This paper present preliminary results of psychopedagogical services offered to blind children in the home environments. The author studied a sample of 22 families that had totally blind or visually handicapped children, between the ages of three and fourteen years. A group of education and psychology students, as part of their professional field practice performed the home services which included: psychological counseling, daily life activities, braille communication, and recreational activities.
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