BEINEINU NEWS & NOTES
February 5, 2015
INTERNATIONAL
Feeding Tubes---For safety reasons, changes are being made within the upcoming year to enteral connections. All extension sets, pump bags (feeding sets), venting bags, and syringes will have new ends, either male or female, that will screw together. This system, called ENFit, is designed to prevent accidental misconnections between enteral (feeding tube) devices and other medical devices, such as IVs, trachs, and oxygen tubing. Under the new system, all manufacturers will use the same male and female ends for all products, meaning all of them will fit together seamlessly, regardless of manufacturer.Please read attached information or see
World CP Day Project Contest---many children and adults with CP can be prone to knocks, bumps and falls because of unsteady movements. Every aspect of living spaces can be a physical challenge for people with CP. Furniture, household fittings and fixtures, appliances, even walls and floors can be hazardous.
Take the Challenge: Design a living space that that would minimize the risk of injury from knocks, bumps and falls for people with cerebral palsy. The design may incorporate one or more of these elements: physical layout, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, fittings, appliances, surfaces – e.g. walls, floors, and/or lighting. The competition is open to everyone, including students and industry practitioners in the fields of interior design, architecture, industrial design, furniture design, etc. An individual, group, university or company can submit an entry. Applications are accepted until Friday June 19, 2015. There is no entry fee. Prizes:
- Institution prize (e.g. university team or company): $5,000
- Individual Winner – one $3,000 prize
- Highly Commended – two prizes of $1,000
In addition to the prizes, winners will be awarded certificates, acknowledged on the World Cerebral Palsy Day website and social media channels, and promoted to design media. To enter, register your expression of interest on the World CP Day website, www.worldcpday.org. We will send you the full competition guidelines and keep you posted throughout the competition.
USA
Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities Study--Researchers at George Washington University are studying what individuals with physical disabilities think about preparing for disasters. To offer your opinions in a survey,
CBT Therapy for Children with OCD---The Mount Sinai Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Program will offer FREE group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for children ages 8-12 with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). To determine eligibility, an individual evaluation/consultation will be completed by a child psychologist. The program will consist of 12 weekly sessions of CBT with exposure and response prevention, two sessions of which will be dedicated to parent management of OCD. All materials will be provided. Paid research opportunities are also available. The program will run Mondays from February 23, 2015 – May 11, 2015, 5pm-6:30pm. For more information contact 212-659-8823, www.mountsinaiocd.org, or contact Dr. Ariz Rojas at
College Scholarship---disABLEDperson, Inc. has announced their Spring 2015 nationally based scholarship competition for college students with disabilities. This competition begins on January 7, 2015 and ends on March 31, 2015 for the award of $2000.00. Write an essay with no more than 1000 words (prompt can be found at https://www.disabledperson.com/scholarships/17). Click on the “Register Now” link below. Fill out the form completely and paste your essay into the form. Please submit carefully edited drafts only. In order to qualify, the student must be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year accredited college or university in the United States of America. They must be a matriculated student and attending school full time and a U.S. citizen. We will accept students who are not attending school full time as long as the part time attendance is due to their disability and not their financial situation (minimum of 6 credits for undergraduate, 6 credits for graduate). Upon winning, the student will prove disability and matriculation through their Disability Student Services department.
ISRAEL
Group Homes---Seach sod in Jerusalem is opening English speaking group homes for boys and girls ages 18 and older. For more information contact Doreen Winter
Smart Phone for People With Mobility Issues---Sesame Enable developed the first touchless smartphone in the world for the use of people with mobility issues of all types. Due to a grant, they are now donating a number of these phones to people who need them. To apply, see www.sesame-enable.com/nominate.
New Charedi Mothers' Groups Forming---The Parental Counseling Training Institute is forming new mothers groups led by the Institute's graduates and sponsored by the National Program in Bnei Brak. Create a "growth-oriented" atmosphere for your child to awaken his strength and potential to grow to a better future through better parenting. Through the "Panim Lakehila" and "Legadel Veligdol" initiatives you are invited to a unique mothers' group using the "Language of the Heart" method which will offer you the strength to succeed.
In the groups we will discuss:
- Information about the disability which pertains mostly to behavior, social and emotional situations and the daily dialogue with them all.
- Empowering the parent and his emotional situation with regard to his children: pain, acceptance, dealing through acceptance.
- Expectations of advancing the child: from whom? And how?
- Siblings as a group at risk.
- Proper distribution of resources for the family needs.
- Dialogue with the educational and therapeutic systems.
- Other topics at your request.
(A special service is a one-on-one session with a family counselor)
Location and group opening based on registration. For more information and to register: Rachel: 03-570-9045 or Sari: 050-418012.