Welcome to the “A Common Language for the First 1000 Days Erasmus+ project’s web-site!”

 - a tool for increasing communication among different professionals related to the child’s first 1000 days

A Common Language for the First 1000 Days” is an Erasmus+ project from the Key Action 2, dealing with the use of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a tool for increasing communication among different professionals related to the child’s first 1000 days of life and promoting early detection of disabilities.

Midwives, nurses, nursery school teachers, specialists in early intervention and early support, and pediatricians can use the project products to plan the necessary support measures for infants and young children (0-3 years) in a COMMON language with the parents.

The project consortium is consisted of 5 partners, coming from North Macedonia, Austria, Germany, and Turkey. It started on 1 November 2019 and it shall end on 30 June 2021.

“A Common Language in the First 1000 Days” provides 2 basic outcomes, or products:

 

P1: Tailor-made ICF training modules

The first intellectual outcome of the project shall be tailor-made ICF training modules (in Macedonian, German, and Turkish language) for patronage nurses, early support services, and professionals in nurseries working with very small children, based on existing materials. Specific issues of age, as well as the connection between health, education/parenting and social aspect shall be addressed in this adaption, mainly focusing on a possible lack of diagnosis during these early stages of development.

P2: A Quick Guide to ICF for professionals

 The second intellectual outcome shall be a Quick Guide to ICF for professionals (concerning selected important items), intended to ensure that all the relevant professionals are familiar with ICF and are able to use it in daily life. The Guide is supposed to increase understanding between professionals and parents in the support processes for small children with developmental problems.

 

Go to: http://thefirst1000days.net/