SCHS EARLY INTERVENTION CENTER ORGANIZES VIRTUAL FORUM ON EARLY INTERVENTION (WORK TEAM)
On Thursday, November 26, 2020, with an open invitation, the Early Intervention Center of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) is organizing the Virtual Forum on Early Intervention (Work Team). It aims at highlighting the importance of teamwork in early intervention programs and reviewing the most important features that must be available to reach success.
Ms. Mona Abdul Karim, Director of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, is going to run the forum. A group of academics and specialists will participate in the forum, such as Dr. Ahmed Al-Tamimi, professor of the Department of Special Education in the College of Education at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. He will present a working paper entitled (Types of work team for early intervention). Dr. Iman Al-Zaboon, currently associate professor and former head of the Special Education Department at the Hashemite University in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, will present a working paper on (Cooperative Relations and Strategies for Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution).
In addition, Dr. Soha Tabal, an expert in training and consulting, early intervention and inclusive education in early childhood in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, will talk about (the role of the work team in planning and implementing educational and training programs in early intervention). Dr. Rawhi Abdat, the educational psychologist in the Department of Care and Rehabilitation of People of Determination and the supervisor of the Emirates Early Intervention Program at the Ministry of Community Development, will discuss in his work paper (Family Participation and Its Importance within the Work Team).
Mr. Mohamed Fawzi, Director of the Early Intervention Center, will talk about the experience of the center of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, which is one of the leading centers in the field of early intervention in the region. Mr. Wael Allam, Director of the Educational and Rehabilitation Services Department in SCHS, will talk about (Professional Flexibility and Its Importance within the Early Intervention Work Team).
The virtual forum on early intervention has many objectives such as drawing attention to the latest and best contemporary practices in the field of early intervention, raising the level of services and seeing the most important experiences, expertise and scientific research. In addition, it will provide the opportunity to share experiences between specialized and working centers in the field and to see different practices in several countries.
Moreover, the forum aims at developing services and keeping abreast of developments in the education and training of children with disabilities, developmental delays or at risk of disability or developmental delay, enabling those working in early intervention from learning new skills and knowledge, and establishing partnerships between the parties concerned with early intervention services. In addition, it will create new cultures and experiences that serve to develop services and open new horizons for institutions and individuals alike to cooperate and exchange experiences, with an emphasis on consolidating the role of the family as part of the team.
It is worth noting that the virtual forum (work team) comes within the activities of the Early Intervention Week organized by the center under the theme (Roots and Bridges). The week will take place from 22 to 26 November 2020 in conjunction with the annual celebration of the official opening of the center as the first center of its kind in the region on November 26, 1994.
We hope that you consider this an invitation to attend, participate and cover