The Center’s mission is to reduce childhood disability in the Republic of Kazakhstan by advancing and improving restorative treatment and the medical, social, psychological, and educational rehabilitation of children and adolescents with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders, as well as by introducing and disseminating modern technologies in medical science, education, and clinical practice. The Center provides comprehensive, multimodal treatment and rehabilitation aimed at addressing motor, psycho-emotional, cognitive, and speech impairments that may lead to social maladaptation in children and adults with neuropsychiatric disorders.

The Center employs 56 physicians, 43 educational specialists, and 133 nurses. Professional qualification categories are held by 66.2% of physicians, 19.7% of educational specialists, and 51.3% of nursing staff. A total of 8 employees hold academic degrees, including 2 Doctors of Medical Sciences, 1 PhD, and 5 Candidates of Medical Sciences. In addition, 26 nurses have completed higher education in nursing. Among the Center’s employees, 1 has been awarded the Order of Parasat, 6 have received the “Enbek Ardageri” Medal, 32 hold the “Excellence in Healthcare” distinction, 23 have been awarded the “For Contribution to Healthcare” badge, and 1 is a recipient of the “Excellence in Education” distinction.

The Center is equipped with rehabilitation technologies and equipment that meet leading international standards of quality and safety.

The Center’s clinical services are organized into three departments: the Clinical Rehabilitation Unit, the Innovative Rehabilitation Unit, and the Social and Educational Rehabilitation Unit.

The Clinical Rehabilitation Unit (hereinafter, photographs and profiles of the specialists are provided in the attachment) comprises an Admissions Unit and six psychoneurology departments with a total capacity of 300 beds:

• Department No. 1 “Böbek” — 45 beds for children aged 1 to 3 years;
• Department No. 2 “Qadam” — 45 beds for children aged 3 to 5 years;
• Department No. 3 “Bolashaq” — 50 beds for children aged 5 to 8 years;
• Department No. 4 “Aqzhol” — 50 beds for children aged 8 to 12 years;
• Department No. 5 “Balbulaq” — 60 beds for children aged 12 to 18 years;
• Department No. 6 “Qamqor” — a mixed-age department with 50 beds, including 10 beds for children with autism spectrum disorder, 10 beds for children with Down syndrome, and 10 beds for children with sensorineural hearing loss following cochlear implantation.
• the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (therapeutic exercise and physiotherapy);
• the Robotic Rehabilitation Laboratory;
• the Neurophysiology and Audiology Laboratory.

The Social and Educational Rehabilitation unit comprises:

• the Orthotics and Modeling nLaboratory;
• the Occupational Therapy Department;
• the Correctional and Methodological Department, providing speech and language therapy, psychological support, special education services, Montessori therapy, music therapy, play therapy, biofeedback-assisted speech therapy, and sensory integration activities in a sensory room;
• the Social Adaptation Department, providing adaptive sports, competitions and recreational activities, driving skills training, career guidance, vocational workshops (sewing, carpentry, and hairdressing), and legal counseling;

the Inclusive Education Department, providing school-based education under both special education and general education curricula.

The departments provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to children aged 1 to 18 years with the following neurological conditions:

• Cerebral palsy;
• Long-term effects of intracranial injury;
• Long-term effects of spinal cord injury;
• Long-term effects of peripheral nerve injuries of the limbs;
• Disorders of individual nerves, nerve roots and plexuses, and polyneuropathies;
• Long-term effects of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system;
• Paralytic syndromes;
• Long-term effects of cerebrovascular diseases;
• Congenital malformations of the nervous system;
• Other developmental disorders of speech and language;
• Disorders of psychological development;
• Autism spectrum disorder;
• Sensorineural hearing loss, including status following cochlear implantation;
• Down syndrome;
• Diseases of the neuromuscular junction and muscles.

The rehabilitation course lasts 25 days.