Interview with Olga Lizasoáin Rumeu on hospital pedagogy: trajectories of intellectual development, professional conquests and challenges for the future.

Abstract

PhD in Pedagogy. Professor of Special Education and Hospital Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the University of Navarra. She is also Vice Dean of this Faculty. It develops activities of family orientation and psychopedagogical attention aimed at children admitted to the pediatric ward of the University Clinic of Navarra and their families. He is a founding member of the European Association of Hospitaller Pedagogues (HOPE) and Honorary Member of the Latin American and Caribbean Network for the Right to Education of Hospitalized Children (REDLACEH).

Among his research topics are: Hospital Pedagogy and psychoeducational care for the student sick; the siblings of people with illnesses and disabilities; teacher training in care to diversity; and Vocational Guidance for young people with learning difficulties.