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Integral plan of educational support for an eight year old visually handicapped student

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Focus: School Years

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Topic: New Service Model

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Plácido González Paredes

Pedagogist

Education Department

ONCE (Spanish National Organisation of the Blind)

Prado, 24, 2ª

28014 Madrid

Spain

+34 915 894 875

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pgpa@once.es

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Introduction

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Here we present, for the Poster session, a proposal for a global plan of educational support for an eight-year old visually handicapped student.

The contents of the session are conditioned by the Poster format. The session will focus on the following paragraphs:

Blindness-derived necessities

Educational support: quality indicators

Evaluation and intervention tools

Care and support process

Example of Educational Support Plan

Computer application

Information brochures will be provided to professionals during the celebration of this session. These brochures include

Protocol for the entire initial evaluation of the student

Entire protocols of each one of the areas of intervention included in the plan that is applied to the student:

Visual training and stimulation

Basic instrumental techniques

Leisure, spare time and sports.

Advice and support for classroom teachers.

Coordination with other professionals and teams

Attention to families

Blindness-derived necessities

• Personal autonomy
• Psychosocial support
• Integral rehabilitation
• Communication and access to information

• Social integration
• Educational support
• Employment support
• Promotion of cultural, artistic and sports activities
• Support for basic social welfare

Educational support. Model: quality indicators

• Initial information to pupils and families

• Integral care:
• Global evaluation of the student's needs
• Implementation of an individualised and global educational support plan

• Active participation in the Plan by:
• Family
• Centre of education

• Flexible and interdisciplinary focus
• Tutor or Plan Coordinator
• Team-work
• Use of homogeneous tools for intervention in each one of the areas
• Ongoing evaluation of the Plan in order to adapt it to the evolving necessities of the pupil.

• Evaluation:
• Annual  closure of the Plan
• Individual history (Computer application)

Tools

• Protocol for the entire initial evaluation of the student
• Identification data
• Ophthalmologic diagnosis
• Handicaps:
• Visual
• Physical
• Psychical
• Auditory
• Degree of disability

• Social Situation
• Instruction
• Socio-economic situation
• Characteristics of the family unit

• Personal Autonomy
• Mobility
• Personal care and household chores
• Communication and access to information

• Social Integration
• In the educational environment
• In the cultural, recreational and sports environments

• Expectations

Care and attention process

• Ophthalmologic diagnosis

• General information: reception

• Global evaluation of educational support needs

• Case assessment by the Team and appointment of the  Coordinator or Tutor

• Plan design:
• Areas to intervene
• Professionals
• Predicted duration

• Intervention in each area:
• Specific evaluation (following the corresponding protocol)
• Intervention
• Ongoing and final evaluation

• Annual closure of the Plan
• Incorporation in case history file (Computer application)

Annual Individualised Plan of Educational Support Plan

Surnames & First Name:                         Primary Education:  8 years old  Affiliation no.:

Date of Birth: 17-08-1993                                                                                

ASSESSORS:   Social Worker and Teacher                    PLAN COORDINATOR: Teacher

AREAS OF INTERVENTION	LOCALISATION	PROF. CAT.	START	DURATION

Early attention

Development of the child                                                                                               

Support to families                                                                                                         

School enrolment

Student education

Visual training & stimulation Educ.Centre Teacher Sept. 2001 1 Sc-yr

Orientation and mobility                                                                                                 

Everyday life skills                                                                                                          

Basic instrumental techniques                     Educ.Centre              Teacher       Sept. 2001        1 Sc-yr

Social skills                                                                                                                     

Leisure, spare time and sports                   ONCE Educ.Centre    Teacher       2^nd Quarter          2-3 days

New technologies                                                                                                           

Personal, vocational and school

Orientation

Educational advice and support

Curriculum modifications                                                                                               

Advice and support to classroom

Teachers                                                        Educ.Centre        Teacher         Sept. 2001   1 Sc-yr

Advice to education centre                                                                                           

Coordination with other professionals

And teams                                                     Educ.Centre            Teacher     Sept. 2001         1 Sc-yr

Attention to families                                   At  home                  S.W/T.       Sept. 2001         1 Sc-yr

Computer application

• One database only
• Internet connection
• Includes evaluations and interventions 
• Allows the up-dating of case history records
• Makes it possible for blind professionals to run it

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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET

POSTER TITLE: Integral plan of educational support for an eight year old visually handicapped student

Reference number: PS: 3788

Attention area: School period

Subject: New model of services

NAME: Plácido González Paredes

Plácido works as a Pedagogist for the Division of Education of ONCE in Madrid (Spain). His professional role is developed in the field of educational planning and action, participating in the follow-up of attention and support programs, assessment, etc.

This poster presents an individualized and integral plan designed to give response to educational needs for an eight year old visually handicapped student.