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Tailored to older adults and their specific therapeutic needs, art therapy in senior living communities empowers seniors with expression. Learn how art therapy is used to enhance sense of well-being for seniors in assisted living or memory care: https://lnkd.in/gPFBVvbh

Are you a professional in long-term care and interested in providing multi-sensory therapy to your residents? There are four primary senses stimulated in an effective Multi-Sensory Environment. Each of these senses plays a vital role. Read to learn how... https://lnkd.in/d2Fcrwet

Why do we feel the need to prove ourselves? Maybe you don’t feel heard. So, you might find yourself screaming at the top of your lungs to get help for your child, yourself, or even humanity. It can become a vicious cycle. And you don’t even know you’re in it. So, you find yourself at 29 advocating for your newborn that has a host of medical issues. 12 years and 12 surgeries later, you both can finally breathe. Figuratively and Literally. You advocate for your autistic child only to learn the people you gave your power to aren’t listening. After 11 years of fighting to prove SOMETHING.... More: https://lnkd.in/e73RCpC7

individual therapy for down Syndrome children... improve fine motor skills. improve eye-hand coordination Skills. improve Colour recognition Skills.

Going on now! HFA's live webinar: "Dignity Therapy: Honoring a Patient's Life Story and Legacy" "When someone is in distress physically, we provide 'intensive care.' But what if someone is in distress spiritually or existentially? 'Intensive caring' at that level includes a committed, quality connection with the person and affirming their worth through Dignity Therapy." - Harvey Max Chochinov, MD, PhD, FRCPC https://lnkd.in/eStAc-vx

This Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, learn about Gladys, a young girl whose community did not think she could succeed in life with cerebral palsy. Read our latest blog to learn how she defied expectations to chart a course of achievement! #CerebralPalsy #CPotential #cerebralpalsyawareness #DisabilityAwareness #cerebralpalsycan https://lnkd.in/gCDsemMv

Neurodiversity-affirming practice is now recommended in national clinical guidelines for assessment and supports for autistic people, but making it happen requires engagement, understanding, and effort https://ow.ly/jwqo50QVfmA

https://buff.ly/3xR0PEX Families come into therapy feeling failed. They are ready to begin by answering questions about what has gone wrong in their closest relationships. Family therapy is an opportunity to see the How. Enroll in our online self-study course "Creating A Vision: Supervising Family Therapists to See "The How"", presented by Vicki Loyer, Ph.D., LMFT and Tara Gardenhire, MA, LMFT-S, and learn how to use parallel process to personalize supervision. (1 CE)

🧠 We emphasize the principle of "salience" with our Vivistim-trained therapists because we know a key to increasing neuroplasticity for stroke survivors is ensuring therapy tasks are relevant enough for the brain to respond. Occupational therapists and physical therapists are always encouraged to upgrade or downgrade tasks to provide variability and maintain patient engagement throughout high-repetition Paired VNS Therapy. Learn more about becoming a Vivistim-trained therapist and review safety information here: https://qrcodes.pro/HV3OzU

https://buff.ly/3xR0PEX Families come into therapy feeling failed. They are ready to begin by answering questions about what has gone wrong in their closest relationships. Family therapy is an opportunity to see the How. Enroll in our online self-study course "Creating A Vision: Supervising Family Therapists to See "The How"", presented by Vicki Loyer, Ph.D., LMFT and Tara Gardenhire, MA, LMFT-S, and learn how to use parallel process to personalize supervision. (1 CE)