Bárbara Carvalho Ferreira

Programa de Expressividade Facial de Emoções e Habilidades Sociais de Crianças Deficientes Visuais e Videntes

The Facial Expression of Emotions (FEE), in its functional and topographic properties, is an essential component of social skills (SS) performance. This study aimed to evaluate a program intervention focused on the FEE of nine children (three blind, three with low vision and three sighted). The intervention impact on childrens FEE and their social skills were evaluated by parents, teachers and the children themselves. The intervention was conducted along 21 single-subject sessions, with pre and post evaluation, as well as intra and inter probes and replications among subjects comparing different degrees of visual impairment. Results showed important changes in terms of improving FEE as well as its impact on social skills performance.