Anxiety in children As a parent, it’s natural to worry about your child’s mental health. Did you know that 1 in 6 children between the ages of 4-16 has a probable diagnosable mental health challenge? That’s a lot of kids! But the good news is that you can help. Anxiety happens when our children feel...
Mind Institute in Qatar The Mind Institute in Qatar is a world-renowned center for the care and treatment of individuals with special needs. Located in the heart of Doha, the capital city of Qatar, Mind Institute has earned a reputation as the top special-needs center in the country, offering a wide range of services to...
What is OASIS? The Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) is your ultimate tool as a home health care professional. As an essential element, OASIS helps you collect important information on the patients you provide skilled home health care to. Working in thehealth care field is fulfilling since it gives you the opportunity to improve...
What is Dysgraphia? More commonly known as “written expression learning disorder,” dysgraphia is a learning disability that involves difficulty with written expression. Dysgraphia can cause issues with spelling, handwriting, and translating thoughts to paper. Students with dysgraphia may struggle to form letters, numbers, and words by hand, and may also have trouble thinking and writing...
Discovering the Benefits of MMPI The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is one of the most commonly used psychological tests in the United States. It’s primarily used to help mental health professionals assess and diagnose mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety. What is the MMPI? The MMPI is a protected psychological test. This means the...
Types of treatment in Physiotherapy Physiotherapists can assess, diagnose, and offer treatment for a variety of musculoskeletal conditions affecting babies, children and adult. What we can help with: Pre 5 Children’s Physiotherapy This treatment approach includes: Mainstream Schools This is a service to children with a physical disability aged over 5 – 18 who attend...
Children and Learning disabilities Many children struggle with studies and have difficulties getting good grades, however are very smart. Often parents do not understand why their seemingly intelligent kids are failing at school. Some causes include hearing impairment and weak vision. Those latter are frequently the causes behind low scholastic and academic performances. Today, we...
Psychomotor Therapy Psychomotor Therapy is a technique that helps in developing good coordination of movements, balance, as well as improving a child’s motor skills: gross motor skills (movements of the whole body) and fine motor skills (movements of fingers and hands). It is also a technique that helps some children write better in order to...
What Does Therapy for Children Look Like? Children’s brains are different from adult brains, which means the way that children experience emotion, process their experiences, and communicate their needs will be different than how adults do these things. Play Therapy for Young Children Younger kids especially often process emotion through play, and play therapists utilize games and...
Depression Is Different from Sadness or Grief/Bereavement The death of a loved one, loss of a job or the ending of a relationship are difficult experiences for a person to endure. It is normal for feelings of sadness or grief to develop in response to such situations. Those experiencing loss often might describe themselves as...