Snoezelen: Children with Intellectual Disability and Working with the Whole Family
Snoezelen, or controlled multisensory stimulation, was first introduced in Israel in 1993. This paper presents a new concept of working with the whole family in the Snoezelen room with the participation of a social worker. The purpose was to facilitate family encounters with the child, to enable par...
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| description | Snoezelen, or controlled multisensory stimulation, was first introduced in Israel in 1993. This paper presents a new concept of working with the whole family in the Snoezelen room with the participation of a social worker. The purpose was to facilitate family encounters with the child, to enable parents and siblings to become better acquainted with the resident through his/her strengths and special abilities, to encourage parental involvement in the care, to encourage increased visits, to improve quality of life (QOL) for the resident, and to reinforce a better relationship between resident, family, and home. Sessions were divided into two major parts. The first segment (duration 20—40 min) was free activity and the second was more structured (duration 15—30 min). Case stories are presented to illustrate the positive effects of this approach. Snoezelen can be used with the entire family with the participation of a social worker and can add new dimensions to communication. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2704ad96e4ed465f859541da3088b7722025-08-20T02:04:24ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2004-01-01450050610.1100/tsw.2004.105Snoezelen: Children with Intellectual Disability and Working with the Whole FamilyKarim Nasser0Carmit Cahana1Isack Kandel2Shlomo Kessel3Joav Merrick4Lev Hakadosh, Residential Care Center for Children, Haifa, IsraelNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of the Medical Director, Division for Mental Retardation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Division of Pediatrics, Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, IsraelFaculty of Social Science, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Academic College of Judea and Samaria, Ariel, IsraelSarah Herzog Children Village, Afula, IsraelNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of the Medical Director, Division for Mental Retardation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Division of Pediatrics, Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, IsraelSnoezelen, or controlled multisensory stimulation, was first introduced in Israel in 1993. This paper presents a new concept of working with the whole family in the Snoezelen room with the participation of a social worker. The purpose was to facilitate family encounters with the child, to enable parents and siblings to become better acquainted with the resident through his/her strengths and special abilities, to encourage parental involvement in the care, to encourage increased visits, to improve quality of life (QOL) for the resident, and to reinforce a better relationship between resident, family, and home. Sessions were divided into two major parts. The first segment (duration 20—40 min) was free activity and the second was more structured (duration 15—30 min). Case stories are presented to illustrate the positive effects of this approach. Snoezelen can be used with the entire family with the participation of a social worker and can add new dimensions to communication.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.105 |
| spellingShingle | Karim Nasser Carmit Cahana Isack Kandel Shlomo Kessel Joav Merrick Snoezelen: Children with Intellectual Disability and Working with the Whole Family The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Snoezelen: Children with Intellectual Disability and Working with the Whole Family |
| title_full | Snoezelen: Children with Intellectual Disability and Working with the Whole Family |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Snoezelen: Children with Intellectual Disability and Working with the Whole Family |
| title_short | Snoezelen: Children with Intellectual Disability and Working with the Whole Family |
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