institutional care to foster care. This article focuses on the international experience and practice of Shanghai Children's Home. It discusses the several ways to help the children's socialization and returning to society.