Relevamiento de programas y actividades de atención a la temprana infancia en la ciudad de La Plata
Abstract
En este trabajo presentamos los avances de nuestra investigación, donde buscamos relevar los programas y/o actividades de Atención Temprana que se desarrollan en instituciones dependientes de salud y educación provinciales y municipales de la ciudad deLa Plata. Elobjetivo se orienta a identificar las instituciones que las llevan a cabo, la población a las que van dirigidas esas actividades, los profesionales que intervienen y las necesidades que identifican esos profesionales, así como la valoración que hacen de su propia formación para intervenir en esos procesos, teniendo en cuenta la importancia otorgada en el mundo a estas acciones preventivas e inclusivas.
Se realiza un diagnóstico de situación con un diseño de tipo descriptivo y flexible, cuya metodología consiste en administrar una entrevista estructurada a informantes clave que se desempeñan en instituciones seleccionadas para el relevamiento.
El análisis de los primeros resultados muestra que en la ciudad deLa Platase desarrollan diversas prácticas de Atención Temprana, dirigidas a niños y niñas con discapacidades, con trastornos generales del desarrollo y en vulnerabilidad psicosocial. Sin embargo, muchas de estas actividades se realizan en escuelas o centros de salud que se encuentran alejados de la población que más puede requerir de esos servicios.
In this article we present the progress made on our research in identifying programs or activities developed for early childhood intervention in health and education institutions at provincial or municipal level in the area ofLa Plata. Given the importance of preventive and inclusive actions in early childhood, the objective of the study is to identify the institutions which carry on these programs, the population to which they are targeted, the professionals who carry on the programs, the needs identified by them, as well as the valuation they make of their own skills for the matter.
The methodology consists on doing a flexible and descriptive diagnosis of the situation, by applying structured interviews to “key agents” that work in the selected institutions.
The first results show that in La Platadifferent practices of Early Intervention directed to children with disabilities, with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and with psychosocial vulnerability are carried on. However, many of these practices are developed at schools or health institutions that are very distant from the population that may require these services.
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