Conference Program

  8:30 - 9:30

Participant Registration

  9:30 - 10:20

Opening and conference introduction

10:20 - 10:30

Break

Plenary lectures

Moderator: doc.dr.sc. Maja Ergović Ravančić

10:30 - 10:50

The power of small structures: Mitochondria and Down syndrome

izv.prof.dr.sc. Jadranka Vraneković, University of Rijeka, Faculty of medicine, Rijeka

10:50 - 11:10

Visual functioning in children with Down syndrome

izv.prof.dr.sc. Sonja Alimović, University of Zagreb, Faculty of education and rehabilitation sciences, Zagreb

11:10 - 11:30

Oral positioning therapy (OPT) in support of children with Down syndrome

mr.sc. Tamara Ciciliani, prof.logoped, Feralić – Center for developmental support, Zadar

11:30 - 11:50

The journey from a non-eater to a gourmet

Dubravko Jurišić, bacc.occup.therap., Papillon, Zagreb

11:50 - 12:10

More than a chromosome: An untold success story

Lorena Draženović, mag.cin., Motor development center Možeš ti to, Zagreb

12:10 - 12:40

Coffee and Refreshment Break

Panel Discussions

Bridges of early development: Interdisciplinary strategies for a strong start in life

Moderator: doc.dr.sc. Valentina Obradović

12:40 - 13:40

Silvija Pucko, univ.spec.rehab.educ., Health Center Čakovec, Čakovec

doc.dr.sc. Dijana Majstorović, Juraj Dobrila university of Pula, Faculty of medicine in Pula, Pula

doc.dr.sc. Maja Ergović Ravančić, Faculty of tourism and rural development in Požega, Požega; Education centre for Down syndrome, Požega

Ivona Abramović, mag. rehab. educ., General county hospital Požega, Požega

dr.sc. Dora Marinić, mag.rehab.educ. Sinapsus, Zagreb; Center for early development, Zagreb

Iva Barić, mag.physioth., NeuroArt, Zagreb; Center for early development, Zagreb

13:40 - 13:50

Break

Bridges of Inclusion and Quality of Life: Education, Health, Support, and Empowerment of People with Down Syndrome Across the Lifespan

Moderator: Sunčana Včelik, mag. ing. techn. aliment.

13:50 - 14:50

mr.sc. Dinka Vuković, dipl.ing., President of the Croatian Down syndrome association; President of the European Down syndrome association

Kornelija Sabljak, prof. biol. i kem., Principal of Julije Kempf primary school Požega, Požega

prof. dr. sc. Ana Slišković; izv. prof. dr. sc. Jelena Ombla; izv. prof. dr. sc. Marina Vidaković, Department of psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar

Mateja Vukašinec, univ. mag. rehab. educ., Department of motor disorders, chronic diseases and art therapy, Faculty of education and rehabilitation sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb

Dina Dežmar, spec. rehab. educ., integrative psychotherapist, “Martin Horvat” special hospital for orthopedics and rehabilitation, Rovinj; Envisage Croatia, Zagreb

Vedrana Grgić, certified logotherapist, President of the “Heart of the family” association, Zagreb; Envisage Croatia, Zagreb

14:50 - 15:00

Conclusion and conference closing

1.

Alimović, Sonja; Radenović, Marija

VISUAL FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

VIDNO FUNKCIONIRANJE DJECE SA SINDROMOM DOWN

2.

Buconić, Tereza

THE POTENTIAL OF INCLUDING SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME

POTENCIJAL UKLJUČIVANJA SOCIJALNIH RADNIKA U OBRAZOVNI SUSTAV KAO PODRŠKA UČENICIMA S DOWN SINDROMOM

3.

Ciciliani, Tamara

INTERACTION OF ORAL-MOTOR FUNCTIONS, FEEDING AND SPEECH IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

INTERAKCIJA ORALNO-MOTORIČKIH FUNKCIJA, HRANJENJA I GOVORA KOD DJECE S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM

4.

Crnković Knežević, Marija; Iža, Sonja; Dodlek, Tea; Kovačević, Katarina

PHYSIOTHERAPY AND MOVEMENT IN THE FUNCTION OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS WITH DOWN SYNDROME

FIZIOTERAPIJA I POKRET U FUNKCIJI UNAPREĐENJA KVALITETE ŽIVOTA OSOBA S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM

5.

Devčić, Nikolina

PERCEPTION OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

PERCEPCIJA SOCIJALNE PODRŠKE KOD RODITELJA DJECE S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM

6.

Dodlek, Tea; Crnković Knežević, Marija; Iža, Sonja

THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON MOTOR AND COGNITIVE ABILITIES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME

UTJECAJ TJELESNE AKTIVNOSTI NA MOTORIČKE I KOGNITIVNE SPOSOBNOSTI OSOBA S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM

7.

Draženović, Lorena

A POTENTIAL THAT CHANGES THE WORLD

POTENCIJAL KOJI MIJENJA SVIJET

8.

Dubiel Potnik, Hrvojka; Papac, Martina

INCLUSION OF A CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN A MONTESSORI ENVIRONMENT: EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS IN A MIXED GROUP 3–6 YEARS OLD

INKLUZIJA DJETETA S DOWN SINDROMOM U MONTESSORI OKRUŽENJU: ISKUSTVA, IZAZOVI I NAPREDAK U MJEŠOVITOJ SKUPINI 3–6 GODINA

9.

Ergović Ravančić, Maja; Obradović, Valentina; Škrabal, Svjetlana; Včelik, Sunčana; Jašić, Midhat

FEEDING AND NUTRITION CHALLENGES IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

IZAZOVI S HRANJENJEM I PREHRANOM KOD DJECE S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM

10.

Ević, Ana Marija; Matošević, Tihana; Torman, Doris; Bačić, Irena; Vostri, Tina

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME: CPUZ LIPIK

INTERDISCIPLINARNI PRISTUP U RADU S DJECOM S DOWN SINDROMOM: CPUZ LIPIK

11.

Iža, Sonja; Crnković Knežević, Marija; Dodlek, Tea; Babić, Melisa

MOTOR ABILITIES OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

MOTORIČKE SPOSOBNOSTI DJECE SA SINDROMOM DOWN

12.

Jurišić, Dubravko

FEEDING THERAPY OF A CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME – CASE REPORT

TERAPIJSKO HRANJENJE DJETETA S DOWN SINDROMOM-PRIKAZ SLUČAJA

13.

Jurišić, Dubravko

DEVELOPMENT OF GRASPING AND MANIPULATION SKILLS  IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

RAZVOJ VJEŠTINA HVATANJA I MANIPULACIJE KOD DJECE SA

DOWN SINDROMOM

14.

Kelić, Maja; Dobrec, Lea

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME – PARENTS' EXPERIENCES

LOGOPEDSKA TERAPIJA DJECE SA SINDROMOM DOWN – ISKUSTVA RODITELJA

15.

Krip, Marija; Diklić, Lea; Budimir, Lidija; Diklić, Ivan; Obradović Šebalj, Ljilja; Perić, Lucija; Soldo, Antun

EARLY INTERVENTION AS A PRECURSOR OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

RANA INTERVENCIJA KAO PRETEČA INKLUZIVNOG OBRAZOVANJA

16.

Mahmutović Babić, Ajla; Zečević, Karolina

COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCES OF PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

KOMUNIKACIJSKA ISKUSTVA RODITELJA I STRUČNJAKA U TERAPIJI DJECE S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM: KVALITATIVNA ANALIZA

17.

Maloča, Toni; Pušeljić, Silvija; Tomac, Višnja; Wagner, Jasenka; Školka, Ivan

DOWN SYNDROME IN EASTERN CROATIA: A 20-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL, AND PRENATAL DIAGNOSTIC ASPECTS

DOWN SINDROM U ISTOČNOJ HRVATSKOJ: DVADESETGODIŠNJA RETROSPEKTIVNA ANALIZA EPIDEMIOLOŠKIH, KLINIČKIH I PRENATALNO-DIJAGNOSTIČKIH ASPEKATA

18.

Marinić, Dora; Barić, Iva

PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AS EXPERTS BY EXPERIENCE IN THE HABILITATION PROCESS: A REVIEW

RODITELJI DJECE SA SINDROMOM DOWN KAO EKSPERTI PO ISKUSTVU U HABILITACIJSKOM PROCESU: PREGLED

19.

Miočić, Marijana; Tokić, Bernarda; Benček, Iva

INCLUSION OF A CHILD WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFICULTIES IN KINDERGARTEN

INKLUZIJA DJETETA S TEŠKOĆAMA U RAZVOJU U DJEČJI VRTIĆ

20.

Nemec, Natalija; Radojčić, Tijana

COLLABORATION BETWEEN AN EDUCATIONAL REHABILITATOR AND A PHYSIOTHERAPIST IN PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME

SURADNJA EDUKACIJSKOG REHABILITATORA I FIZIOTERAPEUTA U POTICANJU RAZVOJA DJETETA S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM

21.

Novak-Pavlic, Monika

THE USE OF THE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MODEL IN CHILDHOOD DISABILITY RESEARCH: A RAPID REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

UPOTREBA MODELA OBUKE TRENERA U ISTRAŽIVANJU DJECE S TEŠKOĆAMA U TAZVOJU: KRATKI PREGLED LITERATURE

22.

Radoš-Bučma, Maja

INCLUSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF STUDENTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME (EXPERIENCES AND EXAMPLES OF THE IVAN ŠTARK EDUCATION CENTER)

INKLUZIJA I PRIHVAĆANJE UČENIKA S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM (ISKUSTVA I PRIMJERI CENTRA ZA ODGOJ I OBRAZOVANJE IVAN ŠTARK)

23.

Radoš-Bučma, Maja; Sabljak, Kornelija; Crnković, Silvija; Baketa, Marija

PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

RODITELJSKA PERCEPCIJA OBRAZOVNE PODRŠKE I SOCIJALNE UKLJUČENOSTI DJECE S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM

24.

Radovanović, Brankica; Biuk, Anđela

INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: A GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLE FROM CVRČAK KINDERGARTEN – SOLIN

INKLUZIJA OSOBA SA SINDROMOM DOWN U ODGOJNO-OBRAZOVNOM SUSTAVU: PRIMJER DOBRE PRAKSE IZ DJEČJEG VRTIĆA CVRČAK-SOLIN

25.

Retih, Andrea

TOMATIS® METHOD: NEURO-SENSORY AUDITORY STIMULATION AND ITS FUNCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

TOMATIS® METODA: NEURO-SENZORNA AUDITIVNA STIMULACIJA I NJEZINE FUNKCIONALNE IMPLIKACIJE KOD DJECE S DOWN SINDROMOM

26.

Valjan Vukić, Violeta;  Zrilić, Smiljana; Pupovac Skoblar, Matea

CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN INCLUSIVE KINDERGARTEN

FROM THEORY TO INCLUSIVE PRACTICE

DIJETE S DOWN SINDROMOM U INKLUZIVNOM DJEČJEM VRTIĆU - OD TEORIJE DO INKLUZIVNE PRAKSE

27.

Vidaković Samaržija, Donata

THE CONTRIBUTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO THE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN EARLY AND PRESCHOOL AGE

DOPRINOS TJELESNE AKTIVNOSTI MOTORIČKOM RAZVOJU DJECE S DOWN SINDROMOM U RANOJ I PREDŠKOLSKOJ DOBI

28.

Vraneković, Jadranka; Majstorović, Dijana; Mladenić, Tea; Starčević Čizmarević, Nada

THE POWER OF SMALL STRUCTURES: MITOCHONDRIA AND DOWN SYNDROME

SNAGA MALIH STRUKTURA: MITOHONDRIJI I DOWNOV SINDROM

29.

Vukašinec, Mateja

SENSORY PROCESSING PROFILE IN DOWN SYNDROME: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND THE CLINICAL USE OF MULTISENSORY ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS (SENCASTLE)

PROFIL SENZORNE OBRADE KOD DOWNOVOG SINDROMA: TEORIJSKE OSNOVE I KLINIČKA UPOTREBA MULTISENZORNIH OKOLIŠNIH ALATA (SENCASTLE)

30.

Zečević, Karolina; Mahmutović Babić, Ajla

INCLUSION IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: BETWEEN LEGAL FRAMEWORKS AND ACTUAL PRACTICE

INKLUZIJA U OBRAZOVNOM SUSTAVU BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE: IZMEĐU ZAKONSKIH RJEŠENJA I STVARNE PRAKSE

31.

Živković, Magdalena

MINDFULNESS AS SUPPORT FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME: POSSIBILITIES OF EMPOWERMENT AND APPLICATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE

MINDFULNESS KAO PODRŠKA RODITELJIMA DJECE S DOWNOVIM SINDROMOM: MOGUĆNOSTI OSNAŽIVANJA I PRIMJENE U SVAKODNEVNOM ŽIVOTU

Faculty of Tourism and Rural Development in Požega, Vukovarska 17, 34000 Požega

Workshop Title

Location

10:30 - 12:10

Explorers of Possibilities – A creative workshop through play, exploration, and hands-on activities aimed at developing imagination and new skills.

Greta Turković Hall

12:40 - 14:40

Small Steps, Big Adventures – A motor skills workshop focused on developing coordination, balance, and basic motor abilities.

Sports Hall