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Overview
At MINDS, we recognise that every individual is unique and appreciate the unique needs each individual has. That’s why our Allied Health Professionals work as an integral team to provide an individualised yet holistic care to address the unique needs of every individual with special needs. Adopting a person-centred approach, we maximise their development and well-being from a multidisciplinary lens, enabling them to each lead an optimal quality of life.
Speech and Language Therapy
Our highly trained speech and language therapists enhance communication, speech, and social skills through evaluating and implementing a variety of intervention strategies for individuals with special needs who face challenges in speech, language, and communication.
MINDS is the official training provider of Key Word Sign (Singapore). Learn more about this communication strategy to aid speech development here.
Physiotherapy
Our experienced physiotherapists focus on developing, maintaining, and restoring range of motion and functional ability in persons with special needs. Adopting a lifespan approach, we implement a combination of treatment approaches and intervention techniques to enhance their muscle strength, coordination, and overall health.
Our Speech & Language Therapists provide:
- Screen, assess and diagnose speech, language and communication challenges
- Devise and implement individual, small-group and classroom-based intervention programmes to enhance communication performance
- Provide education and training to direct-care providers in management of communication with persons with intellectual disability
- Engage in relevant research
Our Occupational Therapists Role
- Screen and assess learning difficulties and sensory integration dysfunction
- Evaluate and improve skills in play/leisure, self-care, school/work performance, and community living using a host of equipment and assistive technology
- Plan and carry out individualised or group treatment programs most suited to the functional needs of persons with intellectual disability to enable them to achieve independence in daily living activities
- Provide resources, information, and training to direct-care providers.
Our Physiotherapists Role
- Screen and assess learning difficulties and sensory integration dysfunction
- Evaluate and improve skills in play/leisure, self-care, school/work performance, and community living using a host of equipment and assistive technology
- Plan and carry out individualised or group treatment programs most suited to the functional needs of persons with intellectual disability to enable them to achieve independence in daily living activities
- Provide resources, information, and training to direct-care providers.
Our Psychologists Role
- Conduct psychological assessment of social, emotional, behavioural, and learning difficulties
- Develop intervention programmes, e.g., individual or group therapy
- Provide education and training, as well as collaborate with direct-care providers in implementing a unified intervention strategy
Our Social Workers Role