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Supportive eyes

Supportiveeyes.org is a product which resulted from combining both the knowledge and methodologies of traditional PCP, with the possibilities offered through new technology. It is a living concept and one which is in continuous evolution. It keeps growing as new technologies and more knowledge of strategies in favour of inclusion emerge. Supportive Eyes is a tool which offers support, promotes and provides assistance to the PCP process.

Although it is not only useful for people with ASD, it includes several specific tools for this group of children and adults. Within this collaborative website, there is a tool for the description of the sensory profile that helps parents and professionals to better understand the individual with ASD and to define environmental adaptations and desensitizing programs for the individual, when necessary. It also includes a behaviour board, where the meaning of individual’s behaviours is visually represented, together with the desirable response for the people around. There is also a daily schedule made with customizable pictures that represent daily activities of the individual. Within a PCP focus, this website helps to create activities related to the life objectives, thus allowing the possibility of objectively measuring advance.

All the information within this website has to be previously agreed by the individual with ASD (central person) together with his/her support group. This web application has been designed to make collaboration easier for all of the agents who are involved in the process and provides the maximum benefit for their efforts and time dedicated. It guarantees that all of the information is available from anywhere, providing there is access to the Internet and it offers a rigorous protection of personal data. It allows PCP to be carried out with less human and material resources and coordinates the contributions from each of the circle of support’s participants who raise objectives which are attainable and within reach for the central person.

Through the Personal Guide we can get to know the person, who they are, what their dreams are, their qualities, the good things and the difficulties that they have plus other matters. All of these permit a Future life plan to be made, based on the preferences and desires of what the person really wants.

The Guide is a personalised space for the person who is receiving support, where they can introduce personal photos and all kinds of information which define who they are. The images can also be made bigger by simply clicking on them. Imagine for example, what it would mean for a person to have their own page, with their own photos, their favourite things, their dreams, etc… all displayed in a personalised format which is comprehensible.

Visual maps make up the second main section of the area that is devoted to the central person. They are tools which allow the relationships and environments to work in a way that both (people and places) remain interrelated. By using this, PCP’s main character can have a wider understanding about important concepts such as, their social environment and the places that they go to. They contain visual information and their objective is to make comprehension easier for those people who encounter barriers when reading.

Another section to introduce is called dreams and plans. This serves to visually represent the relationship between the central person’s dreams and plans, together with the tasks and assignments for the circle of support’s participants. Visual maps offer the assistance required for future planning and they are also an essential part in creating action plans which provide the central person with an easier way of integrating in the different contexts where their life unfolds. Adequate support is offered in each case.

The Planning section on the website is a compilation of everything that is relevant to the action plan and the meetings that the circle of support has.

For example the Personal Plan is a tool inspired through PATH, one of PCP’s most used methodologies nowadays whose work is very useful in the meetings. On the website, the tool has been modified in relation to the original PATH methodology and we have called it the Personal Plan. It consists of visual representations which are worked with in the meetings. It allows the person’s dreams to be identified and to determine what the specific strategies are to reach them. It is important to take into account that the Personal Plan should be completed by all the people who form the circle of support and it requires maximum participation from the central person. The group’s coordinator is the person who guides this proces.