PIH Multi

We encourage parents/guardians to send a short video recording showing the child in activity, play, and interaction in everyday life. Before the first treatment stay, we talk to the parents/guardians by phone, possibly via video conference, and conduct a start-up meeting. We want both parents/guardians and professionals to participate in this meeting. More information will be given here about what participation in the PIH program entails, the program's content, treatment principles, and the establishment of targeted teamwork between parents/guardians and local professionals.

It is necessary that at least one parent/guardian participates in the training throughout the program period at the hospital. In addition, we would like both parents/guardians to participate together both during the treatment stays and at collaboration meetings that take place between stays. We want both parents/guardians to receive the same information from us, to have a common experience and knowledge base, and together to be able to participate in setting goals for their child.

During the year that children with parents/guardians participate in PIH Multi, three treatment stays at the hospital are carried out. Each stay is approximately two weeks.

As parents/guardians, you have unique knowledge about your own child. Your knowledge and priorities, along with those of local professionals and therapists, form the basis for setting goals for the child's training and stimulation activities.

Activities that stimulate skills for the individual child to achieve their goals are carried out every day together with you, the parents/guardians. We strive to find activities that are motivating in themselves for the children, with a focus on music, play, and enjoyable activities. Central to this is also teaching, guidance, and conversations about the child's condition and challenges, and what can best promote the child's development.

Based on the knowledge that all children develop best within a family where the parents are safe, clear, and competent, we also emphasize assisting you as parents/guardians in finding a good balance and mastery of family life.
There will also be occasional evening events for parents/guardians where various relevant topics are discussed.

We also arrange for organized cooperation with the child's professionals from the home environment and HABU (Child Development Center). We invite local professionals to participate during treatment stays, in teaching and collaboration meetings. The latter can optionally take place via video conference.

Parents/guardians and children can stay in the hospital's family house or patient hotel during the treatment stays. Between stays, you, as parents/guardians, continue together with the child's local professionals, training and stimulation at home and in kindergarten. A training and stimulation team discusses the measures at regular intervals and adjusts goals and measures to the child's needs.

Our professionals are available for advice and guidance by phone/email.

We will prepare a summary report after each treatment stay. This report will be sent to parents, referrer, family doctor, and possibly coordinator in the responsibility group, by agreement.

We recommend local professionals and parents/guardians to have regular collaboration meetings between treatment stays, and to continue the close cooperation even after participation in PIH Multi.

Upon completion of participation in PIH Multi, further habilitation follow-up will take place as before participation. That is, through the child's HABU/referrer in consultation with professionals in the municipality and parents/guardians.