Sensory Profile in the Snoezelen Intervention

In this article we present a tool for professionals who work in care services (24-hour services) with people type of dependency and/or developmental disability, such as dementia Alzheimer‘s, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders etc. Sensory interventions these are primarily focused on offering them better quality life and increased emotional well-being. Sensations the basis well-being functioning everyone, regardless of their level dependence. The main challenge for professionals  institutions is to provide most appropriate intervention each person and, thereby, ensure pleasant enjoyable environment daily activities that accord his/her capabilities. It necessary start from reliable knowledge possible sensory capacities, tastes, preferences subject. The includes practical examples Assessments allow us elaborate Profile person, involving every sense (visual, auditory, tactile, proprioceptive, olfactory, gustatory, vestibular), order identify capacities sensations displeasure discomfort. Based qualitative observational methods, the article provides a practical guide performing Assessment.