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Since the end of March, IBC started working with the children victims of earthquake in Bam. In the 5 Turkish container camps in zones 3 and 10 (Isfahan1, Isfahan2, Qom1, Qom2 and Shehrdari) with 750 families, IBC established 8 Children's Social Centers, with 16 classes, 16 instructors and 2 psychologists for psycho-social intervention.
Most of the children attending IBC Centers are cases of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) which require treatment of all associated problems (e.g., depression, anxiety, destructive acting out) and ongoing support for participation in the normal developmental experiences of childhood.
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IBC logo drawn by children of Rehabilitation Center. |

Iranian small girls are performing flute music in the rehabilitation center IBC running in Bam |
Especially if PTSD is not treated shortly after the incident, long-term support and social skills training may be needed to help a child remedially gain the skills that were not developed during a period of months or years of withdrawal. Monitoring and educating the child and parents are important because symptoms may reoccur, even after resolution. But the prognosis of PTSD varies widely. Although one half of persons with PTSD recover within 3 months, some proceed to develop a long-term problem with a post traumatic personality, including impulsive behavior, substance abuse, aggression, eating disorders, sexual acting out, labile mood, rage, panic attacks, and dissociation. Symptoms may reoccur months or years later in response to subsequent stressful or life-changing events.
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To enhance a sense of community IBC has also considered organizing school-sponsored activities, such as play, sports, music activity, etc. But the therapy – activity very well accepted by the children was the MUSIC THERAPY , for which IBC provided bells and flutes and the specialist Fardin Shadab is teaching the children to understand the rhythm, duration of notes, simple melodies, playing the instruments.
Body movements are children's most familiar means of expression. Communication via movement allows expression of an experience for which there are no words. Music can shape the group environment by soothing, empowering, grounding, and nurturing a sense of consistency, safety, and strength. IBC started the music program according to Orff method .
Children were asked to pay attention to sounds and distinguish various characteristics of auditory canal as same as: pitch, volume, and rhythm… |

They are very happy ..They forget their pains ..They feel themselves creative and skillfull
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IBC had some symbols for practicing rhythm and used appropriate music to help the children to feel calmer and focused. Rhythm has the capacity to organize individuals and groups, promote healing, and to powerfully change emotions. With music and movement used during play and creative activities, children experience the crucial importance of practicing balance between freedom and discipline.
Children are asked to practice music bodily, verbally, visually, and auditory. One of important aspects of psychosocial program in IBC is group work. Because instead of individual children are working in-group and this is very useful for making interaction between them.
IBC has trained playing flute first to teachers because it was useful that class leaders play music to the children.
There are various characteristics of auditory information that are susceptible to change. After pitch and rhythm, duration was the third aspect that IBC worked on. Children learned simple symbols of duration as same as white and black notes and they practiced some plays for recognizing between different notes. For example children were asked to perform two row then walk according music notes: one step for black and two steps for white.
According Orff method it is very important that music programs start with simple scales and distance. The first melody for children that IBC had just two notes G symbol of Sol and E symbol of Mi (G - E – GG – E / GG - EE - GG – E).
After this step, children who had enough exercise can play music instrument easily. They have learned some appropriate songs and have waited to play instruments. IBC has provided also child poem books, song books and tapes for centers. And, for example, children have practiced one song according of famous melody from Beethoven's 9 th symphony.
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Added: 28/07/2004 |
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