For over four decades, Beit Issie Shapiro has been a trailblazer in global training and consultation within the disability sector.
Our commitment to excellence and innovation sets the stage for exciting training and consultation opportunities, promising impactful outcomes for both disability professionals and those new to the field.
IssieSenses is a unique therapeutic approach combining multi-sensory environments with trained therapists to dramatically impact children and adults with disabilities’ sense of well-being. Discover how to turn these environments into powerful therapeutic and educational tools to achieve functional, cognitive, motor, emotional, and sensory goals.
Discover how to use the unique properties of water to enhance well-being and maximize independence, through Beit Issie’s proven expertise in hydrotherapy methods. We focus on using water as a transformative medium that improves quality of life, in and out of the water. Our course offerings include Halliwick, Watsu, and Jahara, all endorsed by international associations.
Master the art of adapting and implementing diverse assistive technology solutions within educational and therapeutic frameworks. Maximise learning, communication, play, participation, and independence through cutting-edge assistive technologies to enhance abilities and foster greater autonomy.
Develop strategies to understand challenging behavior as a unique language of communication. Learn to manage and minimize these behaviors using a multidisciplinary approach. This training not only aims to enhance therapist-client relationships but also helps in reducing burnout and building stronger, more effective therapeutic connections.
Explore specialized techniques for providing adapted dental care focusing on methods that maximize comfort and cooperation among clients with diverse abilities, while minimizing the need for general anesthesia. Our person-centered model is based on three pillars- person-centered service, adapted dental treatment, and a multidisciplinary approach. The model can be used by dental professionals and the clinical team.
Beit Issie Shapiro successfully reduced the need for anesthesia to 6% using this model.
Explore strategies to minimize barriers in medical services, with a special focus on promoting the awareness of visible and invisible disabilities. Acquire tools to effectively accommodate and enhance communication, fostering a person-centered care approach and creating an inclusive and accessible healthcare environment.
Learn to better guide and support aging adults with disabilities, promoting health, well-being, positive self-image, social involvement, and independence over the years. Our techniques are designed mainly for people with intellectual developmental disabilities, providing them with a platform to express themselves by narrating their own stories as they plan for the changes that come with getting older.
Discover how to empower adults with intellectual disabilities. Learn to cultivate a positive self-identity rooted in capability and self-determination, interpersonal skills, and a passion for lifelong learning and self-development. This process’ three-step approach empowers participants to believe in their capacity to belong and integrate into society as equal contributing members, so they can develop their future orientation.
Embodying the principle of “nothing about us without us,” learn to establish, build, and manage leadership groups of people with disabilities who share common interests. The groups are purpose-built to identify necessary changes, actively pursue developing and implementing programs and activities to enhance services, and promote participation in the community.
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