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Workshop on Transdisciplinary Early Intervention for Children with Developmental Delays & Disabilities

Transdisciplinary Early Intervention for Children with Developmental Delays & Disabilities from birth to 3 years of age This 3-day workshop for ASSA’s physiotherapists (PTs – 29) & Occupational Therapists (OTs – 2) was held on January 25th to 27th, 2023 covered the best approaches to early intervention involve transdisciplinary strategies to optimize child’s gross motor,

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The Environment-Based Intervention Approach to promote Inclusion at home, school and community

The Environment-Based Intervention Approach to promote Inclusion at home, school and community #7 Webinar presented on Saturday, August 27th, 2022 by Ms. Marie Brien, Ms. Navamani Venkatachalapathy The last webinar of our Child Development webinar series was held on Saturday, August 27th 2022. The Enabling Inclusion Child Development webinar series were conducted jointly by expert speakers

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The Coaching Approach- Empowering Caregivers to Promote their Child’s Development

Enabling Inclusion Child Development Webinar #5 Webinar presented on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 by Franzina Coutinho OT, PhD and Marie Brien PT, MSc. Webinar Objectives: Review of Family Centered care Coaching Concepts Parental Coaching Teams and Approaches Case Studies from Mumbai Coaching with the Enabling Inclusion Model Amar Seva Sangam’s experiences The new WHO Caregiver

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The ICF and the “F” words- A Participatory Approach for Child Development

Enabling Inclusion Child Development Webinar #4 Webinar presented on Saturday, March 26th, 2022 by Marie Brien PT, MSc and Navamani Venkatachalapathy BPT, PGDT. Webinar Objectives: Understanding the WHO’s ICF for child development Using the ICF to guide clinical practice in a community-based child rehab program Case studies from rural South India: Challenges and opportunities in

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Family-Centered Care- Challenges and Opportunities, Stigma to Empowerment

Enabling Inclusion Child Development Webinar #2 Webinar presented on Saturday, March 26th, 2022 by Marie Brien PT, MSc and Navamani Venkatachalapathy BPT, PGDT. Webinar Objectives: Recognising psycho-social stressors of families of children with developmental disabilities Understanding the essentials of family-centered care (FCC) Sharing of ASSA’s experiences in FCC in rural South India Implementing responsive strategies

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Crossing Barriers- The Transdisciplinary Approach to Successful Early Intervention

Enabling Inclusion Child Development Webinar #1 Webinar presented on Saturday, January 22nd, 2022 by Franzina Coutinho OT, PhD and Marie Brien PT, MSc. Webinar Objectives: Be familiar with models of care in early intervention (EI) Understand the transdisciplinary approach Understand the essential elements of transdisciplinary approach Identify the benefits of a transdisciplinary rehab team Recognize

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The Enabling Inclusion Child Development Webinar Series

The Enabling Inclusion Child Development Webinar Series The Enabling Inclusion Webinar Series was organized by Amar Seva Sangam and the University of Toronto (Canada)- International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation (ICDR). Monthly webinars were conducted jointly by expert speakers from India and Canada from January to June 2022 and were supported by a Shastri Conference

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Assistive Technology Provision in Rural India: Needs, Challenges and Opportunities

Enabling Inclusion Child Development Webinar #5 Webinar presented on Saturday, June 4th, 2022 by Marie Brien PT, MSc and Navamani Venkatachalapathy BPT, PGDT. Webinar Outline: Part 1 – Challenges and opportunities in AT provision (Marie Brien) Understanding Assistive Technology (AT): What, Who, Why, How?  Measuring access to AT  Identifying barriers to AT  Improving the AT

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