The educational psychology contribution for inclusion of students with cerebral palsy

The study will research the educational psychologist's performance for the inclusion of students with cerebral palsy in social and educational environment, through interdisciplinary work. The research objectives were to analyze how educational psychology contributes to the inclusion of this student, and understand how the pedagogical strategies used by the educational psychologist will serve to educate such students. The methodology focused on field research, with the aim of interpreting reality that is being investigated, with qualitative characteristics. Results in this study indicated that, for a truly inclusion of students with cerebral palsy, an interdisciplinary team must be created and the educational psychologist has to permanently tutor this team within the school environment, since working with this student depends of collaboration of education and health professionals. Therefore, it is concluded that the educational psychologist's contribution to the inclusion of students with cerebral palsy will become effective upon reframing the perception of professionals, by adopting the concept of inclusive education in their educational activities, to believe in the development of the potential of educating through the improvement of cognitive, affective and social structures, seeking a perspective of autonomy and independence.