Archives for September, 2007
“be active ’07” is a multidisciplinary meeting held annually for professionals with an interest or a specialisation in sports medicine, sports science, physical activity promotion, sports injury prevention and recreation and sport development. The Conference is interdisciplinary, and its purpose is to ‘promote knowledge and practice in sports science and sports medicine by providing an [...]
Life Skills Therapy Center and Therapy Works Inc. invite you to Course 2 of the Sensory Integration Workshop Series: Assessment of Sensory Processing Skills Using Standardized and Non-Standardized Methods. Course Content Planning and implementing effective intervention is contingent upon an accurate and comprehensive assessment. This workshop is designed to help professionals gain knowledge and skills [...]
Is anyone familiar with The Kawa Model? The term is very new to me and I only came across it as I was surfing through OT sites many nights ago. To quote, the Kawa Model is… a new conceptual model of practice that heralds an important shift in the discourses of theory and culture in [...]
Mr. Ivan Neil Gomez, OTRP, OT, MA SPED (cand) will be conducting a seminar on Educational Placement Options for Children with Special Needs. This is a project of the UST-CRS Alumni Association, but everyone is invited to attend. When 27 September 2007, Thursday Registration will start at 5:00pm. Where Exact venue to be announced later [...]
CLINICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION OF VIOLENCE: The Role of the Mental Health Professional is the theme for the Fourth UP-PGH Psychiatry Post-graduate Course. Where and When 25th to 26th of October 2007 8AM to 5PM Astoria, Ortigas, Metro Manila, Philippines Course Outline DAY 1: Self Directed Violence - Overview of Suicide - Psychotherapy and Suicide [...]
The College of Allied Medical Professions-Department of Speech Pathology and CLASP Auditory Verbal Center Inc. are pleased to invite you to a workshop entitled Hearing Habilitation: Auditory Verbal Therapy in Focus. Speaker: Warren Estabrooks a sought after Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist When & Where: November 9-10, 2007 The Peninsula Manila, Makati, Philippines Registration Rates: (inclusive [...]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement with Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Adults and Children with Handicap Foundation, Inc. (REACH) to create “Project Therapy, Education and Assimilation of Children with Handicap” (TEACH). Abalos said Project TEACH is the first in the country. Through the program, children with physical and learning disabilities [...]
It’s National AD/HD Awareness Day on 19 September 2007. This campaign is being led by the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) for the fourth year in a row. Help promote awareness on AD/HD by distrbuting this fact sheet in your community. There’s also a list of books that ADDA suggests you read through to gain [...]
The Autism Society of the Philippines will be holding its tenth National Conference in November 2007. Their theme for this year is AUTISM: Hope after Diagnosis. Speakers for this conference are: Dr. William Shaw Dr. Alexis Reyes Bimal Rai Dr. Ed Dizon Prof. Archie David Ms. Grace Reyes Jinggay Gallardo Chrissy Coronel Gles Repia Riza [...]
The New York Times has reported that about 300,000 applications were filed by skilled workers and professionals from July 1 to August 17, 2007. This figure was extremely high compared to a monthly average of 54,700 applications filed before July. The dramatic increase was due to the increase of filing fees effective July 30, 2007 [...]
The AD/HD Society of the Philippines and Cebu Normal University brings to you the First Regional Conference on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. The theme for this conference is The AD/HD Care Team: Rising to the Challenge. When & Where: October 13, 2007, Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Convention Hall, Cebu Normal University Main Speaker: Harlan [...]
Wordlab School Inc. is organizing the The First Pan Asian Learning Difficulties Conference in the Philippines. This year’s theme is Learning Difficulties: An Asian Perspective. This ‘aims to allow professionals, experts, academics, parents as well as persons with learning difficulties to exchange experiences about the understanding, policy and advocacy initiatives, assessment, intervention and therapy of children [...]
So, how did your weekend go? Mine was still busy, having added a new feature to the discussion board. If you’re a regular visitor to the site, then you must have noticed the CHAT tab in the menu bar of our forum. Yes, we now have a chatroom for registered members who are into real-time [...]
It’s National Stroke Week on the 17th to the 23rd of September here in Australia. This campaign aims to increase awareness of stroke and inform people about the signs of stroke and how to prevent it. Facts and Figures The second single greatest killer and leading cause of disability in Australia is stroke. In Australia, [...]
Hello everyone! I know most of the new PT grads are planning to get jobs in the US. It can be very overwhelming and confusing, so I’m offering tips on how to get started. (Note: the procedure on this post is for applications from the Philippines) If you have an agency or employer who will [...]
I’ve been living in Australia for more than a year now. And in that period of time, I have observed the shortage in skilled workers here. This includes the deficit in specially trained individuals in the healthcare industry. But, the big question now is, how do you get here? There are different types of visas out there [...]
For those attending the course, please take note of the following changes: The Bobath Pediatric Intro Course has been moved to October 7, 2007 (Sunday) to October 11, 2007 (Thursday). A total of four Senior Bobath Instructors will be coming here – 3 from Japan and 1 from Korea (Mr. Jung Sun Hong). For those [...]
It’s National Rehabilitation Awareness on the 16th to the 22nd of September. This is spearheaded by the National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation whose mission is ‘to educate people about the benefits and impact of rehabilitation; develop programs which aim to increase opportunities for the nearly 50 million Americans with disabilities, and help those who are disabled [...]
The American Occupational Therapy Association has declared 19 September 2007 as National School Backpack Awareness Day. Their theme is “Pack It Light, Wear It Right!” This awareness campaign was created to educate children, parents, teachers, and communities about the serious health problems children may have from backpacks that are too heavy or worn improperly. What’s [...]
We formally launched this website last Friday, the 31st of August, with a massive barrage of emails to online communities in the hopes of gaining wider readership from fellow Filipino therapists from around the world. I was trying not expect a lot of response from the promotion of AngTherapist.com but I was so relieved to see the jump [...]
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