Beit Issie Shapiro strongly believes in the development and dissemination of innovative knowledge, research and practical knowhow, based on four decades of work in the field of disabilities. The Database includes select presentations, articles and handbooks. We encourage you to access the information to enhance your services.
Yael Yoshei – Occupational Therapist and Hydrotherapist, Coordinator of Hydrotherapy Studies at the Trump Institute, Beit Issie Shapiro
The article explains what sensory integration is, and how it is related to behavior.
Webinar: Sensory Processing Disorders - Adapting the Home Environment for Children with Disabilities Yael Yoshei – Occupational Therapist and Hydrotherapist, Coordinator of Hydrotherapy Studies at the Trump Institute, Beit Issie Shapiro
In the webinar, about sensory systems and disorders in sensory processing, how they affect the daily life of the child and the family and how the home environment can be adapted to allow better functioning in all areas of life.
Yael Yoshei – Occupational Therapist and Hydrotherapist, Coordinator of Hydrotherapy Studies at the Trump Institute, Beit Issie Shapiro
This article will discuss the senses and the way in which we use them in order to obtain information from the environment. Â
Yael Yoshei, Occupational Therapist and Hydrotherapist, Coordinator of Hydrotherapy Studies at the Trump Institute, Beit Issie Shapiro
Children with attention deficit disorder tend to work very hastily, without paying attention to details, and their work is of poor quality. Hydrotherapy treatment, by means of the sensory feedback provided by the water, encourages children to check their own movements, strengthens good work habits and social skills, and provides the experience of success.
Ilanit Weigenfeld-Lahav, director of the Hydrotherapy Center, Beit Issie Shapiro
A true therapeutic partnership between parents and professionals significantly contributes to advancing the therapeutic process and achieving treatment goals.Â
The professionals bring professional and technological knowledge to the partnership, while the parents bring their hands-on experience and knowledge about their child’s unique skills.Â
The article describes the implementation of the concept of the therapeutic partnership between parents and professionals at the Hydrotherapy Center at Beit Issie Shapiro.
Ann Gresswell, Aoife NĂ MhuirĂ, Bodil Fons Knudsen, Jean-Pierre Maes, Mauricio Koprowski, Garcia, Merav Hadar-Frumer and Montserrat Gutierrez Bassas
The Halliwick Concept is an approach to teaching all people, in particular, focussing on those with physical and/or learning difficulties, to participate in water activities, to move independently in water, and to swim.
The article describes the Ten Point Plan: a structured learning process in which a person without experience in water can progress toward independence in water.
Daphne Asher – Hydrotherapist, Beit Issie Shapiro
Dr. Dana Roth – Director of Research and Evaluation Unit, Beit Issie Shapiro
Dr. Michele Shapiro – Director of Snoezelen (former), Beit Issie Shapiro
Merav Hadar-Frommer – Senior Physiotherapist and Hydrotherapist, Beit Issie Shapiro
In recent years a connection has been found between sensory integration and the performance of motor tasks, learning ability, attention, and behavior.
“Hydro-Zen”, developed by Beit Issie Shapiro, combines hydrotherapy, Snoezelen, and Zen. The article describes three children with different developmental disabilities who received Hydro-Zen therapy.
