Early Support Developmental Journal for Babies and Children with Visual Impairment
held on Friday 7 December 2007
Content
This material was designed for families with a young child with visual
impairment and for the professionals who work with them. It enables parents
to track their child's development, helping them to record and
celebrate progress through the early years. The Journal supports partnership
working between families and professionals by providing a shared basis
for discussion and a common framework of reference when many different
people are in contact with a child and family. It supports effective
early intervention by improving everyone's understanding of the
developmental processes involved. For more details see:
http://www.earlysupport.org.uk
This course will introduce the publication, look at the theory behind it, explain why it was developed and suggest practical ways to use it.
Presenters: Naomi Dale, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Great Ormond
Street Hospital
Alison Salt, Consultant Paediatrician, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
John
Ravenscroft, Co-ordinator, SSC and Manager, VI Scotland
Janis Sugden, SSC
Programme
10.20 am Introduction John Ravenscroft
10.30 am Introduction
to the principles of early support: the Early Support programme. Case for early intervention for children with visual impairment
Parents' needs - Alison Salt
11.30 am Vulnerable areas and promoting development: introducing the Developmental materials of the Developmental Journal - Naomi Dale
12.30 pm Promoting visual development and use of vision: introducing the Visual materials of the Developmental Journal - Alison Salt
2 pm Working with parents and service organisation: implementing use of the Journal - Naomi Dale
3 pm Introduction into Scotland - Janis Sugden
3.45 pm Course evaluation and close