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Quality of life of youth with complex and intensive support needs: personal con...
Carapeto, Maria João; Candeias, Adelinda; Coelho, Cátia; Costa, Nuno; Grácio, Luísa; Franco, VitorIn this chapter, we point out some notes about the quality of life, the educative system in Portugal and a training program "mediators to inclusion".
Using technology as a support for autism spectrum disorder
Coelho, Cátia; Faias, Joaquim; Pinto, Daniela; Silva, Bruna; Curvelo, MarianaAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 1 in 100 children worldwide. Early diagnosis and family-clinician collaboration are crucial for effective intervention. Families often face difficulties accessing clinical services due to distance or logistics. The rise of COVID-19 has catalyzed the use of telehealth, offering remote health services, and mHealth technologies. Although beneficial, technology i...
Before, during and post-pandemic: what happens to cultural events? The case of ...
Coelho, Cátia; Estima, Ana; Pinto, ClaraThe importance of tourism nowadays is crucial for the strengthening of the economy, not only for tourist cities but also for the cities that promote some type of event to boost the economy, that is, using events to generate income and a different dynamic for the communities. However, the Covid-19 pandemic caused numerous barriers to the events market around the world. Portugal was no exception, with all events ...
Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Stimulation to Improve Cognitive Functioning in...
Gamito, Pedro; Oliveira, Jorge; Alves, Catarina; Santos, Nuno; Coelho, Cátia; Brito, RodrigoThe advantages of using naturalistic virtual reality (VR) environments based on everyday life tasks for cog- nitive intervention in the elderly are not yet well understood. The literature suggests that the similarity of such exercises with real life activities may improve generalizability by extending the transfer of gains of training to everyday living. This study aimed to investigate the gains associated with...
Cognitive Stimulation of Elderly Individuals with Instrumental Virtual Reality-...
Gamito, Pedro; Oliveira, Jorge; Morais, Diogo; Coelho, Cátia; Santos, Nuno; Alves, Catarina; Galamba, Ana; Soeiro, Miguel; Brito, RodrigoAs the demographic structure in western societies ages, the prevalence and impact of cognitive decline rises. Thus, new solutions to tackle this problem are required. The use of Information and Communication Tech- nologies (ICT)-based cognitive exercises has emerged in the last few decades, though with inconsistent results. Hence, we conducted a pre-post treatment study to further investigate this approach. We ...
Quality of life and special needs: exploring the previous concepts of professio...
Carapeto, Maria João; Candeias, Adelinda; Franco, Vítor; Grácio, Luísa; Coelho, Cátia; Costa, NunoThis study explores: (a) previous conceptions of parents/professionals about the quality of life of youth with special needs, and their fit with the Schalock and Verdugo’s core dimensions; (b) possible differences in its pattern throughout development. The participants responded to a collective, semi-structured questionnaire that provided a sort of characteristics or aspects related to the quality of life (from...
Mediadores para a Inclusão: Avaliação de uma proposta de formação transdiscipli...
Candeias, Adelinda; Portelada, António; Costa, Nuno; Grácio, Luísa; Franco, Vítor; Carapeto, Maria João; Saragoça, Maria José; Merca, CarlaNeste Estudo apresentamos a avaliação da satisfação dos participantes na Oficina de Formação de Mediadores para a Inclusão, desenvolvida no âmbito do projeto ENABLIN+. Trata-se de uma modalidade de formação criada para formar profissionais que trabalham com crianças e jovens com necessidades de suporte complexas e intensas e suas famílias. Esta oficina de formação tem como objetivo capacitar professores, psicól...
Análise das necessidades das crianças com necessidades de apoio complexas e int...
Candeias, Adelinda; Costa, Nuno; Portelada, António; Carapeto, Maria João; Coelho, CátiaNo presente estudo, desenvolvido no âmbito do projeto ENABLIN+, propomos uma análise das necessidades de apoio complexas e intensas de crianças e jovens, assim como das necessidades percebidas pelos seus cuidadores e pessoas que os apoiam. Utilizámos o questionário “Needs analysis questionnaire”, aplicando-o a profissionais (N=475) e pais (N=166) de 8 regiões europeias, por forma a responder a duas questões de ...
Enabling+ Quality Assurance Plan
Candeias, Adelinda; Carapeto, Maria João; Grácio, Luísa; Lebeer, Jo; Costa, Nuno; Coelho, Cátia; Rebelo, HugoThis document, the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP), is the instrument that the project’ team develop to ensure that quality is managed effectively during the project, and that the final products are of proven quality and the objectives of the project are achieved (and how). As written in the main document of the project, “the quality assurance plan describes criteria for evaluation, follow-up, activities to be org...
Enablin+ Internal Assessment Report
Carapeto, Maria João; Candeias, Adelinda; Coelho, Cátia; Costa, Nuno; Grácio, Luísa; Pires, HeldemerinaThis report describes the activities implemented and the obtained results in the context of the internal evaluation of the Enablin+ project. The internal assessment plan was proposed in the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP), including a set of dimensions or criteria to be considered and the type of instruments and respondents to assess them. Also, the proposal included the assessment of the individual deliverables o...