Challenges and Role of Social Workers in Integrating Education Of Children With Disability Into Ordinary School Program

Abstract

Children with disability sometimes need special education as their right in education. However, there is a lack of support and facility for them. It then raises the increasing gap between children with disability and other normal children. In addition, there is a growing discourse on how to support the children with disability through the mixing education among them and other normal children to build relationship and mutual respect. This study uses qualitative-descriptive approach to illustrate the disability management in the Indonesian education and the educational facilities for children with disability and their access to education. In addition, this study also expands the role of school and social worker to increase the service for the children. The results showed that it is important to do mapping of families profiles, suitable support and housing programs which suitable for them. For housing programs, there is a tendency that they must be reallocated and the children have higher risks of staying in their new accommodation such as overcrowded and miscommunication. In addition, they require higher competence of social workers as their facilitator in order to provide better services. In addition, the children needs higher support in their new neighborhood.