Occupational Therapy

Zootherapy  is a growing profession in Quebec. While zootherapists have long been used in Europe and the United States to provide therapeutic care to the elderly and others, the profession is new to Quebec Animal-assisted therapy, or zoo-therapy , is used in the care of  Children Teenagers Adults Elderly people affected by mental health problems.  Although it doesn’t constitute a cure, it is a recognized and effective element of the therapeutic process because it can provide the patient with a sense of psychological as well as physical well-being. The benefits of using animals in therapy: They encourage activity They offer unconditional love They are reassuring and soothing Their enthusiasm and love of life is contagious They encourage social interaction and contact. Types of animals We use different kinds of animals depending on the needs of patients.  Dogs can provide energy and love to a depressed adult, but might not be...

Here you can find lots of activities in many different fileds in Occupational therapy. This Bank of activities is done By  institut de readaptation en deficience physique de Quebec, 2003 Occupational Therapist, shared this article with her students . It contains: - Fine motor skils activities. - Gross motor skills activities. - Proprioception activities. - Vestibular activities. - Cognitive and many other skills..... Banque activits en_ergothrapie_partie1_developpement from raghida achkar

Body awareness from Elie Kiwan This presentation was presented by My clinical psychologist's colleagues to K-12 students (Junior 1/2/3) in order to increase their body awareness and to prevent such accidents. Mr. Zein Mansour, Ms. Elza Diab, Ms. Joanna el Khoury, Mrs. Nathalie Medlege, Ms Sara Chahine, Mrs Tamar Sevadgian  by Body awareness  from  Elie Kiwan " property="cc:attributionName" rel="cc:attributionURL">body awareness is licensed under a  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License . Based on a work at Body awareness  from  Elie Kiwan " rel="dct:source"> .