Symposium on Speech Therapy and Educational Approaches for Individuals benefiting from Cochlear Implants
As part of commemorating the World Date Palm Plantation Day on February 25, today, the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of El Oued, Dr. Amar Ghraïssa, presided over the opening of the scientific Symposium titled “Educational Approaches for Individuals benefiting from Cochlear Implants.” The event was organized in collaboration with the Amal Association for the Hearing Impaired and Cochlear Implants in El Oued, and it was attended by the Head of the Psychology and Education Department, Professor Djeloul Ahmed, the President of the Hope Association, Mr. Kerrouche Abdel Nacer, the symposium’s chairperson, Dr. El Bachir Djary, the specialist Hakim Mansouri Mohammed Taher, Dr. Biazat Al-Omari from the University of Algiers 2, Dr. Tarek Salehi from the University of Ouargla, the President of the Echo of Amal Association for individuals with Cochlear Implants in Ghardaia, Mr. Makali Abdel Salam, a member of the Amal Association in El Oued, and several professors including Ghrib Abdel Nasser, Jaalab Mohamed Saleh, and Saleh Khachkhoush, as well as the director of the Psychological Support Center, Ms. Ghraib Rahma, and Mr. Kadour Abdel Salam, along with a number of students.
The Dean of the Faculty began his speech by welcoming and thanking all attendees, praising the department’s activities, and expressing gratitude to all contributors to this symposium, including associations and professors from and outside the region, aiming to provide assistance to the hearing-impaired and promote their integration. The Dean highlighted the efforts being made to include speech therapy as one of our future specializations. On his part, the President of the Amal Association in El Oued explained the association’s concept, inception, and objectives, emphasizing the organization’s preparation of training courses for specialists, speech therapists, psychologists, and teachers of hearing-impaired children, as well as training for their parents. Many professors made contributions during the symposium, opening the floor to scientific interventions and discussions, which engaged students with relevant questions.
The symposium aims to raise awareness about the importance of caring for children who are date palm farmers and to train students from the Psychology and Education Department to monitor and understand the adaptation methods for these children.
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