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ICDP in Oslo

The Oslo municipality  is divided in 15 districts with  a population of 560 484. The work of ICDP takes place through Health and Welfare, at both municipality and district levels. The Oslo municipality has 170 facilitators trained by ICDP and 60 of these are from minority groups.

                   Photo from an ICDP workshop in Oslo capturing some of the ICDP facilitators

We are in the process of developing a strategy that would secure ongoing good quality  implementation of the ICDP program through the daily work of 'bydelenes oppveksttjenester ' (the city districts' children's services) and the different networks they are linked with.  The ICDP program is reaching children and families via health stations, kindergartens and schools. A a special focus is on children at risk. 

The ICDP facilitators working with the minority groups will be receiving additional training about ways to raise the  awareness and deal with the problems concerning female genital mutilation. The facilitators will be enabled to deal with these issues which may come up in some of the ICDP meetings - for example in sessions concerning cultural practices or meetings that focus on the theme of how to set limits. This work will be in line with the government efforts  that are currently aimed at tackling 3 important areas: forced marriages, female genital mutilation and use of violence as a method of control. The ICDP facilitators will receive support and will be given opportunities to share about their experiences on regular basis; they will also have access to advice and counselling as required.

The ICDP work in the Oslo municipality encompasses two other areas: 

a) with families whose children have special needs

b) through child protection services, by working either with parent groups or on one to-one-basis  with individual families.

- update by Mona Hannestad, ICDP trainer

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