ICS
Innovation in Caregiver Support
Description

The main objective of the ICS is to promote the quality of life, social participation and rest of informal caregivers by designing and implementing an innovative methodology to support informal caregivers of youth and adults with autism, which includes the training of young professionals as informal caregiver support technicians (TACI). The ICS aims to respond to a social need that has long been claimed by caregiver families and is transversal to several European countries.

Internal Partners
Research Centre Research Group Role in Project Begin Date End Date
CIES-Iscte Gender, Life Course and Health Leader 2025-09-01 2027-08-31
External Partners
Institution Country Role in Project Begin Date End Date
Associação de Cidadania e Inclusão (Inovar Autismo) Portugal Partner 2025-09-01 2027-08-31
ASSOCIAZIONE DIVERSAMENTE ONLUS (.) Italy Partner 2025-09-01 2027-08-31
Vongrid (Vongrid) Greece Partner 2025-09-01 2027-08-31
Asociación de Padres de Personas con Autismo (Asociación de Padres de Personas con Autismo) Spain Partner 2025-09-01 2027-08-31
Project Team
Name Affiliation Role in Project Begin Date End Date
José Nogueira Professor Associado Convidado (DCPPP); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); Global Coordinator 2025-09-01 2027-08-31
Lara Querido Research Assistant (CIES-Iscte); Research Assistant 2025-09-01 2027-08-31
Project Fundings
Reference/Code Funding DOI Funding Type Funding Program Funding Amount (Global) Funding Amount (Local) Begin Date End Date
2025-1-PT01-KA220-VET-000355203 -- Contract CE-Comissão Europeia - KA220-VET - Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training 250000 58800 2025-09-01 2027-08-31
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With the objective to increase the research activity directed towards the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the possibility of associating scientific projects with the Sustainable Development Goals is now available in Ciência_Iscte. These are the Sustainable Development Goals identified for this project. For more detailed information on the Sustainable Development Goals, click here.

Innovation in Caregiver Support
2025-09-01
2027-08-31