About Therapy Center
Establishment
The Therapeutic Center was established in 2013 as one of the branches of the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, providing rehabilitation and therapy services in the evening period for school-integrated children, preschoolers, as well as children and young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, and disabilities.
The center includes an integrated team of professional specialists and specialists in the latest diagnostic and therapeutic programs, ensuring the beneficiaries receive the highest quality of consulting and rehabilitation services based on the best and latest evidence-based international practices.
The center has expanded in providing its services, as a branch of the therapeutic center was opened in the eastern region of Kalba in early 2021.
The center has expanded its services, opening a branch in Kalba city in early 2021.
| Duty days | Timing |
| Monday to Thursday | From 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM |
| Saturday and Sunday | From 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
| Friday | - |
Disabilities
- Children integrated into schools and kindergartens.
- Children and young people with mild intellectual disabilities.
- Children and young people with disabilities who wish to receive intensive individual rehabilitation sessions.
Age group
Beneficiary age group: from three years and above.
Curricula and assessment tools
The therapy center provides services based on many accredited training programs in special education, such as:
- The Assessment, Evaluation and Programming System program for children under the age of six.
- TEACCH program for developing sensory and cognitive skills for children with autism spectrum disorder.
- ABLLS program.
- PECS communication exchange program for communication disorders.
- Talk Tools program.
- ACB program for receptive and expressive language stimulation.
- Specialized rehabilitation programs in physical and occupational therapy.
Services
The most important basic services provided
- Consulting and assessment services
- Educational psychological assessment service.
- Speech and language assessment service.
- Physical and occupational therapy assessment service.
- Psychological and educational counseling.
- Speech and language counseling.
- Physiotherapy consultations.
- Physiotherapy consultations.
- Occupational therapy consultations.
- Rehabilitation and treatment services:
- Rehabilitation sessions in speech and language.
- Skills development sessions.
- Rehabilitation sessions in physical therapy.
- Rehabilitation sessions in occupational therapy.
- Family counseling sessions and positive behavior support.
- Rehabilitation sessions for the visually impaired and the blind individuals.
Achievements
Most important achievements and awards
- The center has provided services to over 5000 beneficiaries since its opening in 2013
- Accreditation of the centers reports by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Community Development.
Admission to SCHS
Registration and Admission at Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services Procedures for registering new students:
- First:
- Attend in person to register at the Social Service Department, in the administration building during official working hours.
- Register using a valid original ID.
- Provide a recent medical report from an accredited entity / Provide a psychological educational report (if available).
- The center is determined based on age group and type of disability.
- Second:
- The school or center's social worker will contact to schedule a personal interview.
- Communicate with the family and inform them of the beneficiary's file acceptance if conditions are met.
- The social worker completes registration data, including filling out the social case study.
- The social worker receives the required documents and health reports as mandatory attachments for the admission process.
- Third:
- The beneficiary pays a non-refundable seat reservation fee of AED 1000.
- The beneficiary pays a non-refundable file opening fee of AED 200 to join the services of the Physical and Occupational Therapy Center or Family Counseling services. For more details regarding school fees and transportation services, click here.
- Fourth:
- The beneficiary joins the services of the SCHS
- Fifth:
- The beneficiary completes the fee payment procedures in coordination with the school or center's accounting department. For more details regarding school fees and transportation services, click here.