Opening Event for SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (SPELD PH)

SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (SPELD PH)invites everyone to its Opening event: “CREATING AWARENESS ON SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES: ISSUES, CONCERNS, AND CHALLENGES”.



This event will be on July 30, 2011 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Registration for the opening event of SPELD PH starts at 1:00 pm in the Kaban ng Hiyas Convention Hall, Mandaluyong City Hall. The seminar fee for the SPELD PH Opening event is only Php 200.00.

For this event the Guest Speakers are Dr. Mirla R. Olores the Chief of the Special Education Division from the Department of Education. Dr. Mirla R. Olores was also one of the speakers for a another conference entitled Becoming "Effective Parents of Children with Disabilities” to talk about the roles of professionals in the development of children with disabilities held last May 27, 2011 at the People’s Hall, Quezon City Memorial Circle, Quezon City for the College of Social Work and Community Development.


Mr. Ivan G. Tapawan is the Senior Psychologist of UP-PGH. According to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the UP-PGH, " The psychologists, as part of the rehabilitation team, helps determine the psychological and social barriers that may hinder the attainment of the maximum level of functioning of an individual in the services provided by the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. With the noted barriers, psychological assistance and management for the patient as well as for the family are provided to better help the patient adjust and cope with the condition this then would facilitate the patient to reintegrate into the society with optimal sufficiency and functional performance."

The opening event of SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (SPELD PH) aims to provide the participants opportunities to identify specific learning difficulties; to recognize the signs, symptoms, types, and testing of learning difficulties; to determine the other disorders that make learning difficult; to describe school problems associated with specific learning difficulties; and to present help for children and adults with specific learning difficulties.

For the SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (SPELD PH)they believe that "Everything begins with the understanding. Help us begin, contact us now."

For other contact details of SPELD PH, you can find them at
Address: Unit 28, 2nd Floor, Bldg.C Gomega I Condominium, P. Martinez, Mandaluyong City 1550
Telephone Nos. : (632) 584-5056/ (63) 9238324359
Email: speld_ph@hotmail.com
facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SpecialEducationPhilippines/132563736786068#!/pages/Specific-Learning-Difficulties-Association-of-the-Philippines