Thursday, June 26, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange:
CIRRIE has recently published a 79-page booklet:
"Disability and the Muslim Perspective: An Introduction for Rehabilitation and Health Care Providers."
"This publication will fill a void in the literature on disability intended for use by rehabilitation and health care professionals. We highlight both the difficulties and successes that Muslims with disabilities experience as they seek access to the opportunity to live a meaningful life. The growing number and diversity of Muslims in the United States challenges disability and health care providers and researchers to understand this population's perspectives, experiences and ways of practicing Islam, particularly relative to health care, disability and rehabilitation."
This publication is available for downloading on the CIRRIE website at http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/monographs/muslim.pdf
Printed copies can be ordered at a cost of $5.00.
CIRRIE will be conducting an international conference, Toward Culturally Responsive Disability Services in Niagara Falls, NY, October 6 & 7, 2008 incooperation with a number of Canadian and U.S. organizations.
The conference will focus on four themes:
* Cultural competency education and training (pre service and in service)
* Best practices in providing culturally responsive services in the disability and health services
* Acquiring and strengthening cultural competence through international experience
* Research on cultural competency
Co-sponsors:
* The International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation (ICDR) at the University of Toronto
* The Ethno-Racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO)
* CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre
* Refugee Cultural Competency Training Program, University at Buffalo Medical School
* Center for Capacity Building on Minorities with Disabilities Research,University of Illinois at Chicago.
The keynote speaker will be Jerome Bickenbach of Queens University.
Further information, including registration, is available at: http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/conference2008/index.htmlbuffalo.edu/conference2008/index.html
(Thanks to Miho for providing this information to the blog)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
The Workshop and Seminar for The Issue of Persons with Disability:
JICA CBR project in Egypt have the honor to invite you to this Workshop and Seminar
Guest speaker: Dr. Kenji Kuno (JICA expert from Malaysia)
Date: Tuesday 17 June 2008
From: 9:30am -4:30pm
Venue: 19th Floor World Trade Center, Corniche El-Nile, Cairo
Please confirm attendance
RSVP: Tel 0121313166，0108604523
The Programme:
- Discussion of JICA policy and activities for the issue of persons with disability.
- Questions and discussion about the Social Model of Disability.
- Questions and discussion about introducing the Twin Track Approach for Disability.
- Discussion about CBR practices based on the Social Model of Disability and participation of persons with disability.
- Discussion about Introducing Disability Equal Training.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
CDOT-E Meeting June 21, 2008
Date: Saturday June 21st, 2008
Time: 2 pm
Place: Learning Resource Center, Maadi
Anyone interested in supporting OT development in Egypt is welcome to attend the meeting. Please contact myself if you are a new attendee so accommodations can be made at the Center for the appropriate number of attendees.
Thanks, Laura
Membership in the CDOT
Dear Future CDOT Members,
The Committee to Develop OT in Egypt members would like to extend membership to people who are interested in developing OT in Egypt. In order to have a better understanding of the history of OT development in Egypt, please read our history summary:
In order to promote for Occupational Therapy in new non-member countries, Former President of the World Federation for Occupational Therapists (WFOT), Carolyn Webster, visited Egypt and met with Prof. Dr. A-Moneim Ashour, psychiatrist and gerontologist, Professor at Ain Shams University, Head of the Department of Psycho-geriatric Research, and Founder of the International Psycho-geriatric Association (IPA) and President of the Egyptian Alzheimer's Society.
Later in 2003 and 2005, Ms. Christiane Mentrup (Germany) and Ms. Madeleine Corstens-Mignot (Netherlands) from the WFOT visited Egypt as co-leaders of the " WFOT Egypt Project", which aims to raise awareness about the OT profession and to negotiate with relevant persons in the medical, political and business arena the appropriate conditions for setting up the professional and educational programs in Egypt. The visit cumulated with a Memorandum of Understandings signed with the German University in Cairo (GUC), Ain Shams University, Ministry of Health, and October 6th University.
The Committee for Developing Occupational Therapy in Egypt (CDOTE) developed as a result of these visits and consisted of many persons and organizations who were interested in establishing OT as an independent health profession in Egypt, and in creating educational programs for OT. The CDOTE included besides Prof. Moneim Ashour, other active OT advocates, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Hassan the Head of the Physiotherapists' Syndicate; the late Prof. Dr. Naiema Hassan from October 6 University; Mrs. Laura Efinger, OT/L Head of the OT Department at the Learning Resource Center; Ms. Maha Helali, Chairperson of the Egyptian Society for Developing Skills of Children with Special Needs (ADVANCE), and Managing Director of the Learning Resource Center; and Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Kahky, from the Higher Institute of Childhood Studies of Ain Shams University; all of whom worked towards promoting the CDOTE and maintained it after the mentioned visits.
Since that time a number of people have worked together, and individually, to forward these goals. Two occupational therapy programs have been put before the Minister for Higher Education - one is now awaiting Presidential endorsement, which is the final step before implementation. The late Prof. Dr. Naiema worked on the October 6th University undergraduate program, and Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Kahky on that for Ain Shams University. Mrs. Susan Hartshorne, an Australian Occupational Therapist with clinical and academic experience, was appointed as the WFOT Ambassador to Egypt in 2007, and has assisted both universities in developing their curriculum. A number of short courses were conducted at the Institute for Post Graduate Childhood Studies with many people registering, indicating the level of interest and enthusiasm among practitioners.
In April 2007, the First Regional OT Conference in the Middle East was held in Cairo under the auspices of HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt. The conference was organized by members of The Committee for Developing Occupational Therapy in Egypt. Sponsors of the conference were Ain Shams University, October 6th University and ADVANCE Society.
Within the area of service delivery, Ms. Maha Helali, has been employing qualified OTs at the Learning Resource Center and the ADVANCE Center for children with autism in Maadi. The LRC conducted many workshops and seminars to promote OT since 1997. The LRC Head of Occupational Therapy, Laura Efinger, who joined the LRC in 2003, has conducted many of these workshops and seminars and later established the OT in Egypt Blog (http://www.otegypt.blogspot.com/) which is well received here and in other countries, and spreads the word about OT in Egypt.
Other examples of the current employment situation of OTs in Egypt are at JICA (Japanese International Cooperation Association), through Ms. Miho Yoshida, which employs two Japanese OTs and other OTs as possible to implement community based rehabilitation services in the Delta region. Also El-Agouza Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Centre has also commenced occupational therapy services with qualified OTs from Australia and New Zealand.
It should be noted that as in any country where OT is in its infancy there are misunderstandings about what OT is-- there are people offering services that they call OT but without qualified OTs and some people have fixed ideas about what constitutes OT without the benefit of OT input.
If you are interested in becoming a member and live in Egypt, please contact any current member of the CDOTE and they will be able to send you an application via email until we can add a link to the OT blog to download applications. You can also contact Laura Efinger directly at lme1169@gmail.com and she will be able to send you an application directly.
Applications and fees can be given to any present members or completed and delivered to the Learning Resource Center. Address: 9 Road 278, New Maadi, Cairo. Telephone number: 25163965 Fax number: 25203110 Contact persons at the LRC: Maha Helali or Laura Efinger.
For further information, please visit the OT in Egypt Blog at www.otegypt.blogspot.com
Thank you,
Members of the Committee to Develop OT in Egypt
The Committee to Develop OT in Egypt members would like to extend membership to people who are interested in developing OT in Egypt. In order to have a better understanding of the history of OT development in Egypt, please read our history summary:
In order to promote for Occupational Therapy in new non-member countries, Former President of the World Federation for Occupational Therapists (WFOT), Carolyn Webster, visited Egypt and met with Prof. Dr. A-Moneim Ashour, psychiatrist and gerontologist, Professor at Ain Shams University, Head of the Department of Psycho-geriatric Research, and Founder of the International Psycho-geriatric Association (IPA) and President of the Egyptian Alzheimer's Society.
Later in 2003 and 2005, Ms. Christiane Mentrup (Germany) and Ms. Madeleine Corstens-Mignot (Netherlands) from the WFOT visited Egypt as co-leaders of the " WFOT Egypt Project", which aims to raise awareness about the OT profession and to negotiate with relevant persons in the medical, political and business arena the appropriate conditions for setting up the professional and educational programs in Egypt. The visit cumulated with a Memorandum of Understandings signed with the German University in Cairo (GUC), Ain Shams University, Ministry of Health, and October 6th University.
The Committee for Developing Occupational Therapy in Egypt (CDOTE) developed as a result of these visits and consisted of many persons and organizations who were interested in establishing OT as an independent health profession in Egypt, and in creating educational programs for OT. The CDOTE included besides Prof. Moneim Ashour, other active OT advocates, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Hassan the Head of the Physiotherapists' Syndicate; the late Prof. Dr. Naiema Hassan from October 6 University; Mrs. Laura Efinger, OT/L Head of the OT Department at the Learning Resource Center; Ms. Maha Helali, Chairperson of the Egyptian Society for Developing Skills of Children with Special Needs (ADVANCE), and Managing Director of the Learning Resource Center; and Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Kahky, from the Higher Institute of Childhood Studies of Ain Shams University; all of whom worked towards promoting the CDOTE and maintained it after the mentioned visits.
Since that time a number of people have worked together, and individually, to forward these goals. Two occupational therapy programs have been put before the Minister for Higher Education - one is now awaiting Presidential endorsement, which is the final step before implementation. The late Prof. Dr. Naiema worked on the October 6th University undergraduate program, and Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Kahky on that for Ain Shams University. Mrs. Susan Hartshorne, an Australian Occupational Therapist with clinical and academic experience, was appointed as the WFOT Ambassador to Egypt in 2007, and has assisted both universities in developing their curriculum. A number of short courses were conducted at the Institute for Post Graduate Childhood Studies with many people registering, indicating the level of interest and enthusiasm among practitioners.
In April 2007, the First Regional OT Conference in the Middle East was held in Cairo under the auspices of HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt. The conference was organized by members of The Committee for Developing Occupational Therapy in Egypt. Sponsors of the conference were Ain Shams University, October 6th University and ADVANCE Society.
Within the area of service delivery, Ms. Maha Helali, has been employing qualified OTs at the Learning Resource Center and the ADVANCE Center for children with autism in Maadi. The LRC conducted many workshops and seminars to promote OT since 1997. The LRC Head of Occupational Therapy, Laura Efinger, who joined the LRC in 2003, has conducted many of these workshops and seminars and later established the OT in Egypt Blog (http://www.otegypt.blogspot.com/) which is well received here and in other countries, and spreads the word about OT in Egypt.
Other examples of the current employment situation of OTs in Egypt are at JICA (Japanese International Cooperation Association), through Ms. Miho Yoshida, which employs two Japanese OTs and other OTs as possible to implement community based rehabilitation services in the Delta region. Also El-Agouza Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Centre has also commenced occupational therapy services with qualified OTs from Australia and New Zealand.
It should be noted that as in any country where OT is in its infancy there are misunderstandings about what OT is-- there are people offering services that they call OT but without qualified OTs and some people have fixed ideas about what constitutes OT without the benefit of OT input.
If you are interested in becoming a member and live in Egypt, please contact any current member of the CDOTE and they will be able to send you an application via email until we can add a link to the OT blog to download applications. You can also contact Laura Efinger directly at lme1169@gmail.com and she will be able to send you an application directly.
Applications and fees can be given to any present members or completed and delivered to the Learning Resource Center. Address: 9 Road 278, New Maadi, Cairo. Telephone number: 25163965 Fax number: 25203110 Contact persons at the LRC: Maha Helali or Laura Efinger.
For further information, please visit the OT in Egypt Blog at www.otegypt.blogspot.com
Thank you,
Members of the Committee to Develop OT in Egypt
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