Infant Welfare
Center
| Vaccinations,
weighing and general assessment of child's health.
Problems
are immediately referred to the outpatient clinic. |
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Outpatient Clinic
| Dr.
Dajani sees up to 40 children every day. Most of these
visits are for colds, flu, back to school check-ups and
problems mothers may be having with eating habits, etc.
Any
serious problems are assessed and the appropriate lab work is
ordered. Then, if needed, a specialist is contacted to
further investigate.
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Social Welfare Department
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Shoushan
Franji heads this department, guiding counselors as they
visit patients in their homes, other institutions and
arranging counseling sessions with parents.
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Psychology Department and
Special Education Program
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In this department, coordinated by psychologist Galina
Barghout, children are assessed for psychological, language
and speech problems. Testing for academic performance
(mainly math) is offered and there are a number of children
following remedial courses in groups of 2-3 children.
This year there have been 21 children following drama courses
as part of their therapy. 22 children have participated
in Play Therapy.
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Nidal
works with patients in a play therapy group |
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Remedial reading sessions
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Chess session
for mothers and children |

Young patients working with our
speech therapist |
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Pharmacy
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dispensary has filled 1,466 prescriptions this year. This
service is made available for the benefit of those
patients who find the cost of prescription medications
impossible to afford. |
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Cultural Center

Eager young
readers fill the library |
This new department allows opportunities for children to
participate in theatre and dancing classes. There are
also 76 children registered in the Library program.
Courses - This year, 53 mothers have been in counseling
courses and have attended special lectures given by our
psychologist and appropriate teachers.
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42
mothers are enrolled in general education courses.
28
adolescent girls are participating in a special course discussing
wise life choices, educational options, difficult questions
teens ask, etc. |
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