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Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a motor disorder often accompanied by sensory, communication, behavioral, cognitive and perceptual disturbances. Between 0,20-0,25% births in Europe has CP (> 1.000.000 EU-28 citizens) CP cannot be cured, but persons can live a full life with proper care and supports, according to the rights determined by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD, 2006) Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) is an innovative quality service and recommended practice, making a family more competent in mobilizing intra and extra-family resources, which positively influence the child, parent and family´s functioning Family Empowerment is achieved through positive relationship between family, professional and social networks In the field of Cerebral Palsy, FCEI is of outmost relevance, because Children with CP have complex long-term needs that can only be fully addressed through this model (FCEI for Children With CP and Their Families. Susanne King et al). Hovewer, the most work models remain focused primarily on the Child-Centered Model with a rehabilitative approach and FCEI is not enough implemented (Cómo implementar el modelo centrado en la familia en la intervención tempran. Anales de psicología, 2017, vol. 33, nº 3), due to the lack of, among others; • Skills of Families for increasing their empowerment • Skills of Professionals for implementing FCEI • Collaboration inside Networks of Informal Supports • Consideration of Adults with CP as part of informal supports, losing the potential of their own experience • Access to existing knowledge, best practices and tools CP-EARLY INTERVENTION is launched with the main objective of increasing the competences (attitudes, skills, knowledge) of Families, Professionals and Adults with CP on how to enhance implementation of Family-Centered Early Intervention in the Cerebral Palsy collective through an innovative training program The project has the next specific objectives: • Promote Empowerment of Families • Provide Guidelines and Tools to support the implementation of FCEI in CP • Strength the Networks of Informal Supports and increase the collaboration and sharing inside them • Include Adults with Cerebral Palsy as part of this Networks of Informal Supports Through the execution of this Project the next results will be obtained; • Co-Created Methodological Guide (I.O.1) will be developed, involving the direct participation of End Users, with the main objective of determining the key contents, methodologies and tools needed for creating and improving the critical competences of Families, Professionals and Adults with CP about how to implement the Family-Centered Early Intervention. • Training Materials (I.O.2) addressed to Families, Professionals and Adults with CP about how implement the Family-Centered Early Intervention. • Design of Experiential Training Activities (I.O.3); They will be the core of the Training Program and they will enhance the practical and experiential training of Families, Professionals and Adults with CP, including the optimal and oriented exploitation of aforementioned Training Materials within real environments. • Development of an e-Training Platform (I.O.4), for supporting the implementation of the Training Methodology, including Training Materials, Workspace and link to applicable ICT Tools. • Creation of 5 CP-EARLY INTERVENTION UNITS in the Associations working with persons with CP in order to ensure the sustainable exploitation of the project after the project lifetime. • Development of Dissemination Actions addressed to the European collective related to CP and with the collective working in the field of Early Intervention CP-EARLY INTERVENTION will benefit a number of persons during the project lifetime 120 persons will be trained, including families, professionals and Adults with Cerebral Palsy (30 in Spain, Portugal, Croatia and Italy) through their participation in the validation actions of Training Materials, Designed Experiential Training Activities and e-Training Platform. • 2.000 families, professionals, Adults with Cerebral Palsy and other stakeholders around Cerebral Palsy (500 in Spain, Portugal, Croatia and Italy) and 2.000 families, professionals and Adults with other Disabilities at EU level will be aware, through multiplier events and dissemination actions to be carried on through the project website, newsletters, leaflets, etc…
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