ICSSPE News
No.45
September 2005
 
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"Rehabilitation through Adapted Physical Activity and Sport for Children and Youth Affected by the Tsunami in Southeast Asia",
28-30 October, 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand
Organised by the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE)
in co-operation with Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior
 

The scope of the tragedy resulting from the tsunami in the Indian Ocean is still impossible to truly comprehend. Of course the most urgent need for these countries is still for humanitarian aid, and there are several organisations that are providing that support. Nonetheless, many children and young people have post traumatic psychological and physical problems and are struggling to find help for their special needs.
Scientific research has shown that sport and physical activity are taking an important role in the field of physiological and psychological rehabilitation and are essential for improving health and well-being. Evidence displays the dependency form regular participation in physical activity programmes to a wide range of physical, social and mental health benefits. And these results, of course, also apply for traumatised children and youth.
Therefore the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education considers a “hands-on-seminar” as the right way to not only bring medical help to the region that was hit by the tsunami, but also to show the children a way back to a normal life with challenges, experiences, with engagement, fun and delight.
For that reason it is a great pleasure for ICSSPE to announce the hands-on Seminar “Rehabilitation through Adapted Physical Activity and Sport for Children and Youth Affected by the Tsunami in Southeast Asia, to be held in Bangkok, 28-30 October, 2005.
In co-operation with Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior and with the support of Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sport and Otto Bock HealthCare the hands-on seminar is organised for practitioners in the fields of sport, physical education, physiotherapy as well as for social workers, teachers, administrative staff, researchers and all supporters in the Tsunami affected region in Southeast Asia.
Within the seminar concrete knowledge, best practice examples, scientific research, literature and materials concerning sport and physical education will be offered as a very important tool of rehabilitation. In co-operation with experts this seminar will also put an emphasis on adapted physical activity for youth and children with special needs. During workshops specialists will introduce their projects and activities in the mentioned fields and discuss them with the participants. Experiences will be shared and participants are invited to work out solutions for the affected youth.
By inviting international and national organisations active in the field of adapted physical activity and other working areas in supportance of people with disability or other therapeutical needs, ICSSPE wants also to establish a stable network open for advise, information and other means to help. All organisations and businesses that work in or support one of the above mentioned categories have also the chance to present their projects and to provide their contact details.

The following programme gives an impression of the varieties of approaching this field and shows the scope of help that can be offered:

Programme
Friday, October 28, 2005

17:00h Opening of the seminar by the following speakers (changes possible):
Mr.Pracha Maleenont (to be confirmed) Minister of Tourism and Sports, Thailand
Dr. Christoph Brümmer German Ambassador in Bangkok, Thailand
Ernst Wilzek (to be confirmed) German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Germany
Hamadi Benaziza (to be confirmed) World Health Organisation, Department of Health Promotion, NCD Prevention, Geneve, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper President of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, Berlin, Germany
19:30h 19:30h Dinner



Saturday, October 29, 2005

09:00h-09:30h Dr. Nadja Schott, University Gießen, GermanyKeynote presentation : “Physical activity and education as a tool in the work with special populations”
09:30h-09:45h Discussion
09:45h-10:15h Anita Keller, Sports for life, VVAF, Washington DC, USAKeynote presentation: “ Sport/recreation for rehabilitation, reintegration and recovery"
10:15h-10:30h Discussion
10:30h-11:30h Handicap International, WHO, Special Olympics, Motivation Presentation of projects
Coffee break
11:45h-13:15h
Workshop I Dr. Alan Kirk and Dr. Liddell L. MaddenKennesaw State University, Atlanta, USA
“The effects of the tsunami disaster on children and youth: neurobiological sequelae, behavioral impact and intervention methods”
Workshop II Dr. Nadja Schott, University Gießen, Germany
“Interdisciplinary teaching through physical education”
Lunch break
14:45h-16:15h Closing of the seminar by the following speakers (changes possible)
Workshop III Otto Bock HealthCare, Bangkok, Thailand
“Aspects of the orthopedic treatment – a way back to sports”
Workshop IV Amy Farkas, IPC, Bonn, Germany
Project presentation „Rehabilitation through sports in Sri Lanka“
16:30-18:00h Presentation of workshop’s results


Sunday, October 30, 2005

09:00h-10:30h
Workshop V
(to be confirmed)
Handicap International, Thailand and Indonesia
„Rehabilitation of traumatised youth in Indonesia and Thailand“
Worshop VI
(to be confirmed)
Troy Greisen, Acting Managing Director, Special Olympics International
„Project Rebuild hope“
Coffee break
10:45h-12:15h
Workshop VII Muffy Davis, Paralympian, Utah, USAJeff Burley, Recreational Therapist, Utah, USA
„Access the World“
12:30h-13:30h Presentation of workshop’s results
Lunch break
14:30h Closing of the seminar by the following speakers (changes possible)
Adolf Ogi Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper President of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education
15:00h Press Conference

18:00h Opening of the International Conference on „Sport and Education“ which is part of the „International Year of Sport and Physical Education“.

For further detailed information contact:
Katrin Koenen
ICSSPE, Germany
Tel: +49 30 36 41 88 50
Fax: +49 30 805 63 86
Email: kkoenen@icsspe.org






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