Early intervention in children with blindness/low vision

The Rehabilitation Center Our Lady of Angels was integrated into the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa in 2011, coming from the Social Security Institute. In this facility, specialized technicians work daily to equip young people with new skills that enable them to build or regain autonomy in their daily lives. With the aim of reflecting on a more proactive intervention approach, the Early Intervention Unit (EIP) was born at the Center, following up on previous diagnoses of children with congenital blindness. Established in 2014, the EIP innovated with a social response that is appropriate and tailored to the specific needs of a child audience. The booklet published here allows for an understanding of the principles and structure of this form of therapeutic intervention, based on the creation of individual plans that are always adjusted to the specific goals of each child. This book is part of the Social Action Booklet Collection, a publishing line dedicated to sharing knowledge acquired and consolidated through practice, with the awareness, however, that this knowledge is always in a state of continuous construction and improvement.

Authors: Rita Valadas (dir.), Luísa Desmet (coord.), Ana Maria Magalhães, Christina Isabel Nascimento, Renata Salvador, Sónia Grilo

Year of publication: 2016
Publisher: SCML
ISBN: 9789898712349