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<br />':T.' <br />" <br />...,,:" <br /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />....; <br /> <br />VI. <br /> <br />GOALS AND OBJECTIVES/ <br />IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY <br /> <br />In the space below, please list the primary goals and objectives for your program, Provide <br />projected numbers of Santa Ana residents to be served, and the kinds of services they would <br />receive if YG,ur program is funded, Also describe the specific actions and tasks tffaLwould be <br />performed' on a day-to-day basis to achieve these goals, <br /> <br />See Appendix A for examples. <br /> <br />Goal #1 Assist parents of blind and visually impaired children cope with the grief and stress of <br />learning about their child's blindness. Give parents the necessary training so they can manage <br />the stress of raising a child with a major disability, <br />Obiectives: <br />1. Provide grief/crisis intervention counseling and parent training to 16 families in their <br />native language (Spanish) <br />Task/Action: <br />A. Identify families in need of counseiing /intervention and training, <br />B, Acquaint families with the services available to them. <br />2. Support parents to take an active role in their child's development by offering <br />parenting classes and family support meetings. <br />Task/Action: . <br />A. Offer monthly support groups in both English and in Spanish. <br />B. Facilitate parenting classes in both English and in Spanish. <br />C. Feature professionals who will provide information regarding visual impairment <br />and solutions for coping with blindness. <br />3. Familiarize parents with appropriate resources available to them in the community. <br />Task/Action: <br />A. Inform parents of the Center's library, which has a variety of information <br />regarding blindness, multiple disabilities, and the education of blind and visually <br />impaired children. <br />B. Provide referrals to local low cost legal and medical services; offer occupational <br />therapist, orientation & mobility and hearing/speech services, etc. <br /> <br />Goal #2 Strengthen each child's potential for growth. <br />Obiectives: <br />1. Increase sensory motor functioning of 20 blind and visually impaired infants from birth <br />to three years of age. <br />Task/Action: <br />A. Provide a Spanish speaking Infant Development Specialist to teach families of <br />blind infants how to care for and communicate with their child. <br />B. Provide sensory motor enhancement activities to blind infants on a weekly <br />basis. <br />C. Begin serving infants as soon as possible following their diagnosis of blindness. <br /> <br />txf{TB/F A <br />fa ./1 z.. <br />