Wsparcie międzyinstytucjonalne a deinstytucjonalizacja usług społecznych dla osób z niepełnosprawnościami jako kontekst edukacji włączającej
Interinstitutional support and deinstitutionalization of social services for individuals with disabilities as a context for inclusive education

Summary/Abstract: The article shows two seemingly contradictory trends in the organization of social services forpeople with disabilities: strengthening and improving the functioning of institutions that providesupport through interinstitutional cooperation and deinstitutionalization of these services, considereda priority in the social policy. However, they do not have to be treated as mutually exclusive.The aim of the article is to familiarize educators with the concept and assumptions of thedeinstitutionalization process – which is poorly recognized in the educational environment, andthe complementary (and, contrary to appearances, not contradictory) processes of (neo)institutionalizationand reinstitutionalization. Although deinstitutionalization does not directly concernthe educational sector, it is considered both a goal and a means of contemporary social policies,shaping the realities of community support for students with disabilities as well as for schoolsimplementing inclusive education. The article presents innovative solutions that combine in cooperationinstitutions and formal and informal support (Support Circles / School in Support Circles,3D Cooperation, Intersectoral Support Model).

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