Im2

This project, funded by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (FCG), was promoted by the Portuguese National Association of Early Intervention (ANIP) in partnership with the National System of Early Intervention (SNIPI), and with the support of the University of Aveiro, the national Association Pais em Rede and the work of several experts in the field of early intervention, linked to different Portuguese universities. It also counted on the international counseling from the European Association on Early Childhood Intervention (Eurlyaid) and the International Society on Early Intervention (ISEI).

The main goal of Im2 was to increase the effectiveness and quality of early childhood intervention services, aimed at families and children up to six years old, thus providing a common frame of reference to professionals in this area.

Its main actions were the creation and dissemination of a best practices manual including the recommended practices for the field of early intervention in the Portuguese context, as well as carrying out specialized training actions directed at the professionals working in early intervention, all over the regions in Portugal.