DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (DCI) - Belgium | Practical Guide 5.6. Socio-pedagogical framework, socio-educational regime and personal development A. REGIME & PROGRAMME Is there an individualised plan/programme drawn up for every child upon his/her arrival to the facility with the purpose to foster his/her personal development, education, rehabilitation and preparation to reintegration into society? ASK: Children | Staff (educators, vocational instructors, social workers) | Director CHECK: ʺʺ Description of the regime (internal rules), see whether it is of specific type and the level of care ʺʺ Individual programme, see whether it includes education, vocational training, recreational / sport / physical activities, counselling / care, activities oriented towards reintegration into society, who organise these activities and how many children participate; ʺʺ See whether it is based on medical, psychological and social report and that it takes into account the age, personality, gender, social and cultural background, stage of development and origin of deprivation of liberty ʺʺ Objectives, timeframe and means, see whether its purpose is to develop skills and competences that will assist the child to reintegrate into society ʺʺ Number of children within the facility, see whether it is small enough to enable individualised care ʺʺ Information about and conception of the child's individual programme, see whether it is done upon arrival, in a child-friendly manner, with the participation of the child (and possibly of his/her family or guardians) ʺʺ Implementation of the individual programme, see whether practice complies with theory and if the plan is coherent with the medical, psychological and social report; see the typical day of children in the facility (timetables of: wake-up, meals, school, training, leisure, sport activities, opening and closure of the cells, which should be opened as long as possible ʺʺ System of incentives, see which incentives are foreseen in relation with which positive behaviour, see whether temporary leave are allowed, how often and for what duration ʺʺ Perception of the individual programme by the child him/herself see if it is meaningful for him/her 124