Dissemination of the Alert Program Method at the Kartini Integrated Center Temanggung

TEMANGGUNG (June 30, 2022) - The issuance of the Minister of Social Affairs Regulation No. 7 of 2021 on Social Rehabilitation Assistance has implications for a paradigm shift in MoSA's Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) service paradigm. Integrated Centers and Centers of MoSA spread throughout Indonesia provide services to all Social Welfare Service Recipients (PPKS) who are experiencing problems. For this reason, it is necessary to increase the capacity of human resources to equalize perceptions and professional skills in dealing with PPKS problems through family, community, and residential-based ATENSI services as well as case response services quickly, precisely, integrated, and completely.

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in communication, social interaction, and repetitive behavior patterns. UNESCO (2011) states that there are 35 million people with autism disabilities in the world. In Indonesia, there is no official data for children with autism, but there are many cases of autism. This is MoSA's main concern through Kartini Temanggung Integrated Center Services, to prepare both human resources and infrastructure to provide services for people with autistic disabilities.

The dissemination was held to introduce the Alert program for the ATENSI implementation team for the Kartini Temanggung Center and companions in the field. Besides, to increase service output. The dissemination participants were social workers, social instructors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, speech therapists, and caregivers at Kartini Integrated Center of Temanggung and 53 people from LKS (Social Institution) of Jombang, Wonosobo, Madiun, Pekalongan, and Temanggung. The training was held for 2 days, June 30 and July 1, 2022. The speaker of this event was  Mr. Taufik Hidayat, a practitioner of the Indonesian Autism Foundation.