| Comprehensive services for burn
survivors and people with facial disfigurement
Sunshine Foundation has developed
comprehensive services to address the physical, psychological and
social needs of burn survivors and people with facial disfigurement.
At the moment of injury, during the rehabilitation process, and
finally when it is time to return within the community, Sunshine
is there to accompany burn survivors and people with facial disfigurement
on the road to recovery. Sunshine achieves this by relying on a
multi-disciplinary team of specialists in the fields of social work,
physical rehabilitation, psychological counseling and vocational
counseling, all cooperating as a team. At the end of 2009, staff
of Sunshine Foundation consisted of 97 people.
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The Foundation also maintains a presence
across Taiwan with four service centers (Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung
and Hualian), one Rehabilitation Center (Taipei) and one half-way
house (Taipei).
In 2009¡G
¡EA total
of 1,550 people benefited of the services of Sunshine in 2009.
¡EOf this number, 679 people were new clients.
56% were referred to Sunshine
¡@by a medical or welfare institution, and 25% contacted Sunshine
themselves.
¡EA total of 428 people completed their service
program successfully. 88% were
¡@satisfied with services and believed that these services contributed
significantly
¡@to improving their life quality.
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