The health counselor for people with special needs is the person responsible for dealing with the personal, social and occupational difficulties that are caused by disability, including birth defects, illness, diseases, accidents or stress of daily life. He coordinates their physical and mental activities within care and treatment facilities, In addition to assessing their needs, preparing, designing and implementing rehabilitation programs that may include personal and professional consultations, training and employment.

 The British Academy for Training and Development offers a training course in the rules of care and rehabilitation for people with special needs and activities that limit the scale of the disability whatever its kind.

Who should attend? 

• Everyone who is closely or remotely connected to public health issues.
• Workers in the health and psychological counseling department within care homes.
• Workers and teachers in schools designated for people with special needs.
• Everyone who works in the Department of Medical, Vocational and Psychological Rehabilitation for Disabled Patients.
• Directors of care homes for people with special needs. 

How attendees will benefit? 

After completion of the programme, delegates will be able to know: 

•  How to develop rehabilitation plans that suit the capabilities of people with special needs, appropriate to their education levels, physical abilities, and professional goals.
• The importance of consulting with doctors, psychologists, and other professionals to develop and implement patient rehabilitation programs.
• Identify barriers to healthy rehabilitation for patients, and work with them to develop strategies to overcome these barriers.
• Ways to cooperate with families of patients with special needs to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioral, housing, social and employment goals.

• Definition of people with special needs and the different types of special needs.
• The moral and legal necessity of care and rehabilitation for people with special needs.
• The impact of the environment and society on the lives of individuals with special needs.
• The importance of the health guide for people with special needs.
• Objectives of the health guide for people with special needs.
• Special concepts in rehabilitation.
• Types of rehabilitation for people with special needs.
• Factors contributing to the development of rehabilitation services.
• Health rehabilitation programs.
• Basic skills for health advisors in the special needs department.
• Methods of assessing the special needs of individuals.
• Use appropriate tools and techniques to diagnose and analyze an individual's needs.
• Interpreting assessment and diagnosis results and identifying desired needs.
• Anatomy and physiology.
• Communication and conflict resolution strategies.
• Writing reports and proposals.
• Research in the field of therapeutic entertainment.
• Foundations of recreational therapy.
• A model of entertainment and therapeutic recreational services.
• Therapeutic-recreational accountability model.
• Entertainment, education and guidance.
• Recreational treatment for disability and aging.
• Comprehensive leadership and program planning.
• Cognitive frameworks governing people with special needs.
• Rights of people with special needs.
• Local and international legislation related to people with special needs.
• International classification of people with special needs.
• Local and international sports institutions working in the field of people with special needs.
• Classification of sports for people with special needs.
• Integration strategies in learning and training people with special needs in sports.
• Confidential counseling skills for people with special needs.
• Sports specialist and teacher for people with special needs.
• Care and rehabilitation programs for people with special needs.
• Behavior modification programs for people with special needs.
• Knowledge of the constitutional and legal rights of people with special needs.
• Familiarity with regional and international agreements in this field.
• Defining and achieving goals of care and rehabilitation.
• Developing comprehensive and appropriate care and rehabilitation plans for each individual.
• Use best practices in designing individual and group programs.
• Promoting effective and appropriate communication with individuals with special needs.
• Understand potential communication challenges and how to deal with them.
• Develop interaction skills, effective listening, and expressing respect and appreciation.
• Strategies to enhance independence and empower individuals with special needs.
• The foundations and importance of providing psychological, social and educational support.
• Practical exercises and case studies.