Archives for March, 2010

Women With Disabilities Day 2010

March 29 is Women With Disabilities Day. Per Presidential Proclamation 744, every last Monday of March of every year is declared Women With Disabilities Day. The observance of the women with disabilities day will highlight and integrate the needs and concerns of the women with disabilities. Source: NCRFW I guess there is no sense talking [...]


When & Where 11-14 July 2010 Singapore Speakers Dr Kay Toomey, paediatric psychologist Dr Erin Ross, speech and language pathologist & clinical research fellow in nutrition The workshop combines a 3-day basic workshop with a 1-day advanced level workshop. The workshop will touch on issues such as assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties and [...]


Progress Healthcare in Singapore is offering 2 Kinesio Taping Courses on May 22-23, 2010. The Kinesio Taping Method fosters the body’s natural ability to heal itself by activating neurological and circulatory systems to correct biomechanical dysfunction, relieving pain & other symptoms. Participants will learn the fundamental concepts of Kinesio Taping as well as advanced corrective [...]


Here is latest news from the Council of Occupational Therapists Registration Boards (Aust & NZ) Inc: The office of COTRB has received a large number of enquires from overseas trained occupational therapists who have migrated to Australia following a “suitable” Stage I Desk Top Application but have failed to complete the Stage 2 Practice Audit [...]


The Manual Medicine Group cordially invites everyone with a keen interest in “what works” in Physical Rehabilitation to see what the current mainstream Manipulation and Mobilization Techniques can do to enrich their clinical practice. When & Where 11 April 2010 AICA Skyway Twin Towers, #351 Capt. Henry Javier Street Pasig City, Philippines There is not [...]


When & Where March 28, 2010 (Sunday) Clubhouse 28th floor Burgundy Transpacific Tower, Taft Ave., Malate, Manila (in front of De La Salle University Taft) Speakers Deanna Kathrina Z. Maranion, PTRP Araceli Socorro S. Estose, PTRP In the book Cerebral Palsy Treatment Ideas from Normal Development, Mr. Jung Sun Hong, author and Bobath Pediatric Instructor [...]


The publishers of the 2013 revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) are soliciting public comments on including Sensory Processing Disorder. Following are suggestions and instructions for commenting. The SPD Foundation is asking for your support by submitting a comment to the American Psychiatric Association supporting recognition of Sensory Processing Disorder in DSM-5. If [...]


When & Where 18 March 2010 (11:30 am to 2:30 pm) Speciabilities Development Center 11 Binmaka St. (near Biak na Bato St.) Manresa, Quezon City 1115 Philippines Part 1: Introduction to Healthy Cooking – to be conducted by Mrs. Aimee Petras, mother of one of our students. An actual cooking demonstration will be shown to [...]


When & Where 17-18 April 2010 Manila, Philippines (exact venue to be confirmed) Postural exercises have significantly evolved through time. From the simple planar exercises, to a more advance functional trainings. Names like Robin McKenzie, Pete Egoscue, Mary Bond, Esther Gokhale and others are now becoming more synonymous with better and more efficient exercises. These [...]


SpEd-related Seminars

We recently received an invitation from a colleague from Guide Inc. When & Where April 5 to 9, 2010 Wawa Elementary School, B Brgy Wawa, Lumban, Laguna “Understanding and Management of Children with Special Needs” “SPED for Non-SPEd Teacher” The seminars are intended for child caring and welfare officers, undergraduate and graduate students and newly [...]


When & Where March 6, 2010 (Saturday) from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Sound Therapy Learning Center Unit 7 3/f the Promenade Bldg. 198 Wilson st cor P Guevarra St. Brgy Addition Hills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines Key Note Speakers for “Starting the Gluten Free Cassein Free Diet and Biomedical Intervention for Children with [...]