and the school (the “Casa Noastra” Care Centre of Zagujeni, Caras Severin county). The People’s Advocate recommended to provide educational support, monitor school attendance and enhance cooperation with schools with a view to reducing the absenteeism of institutionalized children. The visited unit answered that the beneficiaries were monitored on a continuous basis regarding school attendance and that they would enhance cooperation with school; the beneficiaries would be included in a programme for the prevention of early school leave; ● strict rules with intransigent and threatening messages were posted in the dining room, improper to create a harmonious and pleasant environment, considering the beneficiaries’ psychosocial profile (the “Casa Sperantei” Association of Campina, Prahova county). The People’s Advocate recommended that these messages should be removed. ► Regarding psychological assistance ● the absence of a special area for the performance of psychological activities ( the Residential Centre for Children with Disabilities of Focsani, Vrancea county; the “Casa Noastra” Care Centre of Zagujeni, Caras Severin county). The People’s Advocate recommended that a psychological practice should be arranged, ensuring the privacy of psychological acts; the visited units informed that an area had been identified for a psychological practice and actions will be taken to properly equip it; ● the psychologist’s activities were reduced (only assessment/reassessment activities), since he only worked at the Centre twice a week, two hours each time; no psychological intervention activities were performed (the Placement Centre for Children with Disabilities of Hunedoara, Hunedoara county). The People’s Advocate recommended to amend the psychologist’s working hours so that they may undertake, besides assessment/reassessment activities, specific psychological intervention activities, as well as equip the psychological practice of the centre with licensed work tools (scales, questionnaires, assessment tests). The visited unit answered that the psychologist would perform assessment/reassessment activities, as well as specific psychological intervention activities, three times a week, 8 hours each time and, regarding the supply of licensed work tools for the psychological practice, actions will be taken to purchase new work tools after budget rectifications; ● the psychologist of the centre also undertook other non-specific activities, as per 165