Erasmus+ project
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Duration: 2022 – Ongoing
Partners: Gestalt Italy, alongside 3 European partners from 2 different European countries.
Project Overview
The EarlyBrain project aims to provide parents and relatives of children with developmental disorders with specific knowledge and skills to promote the development of their children. The project is continuously evolving with contributions from partners and experts across Europe.
Objectives
- improving understanding of early childhood brain development.
- increasing the competences, skills and strategies of caregivers to identify problems and/or deficits early on.
- managing children’s behavior during daily routines and to improve their skills to engage their children in play and social interaction, thus contributing to the perception of self-efficacy and increased well-being
- developing resources for parents, educators, and caregivers and policy recommendations for decision makers.
Gestalt Italy plays a central role in:
- research & content development: creating educational materials based on expert research.
- workshops: facilitating training sessions with parents, educators, and caregivers.
- research & validation: organizing and collaborating in performing activities to validate effective practices.
Ongoing key activities
⦁ Audiobooks in different English, Italian, Spanish, French.
⦁ Dissemination activities.
⦁ Toolkit validation activities.
Results & Resources (in progress). Available here
- educational resources: download toolkit for adult relatives and caregivers.
- multiplier events: gain information on upcoming events aimed at raising awareness of the toolkit among adult relatives/caregivers and encourage debate around the project’s policy recommendations.
- policy recommendations: have a look at the policy briefs formulated by EarlyBrain partners.
Learn More about the project’s outputs
Gallery: images from validation workshops and events
