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UAE News Agency (WAM), Monday 31 May 2010


SKMC To Organize Public Health Talk On Children


Abu Dhabi, WAM:

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic, will organize the fourth public health talk about children and adolescents nurture on Tuesday at the Behavioral Sciences Pavilion auditorium.

This health talk, titled "The Ideal Approach in Children and Adolescents Nurture", is part of the Mental Health Awareness Program which includes a series of health talks in Arabic language every month on different topics related to mental health and social problems.

The invitation is extended to the public and SKMC's patients.

SKMC is part of the SEHA Health System and is owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The Mental Health Awareness Program is organized by the Behavioral Science Pavilion (BSP) of SKMC, a comprehensive psychiatric facility committed to providing mental health treatment services in the UAE.

The program consists of monthly public health talks about different topics related to mental health in Arabic language. The talks are given by a panel of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists as well as social workers from the BSP.

The fourth talk scheduled on 01 June 2010 will address the ideal approaches in raising children and adolescents. The talk will be given in Arabic language by Dr. Amani Abdul Hamid, Psychiatrist Specialist at the BSP, while the discussion panel will include Dr. Isis Badawi, Head of Psychology Department; Ms. Awatef Alzaabi, Psychologist and Ms. Aysha Alzaabi, Social Worker Specialist.

During the health talk, titled "The Ideal Approach in Children and Adolescents Nurture", different topics will be discussed such as distinct stages in human development, children witnessing divorced parents, the role of parents during childhood and teenage periods, children treatment and punishment and other issues related to raising children.

After the presentation, the door will be open for the attendees' questions and discussions in order to give them the chance to better understand and correct any miscomprehension or confusion.

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