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Support Services

Equal Partners Foundation provides a range of Support Services for people with disabilities and learning difficulties as well as their families, schools and professionals.

Initial Consultation and Psychological Educational Assessment

These assessments are carried out by professional psychologists together with parents and other educators and help to determine the strengths, the difficulties and the challenges that the individual has. They provide the necessary background to create the framework that has to be put in place to support the individual, assessing the level of support required.

Early Intervention

The Foundation feels that this service is crucial for not only the long term outcomes of the infants and children but also for the families' well-being. Read more...

Individual Educational Programs

Trained educators give support to the individual in the homes, providing them with the necessary tools to be able to access learning, whilst developing conceptual, social and practical skills. Read more...

Support for Inclusive Schooling

The professionals within the Foundation attend MAPs and IEP sessions for the individuals they are supporting. They are sometimes also asked to support the school and the teacher/LSA of the class the student attends. Read more...

Training and Supervision

Every new home educator commences her training by receiving twelve to sixteen hours of instruction covering the various aspects of intervention including Total Communication, Visual Learning and Supporting Children in the Community. Read more...

Stepping Out Programme

This programme is aimed at youngsters and young adults (13 years and up) with intellectual disability and aims to facilitate their autonomy and their independent living skills Read more...

Post Secondary Education

Equal Partners Foundation has issued a document 16+ that presents a programme starting in the final years of secondary school and progressing to the post-secondary phase. Read more...

Transition into the World of Work

The Foundation seeks to facilitate the individual's transition into the world of work by providing the necessary support and structures that the individual needs. Read more...

Drama Therapy

Drama therapy is the use of drama for therapeutic reasons. As a result of drama, play and games the child can get in touch with his/her issues and explore them in a safe and contained manner. Read more...

Inclusive Theater

The Equal Partners Foundation Inclusive Theatre Programme was set up in response to a research proposal by a Psychology student following her participation in a Inclusive Education Programme study unit delivered by Lou Ghirlando at the University of Malta. Read more...

Sib Shops

These are held for siblings of persons with particular difficulties. These workshops help the siblings become aware of their sibling’s difficulties, the effect this has on them and their family, and helps in the development of coping strategies. Read more...