Aims of International Snoezelen Associaton

   
Co – operation: - between the different professions
- with institutions
- with international Snoezelen organizations

- with parents union*
- with social workers from prison and department for drug addict *

   
Circulation: - of the idea of Snoezelen
- publications on the internet about http://www.isna.de
- information in magazines and books
- regular meetings and congresses
- help with building up and support national organizations

- forum for discussion on the homepage http://www.isna.de*
- link to selected homepages*

   
Continuing education: - courses, subject –days
- international accepted additional skill
- advice for the members

- disposition of the venues for international qualification „Snoezelen“ in all federal states*
- International Qualification “Snoezelen” in English*
- international venues for qualification „Snoezelen“*
- opening of the international qualification “Snoezelen” for advanced training from teachers*
- increase of tutoring pool*

   
Science: - development of a curriculum
- Acceptation as a treatment in pedagogic intervention
- Acceptation as a treatment in therapeutic intervention
- Acceptation to intercommunicate
- development of research projects
- Publications ( English, German, French )
   
Advancement : Advancement : - co – operation with firms without additions
- proposals for the development of new equipment
- compiling a list of people and facilities around the world, who are active in Snoezelen
- compiling existing and ongoing scientific research projects
- building up of information pool, independent of companies
- building up of own information brochure
- development of an international concept for education
and further education, accepted worldwide
- co-operation with companies of resources for equipment of Snoezelen rooms with especially needs of visual impaired people and multi – disabled below the aspect of Augmentative and Alternative Communication*
* ideas from some experts on the 4th International Snoezelen Symposium 2006