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STRATEGIC AREAS

OBJECTIVES:

GAUTENA has three types of external clients: its users (people suffering from autism and other intellectual disabilities with similar support needs and their families), the Administration and society.

The following objectives have been established with regard to these external clients:

To provide a local, comprehensive response to the needs of those with autistic spectrum disorders in Gipuzkoa.
To improve the quality of life of these people, offering an increasingly personalised service specially adapted to their individual needs.
To increase public awareness of autism. All this in accordance with the overall aims of ensuring financial balance and boosting staff motivation.

STRATEGIC AREAS:

In order to achieve these objectives, the association focuses on three specific strategic areas: :

To promote innovation, focusing on the following fields:

Development and application of ethical principles. Innovations related to the way in which we carry out our work.
Adaptation to the Knowledge Society. Innovations which aim to improve communications with the users of our services and GAUTENA professionals, using all the possibilities offered by information and communications technologies.
Carrying out R&D projects. Innovations related to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of autism.

To improve the quality of life of those suffering from autistic spectrum disorders, through the improvement and development of new infrastructures, programmes and support services.
To ensure a dynamic Association, increasing family participation and strengthening ties with voluntary workers.

If you would like to find out more about us, please write to the following e-mail address info@gautena.org or call 943 215344. To find out more about autism and our services, visit http://www.gautena.org/