The Dupport of the Family which Looks after a Visually Handicapped Child in an Early Age in Southbohemian Region

The work deals with the system of supporting the family which looks after a visually handicapped child in an early age in Southbohemian region. It describes the reactions of a family on the fact that their child is handicapped. It contains a description of the particularities in evolution of a visually handicapped child and of specific procedure in bringing up the child. It characterizes some bring-up attitudes of parents, one chapter is about the role of the father at bringing up of a handicapped child. The work also maps the development and structuring of the early intervention in our region, it mentions theoretical possible actions, it defines and characterizes the early intervention. It's written there how the current model of "Lionization" works, and it also contains information about the legislative basis of the early intervention, about its system of services and about the economic support of the family which looks after a visually handicapped child. In the work there is mapped the development in providing the services by the early intervention in Southbohemian region. The Centre of Early Intervention, České Budějovice, has been providing the services to the families nowadays, and it has won the guarantee of quality in 2005. It's a guarantee and pledge of quality services