Healing Through Meditation

Structure: First 30-mins is informational, last 30-mins is healing. Those attending the meditation group regularly can choose to attend the last 30 minutes for the healing; for first timers, it is highly recommended to attend for the full length.

This workshop is ideal for those who are curious and interested in learning more about oneself through a self-healing meditation practice and integrating mind, body, and spirit to live to your fullest potential.

In this workshop, participants will:
• Be introduced to the basic information about, and importance of, energy centres also known as chakras or meridians in your body.
• Explore energy centres to help you balance and manage the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical blocks that most people experience in their daily lives.
• Be led through a healing and energy balancing meditation.

20th July 2019 - 12 : 30 PM to 01 : 30 PM

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How To Get An A+Start To School

School Preparation Program
A program for children aged 4 – 6 years (currently enrolled in Kindergarten or Foundational stage)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The LightHouse Arabia’s School Preparation Program is a 4-day program designed to equip children with the necessary tools to smoothly transition back into the Dubai school environment after the summer holidays. It supports both individualized learning as well as teamwork. Parents will receive a training session that explores the underlying motor and sensory processing skills required for higher level academic success. During this time, children will be cared for by trained staff members from The LightHouse. With forward planning, parents can ensure that their children develop the appropriate skills required to support optimal integration learning at school.

Suitable for children struggling with…
• Saying goodbye to parents/caregiver
• Transitioning into the classroom environment or between tasks
• Sensory processing, gross or fine motor skills
• Relying on others for tasks such as washing hands, getting dressed or organising school bag
• Sitting still or following instructions
• Interacting or playing with other children (e.g. unable to share, unable to shift with changing rules of a game in play)

PROGRAM GOALS FOR CHILDREN:
• Improved self-confidence
• Increased independence
• Strengthened teamwork skills
• Enhanced numeracy and literacy skills
• Practice of motor skills & coordination

PARENTS WILL WALK AWAY WITH:
• Enhanced understanding of their child’s school readiness abilities
• Home toolbox of strategies to support further learning
• Individualized report detailing their child’s strengths, progress, and
strategies to support learning in both the school and home environments

SCREENING:
Potential participants must first complete a screening with OT prior to enrollment confirmation

25th August 2019 - 09 : 00 AM to 12 : 00 PM

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Monthly Supervision For School Counselors

The Group Supervision for School Counselors (GSSC) is a small group of school counselors that meet once a month with a Clinical Supervisor at The LightHouse. The Clinical Supervisor is a practicing psychologist at The LightHouse who has had previous experience of supervising psychologists. The GSSC is a closed group, and the counselors can bring any topics or issues related to their practice as a school counselor. Some of these topics relate to working with students, parents, and colleagues, as well as issues including, but not limited, to ethical dilemmas, caregiver burnout, and mandated reporting.

BENEFITS IN ATTENDING MONTHLY SUPERVISION
In attending the monthly supervision sessions, counselors will have:

• A safe and supportive environment
in which professional and practice issues may be explored

• The opportunity to share challenging cases and receive professional input
from the supervisor, as well as their peers.

• A chance to learn practical tools and techniques from a variety of therapeutic frameworks i.e. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Acceptance & Commitment
Therapy (ACT); Narrative Therapy; Mindfulness Training

• The space to reflect on their self-care practices as a means of preventing burnout,
increasing their awareness of their current clinical workload and learning additional ways
to maintain a healthy work/life balance during the busier school months

• The guidance on how to give clear, concise and constructive feedback

• The support to challenge all practice that is considered unethical or incompetent
using the profession’s code of conduct/ practice and the philosophies, policies and procedures of the organization they work for.

• The opportunity to consider other factors that may impact on the counselor’s work
including working relationships with colleagues or personal circumstances
within the scope of personal and professional boundaries.

• The assistance to address any issues related to adult and child protection
that are embedded in professional practice and supervision.

• The supervision to challenge any unhelpful assumptions and attitudes they carry which may influence practice

10th September 2019 - 08 : 30 AM to 10 : 30 AM

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Monthly Supervision For School Counselors

The Group Supervision for School Counselors (GSSC) is a small group of school counselors that meet once a month with a Clinical Supervisor at The LightHouse. The Clinical Supervisor is a practicing psychologist at The LightHouse who has had previous experience of supervising psychologists. The GSSC is a closed group, and the counselors can bring any topics or issues related to their practice as a school counselor. Some of these topics relate to working with students, parents, and colleagues, as well as issues including, but not limited, to ethical dilemmas, caregiver burnout, and mandated reporting.

BENEFITS IN ATTENDING MONTHLY SUPERVISION
In attending the monthly supervision sessions, counselors will have:

• A safe and supportive environment
in which professional and practice issues may be explored

• The opportunity to share challenging cases and receive professional input
from the supervisor, as well as their peers.

• A chance to learn practical tools and techniques from a variety of therapeutic frameworks i.e. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Acceptance & Commitment
Therapy (ACT); Narrative Therapy; Mindfulness Training

• The space to reflect on their self-care practices as a means of preventing burnout,
increasing their awareness of their current clinical workload and learning additional ways
to maintain a healthy work/life balance during the busier school months

• The guidance on how to give clear, concise and constructive feedback

• The support to challenge all practice that is considered unethical or incompetent
using the profession’s code of conduct/ practice and the philosophies, policies and procedures of the organization they work for.

• The opportunity to consider other factors that may impact on the counselor’s work
including working relationships with colleagues or personal circumstances
within the scope of personal and professional boundaries.

• The assistance to address any issues related to adult and child protection
that are embedded in professional practice and supervision.

• The supervision to challenge any unhelpful assumptions and attitudes they carry which may influence practice

11th September 2019 - 05 : 30 PM to 07 : 30 PM

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