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Workshops
On Thursday 15/7 at 17.30 a workshop on the topic of "Acquiring Social Skills thru' Games" will take place at the Ma'or Yehuda Synagogue, 13a Blitental Street, Haifa.
The workshop will be presented by Gail Suskin, MA, movement therapist using movement games for children and adults as a way to improve social skills. The lecturer will include emotional aspects and Snoezelen Room therapy.
On Wednesday 21/7 at the time and same venue: "Markers for early assessment of difficulties in kindergarten age children" will be presented by an occupational therapist Orit Gaspar. Typical development and markers to help discover difficulties to enable early intervention and treatment will be discussed. In addition, the lecturer will address problems in organization, presenting practical solutions. We all know kids who are forever dropping things, losing things, forgetting to return objects to their places and never get to school on time. These children have difficulty in getting organized. The lecture will deal with this phenomenon and will give practical tips to help children and their parents in this area.
For registration and additional details contact: Levy Smith 052-8118764
maka.ahuza@gmail.com
The workshops will be given by Haifa Center therapists.
Events
September 2008 Charity Concert, Museum of Japanese Art, Haifa
"Follow the Tune of Every Child" was the slogan at our Charity Concert that took place on
September 9, '10 at the Japanese Museum in Haifa. American pianist, Dr. Ronald Jacobowitz honored us with a recital with a variety of musical pieces.
March 2009 20th Year Anniversary of The Haifa Center for Chi.L.D.
Open House Day to celebrate 20th Anniversary we were honored by the participation of friends and supporters including members of the Haifa Municipality, Foundation representatives, Ministry of Education supervisors, Rabbis, parents, and members of the local community. Workshops, lectures, and a guided tour gave visitors a close-up view of services at our Center. A day to be remembered by all!
December 2009 Open Day at the Haifa Center for principals of special ed schools coming from all over the country, included Snoezelen Room workshop and lectures. An innovative approach to therapy was presented in a combined workshop with our art and pet therapists who built an aquarium and used this under water space as a medium for self expression.
ANNUAL WALKS:
1st Annual Walk March 2005 - Kinneret
2nd Annual Walk March 2006 Nachal Alexander
3rd Annual Walk March 2007 Ganei Yehoshua
4th Annual Walk May 2008 "Get to Know Haifa and its History"
5th Annual Walk May 2009 - Ramat Hanadiv Haifa
Conventions
October 2008 International Snoezelen Symposium by ISNA, Germany.
Our Snoezelen room specialist, Gail Suskin, traveled to Germany to lecture on Trauma Therapy in the Snoezelen Room, a unique development at the Haifa Center.
January 2009 Gail Suskin, Trauma Therapist lectured at the Nefesh ConferenceBOLD, Jerusalem on her techniques developed right here at the Haifa Center
April 2009 In conjunction with Nefesh Israel and "Shalom Banayich" a seminar on the topic of
"At-Risk Youth" was held for educators and key members of the local community.
October 2009 Shulamit Suissa, Ministry of Education supervisor visited the Haifa Center with her team, and spent the day taking an in-depth look at Trauma Treatment in the Snoezelen Room.
November 2009 A one day workshop on the topic of "Behavior Modification for PDD children" run by
Mr. Uri Cohen, educational specialist.
December 2009 Ofakim Teachers' Seminary, Rechasim Branch was hosted at the Haifa Center and spent a day getting to know about our work.
January 2010 Gail Suskin presented a well attended workshop at the 10th Annual Nefesh Israel ConferenceBOLD on the topic: "When Motion meets E-motion" which generated much interest.
April 2010 Maskit Shochat - School Principal at Schneider Children's Medical Center and Snoezelen Room therapist, lectured at a one day convention held on our premises for social workers from Rambam and Bnei Zion Hospitals and Haifa University students. The purpose of the convention was to teach hospital staff how to enhance the wellbeing of pediatric patients and their families by providing Snoezelen Room therapy during hospitalization. The lecture covered topics such as pain management, bereavement issues, trauma as a result of coping with a life-threatening illness, pre-operative anxiety and more. Participants were very moved by the stories told.
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