Counselling
It is a professional relationship between a qualified counsellor and a help-seeker, which is often an individual relationship. Such relationship aims at helping the help-seeker to help himself/herself. In the field of rehabilitation of people with disabilities, counselling is very important because the problems associated with disability are rarely limited to the professional aspect. There are difficulties in relation to accepting the disabled person due to his/her disability, and parents’ acceptance of their child’s disability, self-perception, attitudes of other people, and relationships with family members and other people.
Case Study
Case studies provide important and useful information about the person’s background and developmental history. Through a meeting with the parents, the social worker, counsellor or teacher obtains personal information about the student, such as his/her name, age, address and school, as well as information about the parents, family, and circumstances of pregnancy and birth. Such information also includes information about his/her health and development history, current condition, personal and social traits and previous school experiences.
Observation
Observation represents is one of the sources of collecting important organizational information about People of Determination students . This includes watching the student while doing various behaviors and interacting with others and objects around him/her. Observation also provides information about the person’s social adaptation, reactions, trends and information about his/her fine and gross motor development. Therefore, observation allows collection of information that cannot be obtained from tests and other evaluation tools.
Early Intervention
A system of services including various therapeutic and training elements. Such system aims at assisting children with disabilities or with developmental delays or at risk of disability in the early years of life. In addition, the early intervention program pays particular attention to the family, which is a key part of the success of the training. Early intervention programs include prevention of developmental delays, early detection of disabilities and delays, provision of educational experts, and provision of support services, e.g.: physiotherapy and occupational therapy for people of determination and provision of early intervention services either in specialized centers, homes or hospitals.
Autism
A system of services including various therapeutic and training elements. Such system aims at assisting children with disabilities or with developmental delays or at risk of disability in the early years of life. In addition, the early intervention program pays particular attention to the family, which is a key part of the success of the training. Early intervention programs include prevention of developmental delays, early detection of disabilities and delays, provision of educational experts, and provision of support services, e.g.: physiotherapy and occupational therapy for people of determination and provision of early intervention services either in specialized centers, homes or hospitals.
Daily Life Skills
All the skills related to taking care of the personal appearance, selecting appropriate clothes and maintaining their cleanliness, using familiar community facilities such as the telephone, means of transportation, bank, grocery shops and restaurants, as well as crossing the street, using money, and knowing time. On the other hand, such activities also include skills related to family life, such as housekeeping, preparing meals, and preparing and cleaning the dining table, and acting properly in emergencies.
Individual Educational Plan
It is the main tool used in the field of special education to ensure provision of special educational services and support services that suit the student’s individual needs. The benefit of the individual educational plan lies in allowing communication between parents and school staff in relation to the student’s needs and the services that will be provided and the desired objectives. Such plan also constitutes a written guarantee of the resources necessary to help the student to benefit from special education services. It is also the administrative tool that guarantees the students’ right to obtain special education services necessary to meet their individual needs