In November 2015, Himali de Silva and Basia Hamden, two Speech and Language Therapists working in the UK, gave training to parents of babies with feeding difficulties in Uganda, who would, in turn, run training for groups of new mothers. They also ran a workshop on infant breastfeeding and introducing solid foods to a range of… Continue reading Neonatal Feeding Training – Africa and South Asia
In October 2015, Anjali Joshi, a very experienced Occupational Therapist from India, conducted a training in child development as a part of the “Inclusive Education Conference and Accessibility Expo” hosted by the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, Jamaica. This training took the form of, discussions, workshops and seminars and was followed up by visits to in three… Continue reading Training in Child Development at the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, Jamaica October 2015
Music therapists Alastair Robertson (from the UK) and Somesh Purey (from India) teamed up to run a course for staff that parents at the ARMS Research Centre and for staff at the Patashala School, located in a poor migrant town on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The trainers were very happy with the outcome of the… Continue reading Music As Therapy delivered training in Hyderabad, supported by MAITS
In November 2015, MAITS partnered with MasT, supporting six trainers to attend and participate in a 2-day conference entitled “Music Therapy in Romania: Theory and Practice Now and in the Future”. The conference brought together local partners, practitioners, academics and influencers to consider how music therapy is used in Romania today, and what lies… Continue reading Music As Therapy (MasT) in Romania- supported by MAITS
In October 2015, MAITS funded Therapeutic Art trainers, Lesley Hill and Joanna Pearce, to deliver training to 65 Neuropyschology and Psychiatry students, Clinical Officers in training and professional hospital staff from all disciplines. Please click on the link below to see the objectives & achievements of the training program. Zambia News report