BEINEINU NEWS & NOTES
April 30, 2015
USA
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HASC---HASC’s special needs camp in Parksville NY will run a “camp after camp” program from August 17-24 for high functioning girls up to 21 and boys up to 9 years old. For information and applications contact Chava Miriam Zell at
Phantom Limb Pain Study---A research study is being conducted to see if putting local anesthetic through one or two tiny tubes placed next to the nerves that go to an amputated limb will decrease and/or resolve phantom limb and stump pain. The procedure, device, and infusion are all FDA approved for decreasing surgical pain. Participants will receive $100 following each catheter insertion plus $50 per day during the 6-day infusions up to a total of $800 per subject.
This study is being conducted at the University of California, Cleveland Clinic, Walter Reed Army National M8ilitary Medical Center, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Naval Medical Center. For more information contact Anya Morgan at 858-242-6017,
ISRAEL
Mamlachti-Dati Tikshoret Gan in Netanya---A group of parents is working to open a religious (mamad) Tikshoret Gan in Netanya for the upcoming year, 5776 (for kids in the 2011-2012 shnaton). Contact
Kitat Tikshoret in Herzelia---Parents from Hertzelia are looking to open a Tikshoret class (fifth grade) next year (can include a few ages). Also looking for information about fourth-fifth Tikshoret classes, or smaller classes which may already exist in the Hod Hasharon area, Raanana, Kfar Saba and Ramat Hasharon.
Contact Gaya at
Yevulim Vocational College – Yevulim, along with AMICHAI, is starting a new program through the Misrad Harevacha for high functioning people with cognitive-developmental delays. The vocational college, Yevulim, offers a new opportunity for people ages 21-35 to receive higher education. Studies take place 5 days a week, 7:30 AM -3:30 PM in a peaceful, green ecological farm in Kfar MELEL (near Hod Hasharon). Learning includes theoretical and practical studies in the fields of ecology, farming, healthy kitchen and others… and life skills will be practiced, along with work skills and social skills, with the goal of integrating into jobs in the community. Contact Anat Galanz – 052-3643721 and Maya Goldberg – 052-4663168
Michlelet Levinsky Education College – registration is now available for the following programs:
- Educational Case Managers training – training professionals to accompany families of children with special needs in their dealings with the educational system, municipalities and other relevant bodies.
- Specializing in Autism – focusing on a multidisciplinary approach in treatment and education. Program is geared for people working in any field with people with autism.
For more information see www.levinsky.ac.il
To register call 03-690-2482, 03-690-1681 or email