@article{Akulova_2020, title={Implementation of the DIR Model and the DIR/Floortime Approach in the System of Palliative Care for Children}, volume={3}, url={https://mhgcj.org/index.php/MHGCJ/article/view/75}, DOI={10.32437/mhgcj.v3i1.75}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction. </strong>One of the systems that can be used in the system of palliative care for children is the Developmental Individual Relationship (DIR)/Floortime concept, which can be flexibly adapted to individual features of a child, and at the same time it has intelligible and clearly-defined tools for work and interaction, that take into consideration not only individual peculiarities of a patient, but also their parents and specialists.</p> <p><strong>Purpose</strong>. The purpose of the paper was to review the possibilities and prospects of using DIR/Floortime model in the system of palliative care for children.</p> <p><strong>Methodology. </strong>The paper was prepared on the basis of input from Belarusian Children’s Hospice and also took into account experience of implementation of the DIR/Floortime Model (report information of ICDL’ specialists).</p> <p><strong>Results and Discussion.</strong> In the course of the work the main tasks for providing palliative care to sick children were outlined and 6 points of introduction of the DIR /Floortime concept into this system were singled out.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions. </strong>The main postulates of the DIR concept fully coincide with the modern principles of palliative support. Using DIR/Floortime Model also can solve urgent tasks of the system of palliative care for children: build a team-based, positive, supportive and safe relationship around a child and family; help to prevent conflicts; improve the emotional background of the child in care</p>}, number={1}, journal={Mental Health: Global Challenges Journal}, author={Akulova, Elena}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={17–20} }