Amin Maktab
The Pakistan Society for the Welfare of Mentally Retarded Children (PSWMRC) has entered its 60th year of service for the intellectually challenged children. Initially established as a Special Education School in rented premises with 10 challenged children on its rolls, it moved to its own purpose built premises in Gulberg 3, in 1985, with facilities for 100 challenged children.
Amin Maktab
A Special School presently has 96 special children, on its rolls in 7 Class Groups& in 13 Specialized Units. The class groups are arranged keeping in view the mental and chronological age of the children and their personal abilities. The Assessment and Re-assessments of Special children of Amin Maktab is being done. Parent-Teacher Meetings and Counseling Sessions of parents and children are also arranged.
Amin Maktab
The PSWMRC now has a Staff of 62 and in addition 42 Teachers in the IE Schools and 22 Community Resource Persons (CRPs) and 2 Psychologists, 1 Speech Therapist, and 1 Academic Teacher in the CBR Program, making a total of 126 Service Providers. The emphasis now is on providing home based and community based attention to intellectually challenged in a cost effective manner.
(Al-Quran 2:274)
