Homework Success Workshop for Parents on Wednesday, November 12, 2014

HOMEWORK SUCCESS!

Presented by: Laura Efinger, M.A. OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

This is a parent workshop focused on making homework time a less stressful time for parent and child. Practical strategies are provided to create a successful homework environment. In this workshop, parents will learn how to:


1. Identify child’s strengths and weaknesses in learning,
2. Create a work environment that keeps children alert, organized and ready to go!
3. Motivate child to complete homework.
4. Teach child how to be accountable for their own homework.
5. Use fun and engaging activities to support homework topics.

DATE: Wednesday, November 12, 2014
TIME: 6:30-8:30 pm
PLACE: Learning Resource Center, Building 9, Road 278, New Maadi (First right after Peking Restaurant |Off Al Nasr St)


PARTICIPANT FEE: 300 egp


PHONE: +202 2516 3965 or 2516 3967. Mob: +2012 2233 2809


(Please call to register for this event by contacting Yasser Salah, the Training Services Coordinator)


EMAIL: lrcttc@yahoo.com


LECTURER'S BIO: Laura Efinger M.A. OTR/L is an American Licensed Occupational Therapist with 18 years of experience working in the US & Egypt. For the last 12 years, she has provided assessment and therapy for children with special needs in Egypt. She was the Supervisor of the Occupational Therapy Department at the Learning Resource Center in Egypt from 2003-2009. She is presently an independent consultant. She conducts educational workshops and staff training at various nurseries, schools and centers in Egypt. She has created the Child Development Club website and Child Development Club: Egypt Facebook page to provide a forum to share educational resources to the public.

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1475858182682909/

14th Annual Conference Sponsored by ADVANCE Society and the LRC: "BUILDING LEARNING COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE," November 21-22, 2014

It is time for the annual educational conference organized by the ADVANCE Society & the Learning Resource Center.


"BUILDING LEARNING COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE" will be held at Misr American College, Maadi, on November 21-22, 2014


The 14th annual conference offers 35 lectures to choose from, which are in Arabic and English.


I will be presenting a workshop "An Introduction to the Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum," as well as having a table set up for the Child Development Club: Egypt. The table will have informational handouts about Occupational Therapy and related educational topics for parents and teachers, workshop information and some simple toys for purchase (i.e. puzzles, crafts, workbooks).


You can get the conference's booklet with all the lectures details from here: (dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/fohrg8i9c1jmkag/LRC%20and%20Advance%2014th%20Conference%20booklet%20-%20R%20final.pdf?dl=0)


and registration form from here: (dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/q8dq4cfz9vfp4y9/Conference%20Registration%20online%20form%202014%20final.docx?dl=0)


Please send completed registration forms with 1st and 2nd choices indicated, to the LRC on lrcttc@yahoo.com. For any further information, please call Yasser Salah at the LRC; tel: 27543814 or 25163965/67, or mob: 01221400811.

Please share information and please stop by my table if attending the conference.

Laura

Occupational Therapy Awareness Day in Egypt

In honor of World Occupational Therapy Awareness Day 2014,  I presented two complimentary workshops at the Learning Resource Center:

(1) What is Pediatric Occupational Therapy (OT)? 

(2) Occupational Therapy Tips for Parents and Educators: Supporting Child Development 

We discussed the importance of using fun activities to enhance participation in writing tasks, the importance of routines for children, the importance of participating in household tasks, how to develop sensory motor skills through self help tasks, how to develop a sensory room at home and school and more.

We had a great turnout of parents, teachers, administrators, physical therapist's and people interested in learning more about occupational therapy as a career.

If you would like to host an OT Awareness workshop like this one at your nursery, school, center or organization, please contact me at laura@childdevelopmentclub.org. 

Thank you to all who attended,
Laura Efinger, OTR/L

World Occupational Therapy Day 2014

In honor of World Occupational Therapy Day 2014, Laura Efinger, M.A. OTR/L will be 

presenting two complimentary workshops at the Learning Resource Center:

SESSION 1: What is Pediatric Occupational Therapy (OT)? (45 minutes)

This introductory session will explain what pediatric occupational therapy is. Participants 

will learn about an OT's educational background, who would benefit from OT and what is 

included in an OT assessment and treatment. 

SESSION 2: Occupational Therapy Tips for Parents and Educators: Supporting Child 

Development (60 minutes)

This is an introductory session providing caregivers recommended tips for supporting 

children in the completion of self help tasks, play tasks, home tasks and school tasks. 

Participants will learn tips, such as how to support independence in dressing tasks, how to 

develop a well rounded play environment at home and how to provide sensory strategies to 

support completion of homework and other household tasks.

TIME: 6:30-8:30 pm

DATE: Wednesday, October 29, 2014

PLACE: Learning Resource Center, Building 9, Road 278, New Maadi (First right after 

Peking Restaurant |Off Al Nasr St)

PHONE: +202 2516 3965 or 2516 3967. Mob: +2012 2233 2809

(Please call to register for this free event. Contact Yasser Salah, the Training Services 

Coordinator)

EMAIL: lrcttc@yahoo.com 

LECTURER'S BIO: Laura Efinger M.A. OTR/L is an American Licensed Occupational 

Therapist with 18 years of experience working in the US & Egypt. For the last 12 years, she 

has provided assessment and therapy for children with special needs in Egypt. She was the 

Supervisor of the Occupational Therapy Department at the Learning Resource Center in 

Egypt from 2003-2009. She is presently an independent consultant. She conducts 

educational workshops and staff training at various nurseries, schools and centers in Egypt. 

She has created the Child Development Club website and Child Development Club: Egypt 

Facebook page to provide a forum to share educational resources to the public.

For Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/577432535696711/

For more information on World Occupational Therapy Day, visit: http://www.wfot.org/

OT Websites and Blogs List by Therapy Fun Zone

Over the years, there has developed many great OT blogs and websites with extensive information on various OT topics (e.g. pediatric therapy, geriatric therapy, hand therapy, assistive technology, hippotherapy, feeding, sensory play + more). Recently, Therapy Fun Zone created a list of many of these resources, two of which are the OT in Egypt blog and Child Development Club blog!

You can find this valuable resource here.

The Learning Resource Center has an OT vacancy

The Learning Resource Center (LRC) was chartered September 1996, and since then, has been providing diagnostic and consultative services for children of all ages who have a broad range of learning difficulties, developmental disorders and/or behavior problems.  A range of specialists provide services at the LRC including psychologists, behavior therapists, speech and language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, educational specialists, and consulting physicians.  We provide assessments, consultations, specialized therapies, and in-service training for schools and/or parents.  We also provide support to families in accepting and dealing with their child's difficulties.

Occupational Therapist Position: OT’s responsibilities are evaluating and treating clients, as well as collaborating with other professionals in order to provide an effective program. This includes documenting, working with developmental specialist staff, attending staff meetings, providing and attending in-service training, participating in professional development, mentorship of junior clinicians and other duties as assigned by supervisors. OT’s may be assigned other duties by the Head of Sensory-Motor Dept.

Full-time (40 hours/ week) position) + Minimum requirements for clinical positions are a bachelor's degree, two years experience, and clinical licensure or certification.

To apply for a position with The Learning Resource Center fax resume to (+202) 25203110 or email it to info@lrcegypt.org 

Position Available: Pediatric Occupational Therapist

As April is OT Awareness Month, I will be sharing some OT updates these next few weeks.

I am pleased to say a new school for children with special needs will be opening for September, 2014 enrollment. The school is looking to hire a pediatric occupational therapist, please see details:

Position: Pediatric Occupational Therapist 

Job: A full time occupational therapist position is now available at a newly opened special needs school
in Cairo, Egypt. The school will follow an American curriculum and offer an American diploma. OT needs
to provide a comprehensive range of services to a varied population. Students ages range from 3-18
years old and children have a wide range of diagnosis, such as Autism, CP, Down syndrome, Sensory
Processing Disorder and Learning Disabilities

Minimum requirements include: 

• Graduate of an accredited OT program ( Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree)
• 3-5 years experience working in pediatric setting
• Supervisory experience a plus
• Current license

Job duties include:

• Evaluate all students and develop appropriate treatment plan
• Treat students in 1:1 and/or group setting
• Educate teachers in OT recommendations to implement in the classroom
• Participate in staff and parent meetings

Benefits package includes:

• Salary based on experience + accommodations + travel allowance (one round trip ticket) + basic
health insurance

Position available: August 1, 2014

Position length of contract: 2 years

To apply: Email cover letter and CV to bis.occupationaltherapy@gmail.com

Please share...

Thanks,
Laura

LRC & ADVANCE Society 13th Annual Educational Conference

It is conference time, again! I will be presenting a workshop titled “An Introduction to the Handwriting Without Tears® Curriculum” at the The ADVANCE Society and LRC's Annual Educational Conference.

I will have some samples of the handwriting program and talk about the benefits of the program.

This years conference theme is: “Creating Connections that Work.”

It is scheduled to run on 15th and 22nd of March, 2014 at Misr American College (MAC) in Maadi, Cairo (20 Tunis St., District 6, New Maadi).

The conference this year will cover the following seven streams (English and Arabic sessions):

• Research and Application
• Assessment and Instruction
• Curriculum and Student
• Behaviour and its Causes
• Mind and Body
• Home and Schooling
• Learning for Life 

For more details about the lectures and conference schedule please download the conference booklet and registration form from this link:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/66jdpyzt5xzqd12/Conference_booklet_and_registration.rar 

For further details, please contact Yasser Salah at the LRC (25163965 or 67) or 01221400811 or send an e-mail to lrcttc@yahoo.com.

LRC: https://www.facebook.com/LRCegypt?ref=stream

There are some great lectures this year...so, check out the schedule!

Laura

OT Conference in Saudi Arabia

Hello and Happy New Year to All,

I would like to share some information for our OT "neighbors"! Please see information below about the Occupational Therapy Conference in Saudi Arabia.

Rehabilitation Services at King Abdulaziz Medical City – Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs in collaboration with the Postgraduate Education & Academic Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences will host the:

2nd Occupational Therapy Conference on 18 – 19 March 2014 at KSAU – HS Convention Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the theme “ OT Living and Building Lives”.

In this symposium, they will bring all national multi-disciplinary experts and international experts to exchange knowledge of different aspects of Occupational Therapy.

For more details, email contact: saudi-conference@hotmail.com

Please share with anyone who may be interested in attending.

Thanks as Always,

Laura