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Multidimensional family therapy - helping adolescents with behavioural difficulties and their families"In the face of any difficulties, it is important to believe, to trust, and change is always possible", say the practitioners of the unique Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) Programme in Lithuania. The State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service, in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Security and Labour and the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
2023 12 01 14:05
Read moreCreativity Techniques for Communication Specialists
On the first day of summer, the Ministry of Finance invited communication specialists, who promote the European Economic Area and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms in Lithuania, to talk about the importance of creativity.
2023 06 06 13:32
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A disorder that affects almost 15% of children - parents often don't even suspect the cause of poor learningAlmost 15%, or 50,000 Lithuanian schoolchildren have a specific learning disability - dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia. From a neuroscientific point of view, dyslexia is a disorder in which a person's neural connections code and reproduce information differently. Different doesn't mean better or worse, different means different from what most people are used to. From an educa
2023 05 31 14:32
Read moreGratulerer til våre partnere!
Today, Norway celebrates 209 years of independence. Although Norway is not a member of the European Union, together with the countries of the Old Continent it is building a green, competitive and inclusive Europe. Norway supports Lithuania's economic and social development. Since 2004, Lithuania has received almost €270 million in funding from the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway. With this support, Lithuania and Norway are strengthening ties in th
2023 05 17 00:00
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Lithuanian app helps children with language disorders to communicateDo you know how children with language disorders communicate? The Alternative Communication - Symbol System method has been developed to help children who are unable to express their thoughts properly in words. The idea is to help the child to express his or her thoughts by using paper cards with different pictures on which the child can put together word combinations to communicate with others.
2023 02 25 14:07
Read moreInterim evaluation of the 2014–2021 EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms for Lithuania
In order to evaluate the implementation process, relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact of the 2014–2021 EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms for Lithuania, private limited company UAB „Smart Continent LT“, upon the request of the Lithuanian National Focal Point, conducted the interim evaluation of the Financial Mechanisms.
2023 01 11 13:24
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A new free service for families with a newborn - home visitationA service popular in foreign countries, where specialists visit woman who are pregnant, have given birth or are raising children under age of 2 at their home, is now also offered in Lithuania. The aim is to help families acquire skills in caring for babies and treating children well, as well as to help mothers get a foothold in the labour market, recognise postnatal depression and prevent domestic violence.
2022 10 17 09:29
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As the demand for psychological services grows, more opportunities to take care of yourself are availableOn 10 October, we celebrated World Mental Health Day. It was a reminder that the psychological health of the world's population is getting worse. The statistics for the Lithuanian population are not encouraging either - the results of the latest 2019 survey conducted by the Lithuanian Statistics Department revealed that as many as 18% of the population had experienced symptoms of depre
2022 10 13 14:06
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Hundreds of Lithuanian parents have already benefited from the parenting training program "Incredible Year"Solving the mental health problems of children depends crucially on their immediate environment - parents' skills to promote their children's social and emotional development, build sustainable relationships with their children, and ensure the well-being of the child and family. The Incredible Years program in Lithuania, from which 585 parents of pre-school age children (3-6 yea
2022 09 15 00:00
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Well-being advisers – a new free service in LithuaniaHighly qualified, specially trained professionals, called Well-being advisers, have started to provide free services in Lithuania. Their aim is to help people cope with mild emotional difficulties, the first symptoms of anxiety, insomnia and depression. The first Well-being advisers' offices have already been set up in 14 municipalities across the country, staffed by 28 specialists who have completed special training courses.
2022 08 25 10:40
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