J. Except. People 2014, 3(2):59-71

Online assessment, documentation and evaluation tool in early childhood intervention - Pilot study in Slovakia in multisensory therapeutic environments

Ivana Lištiaková, Zuzana Fábry Lucká
Institute of Social Sciences and Therapeutic Education, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava, Šoltésovej 4, 811 08 Bratislava, Slovakia

The article presents partial results of qualitative research in the effects of therapeutic interventions provided by therapeutic educators in multisensory rooms. The research was focused on exploring how specific components of multisensory environments influence competencies of clients in early childhood intervention. The authors focused on children with multiple disabilities and children on the autism spectrum. They introduce an online assessment, documentation and evaluation tool created by the ICF-Train project that utilizes the International Classification of Functionality, Disability and Health for children and youth (ICF-CY) in direct work with children and families in early childhood intervention.

Keywords: early childhood intervention, multisensory therapeutic environments, ICF-CY

Published: December 11, 2014  Show citation

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Lištiaková, I., & Lucká, Z.F. (2014). Online assessment, documentation and evaluation tool in early childhood intervention - Pilot study in Slovakia in multisensory therapeutic environments. Journal of Exceptional People, 3(5), 59-71
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