Mina Agarwal Email & Phone Number

Lucknow Area, India

Provided Rehabilitation/Therapeutic services help to children with their specific needs to be able to better deal with the peers, family and society at large. The services included but not limited to:*Initial screening for children with special education needs*Early intervention program.*Intervention planning & IEP support for children and teens with mild to moderate learning disabilities.*Home based program planning for special needs learners.*Counseling and behavior modification•Provided consultation services to families seeking effective interventions for children with special needs. Saksham mission is to bring family-focused, developmentally appropriate programs to parents seeking assistance with the unique challenges associated with raising children affected by neuro developmental disorders. •Assisted in advocacy initiatives that provide better services and support leading to improvement in quality of life for person with learning disabilities and their families.•Worked towards bringing inclusion in mainstream schools, sensitization of teachers and awareness among parents to make our education system more open towards special needs and accept `Differentiation’ in classroom.•Developed and provided training for teachers, therapists, and related interventionists; inclusive preschool services; early identification services; parent empowerment, education & support services; and family service coordination.•Initiated “Samarth” or self independent program to find companies willing to take on differently-abled persons for their internships or on-the-job training sites.Saksham, Center for Child DevelopmentD-80 Mahanagar Extension, Vigyanpuri, Lucknow (U.P.)Phone +919794438224Email: mina.saksham@gmail.comFor more details, please visit my websiteminasaksham.weebly.com

Lucknow Area, India

•Provided solutions for meaningful integration of children with special needs in mainstream classrooms.•Assisted mainstream teachers with strategies to help teach children with special needs.•Prepared Individualized Education Plans (IEP).•Provided easy and practical suggestions to help integrate visual strategies like visual schedules or work-systems in classrooms for children with autism.

Lucknow Area, India

Worked with various agencies like National Trust and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government for inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream schools.

Lucknow Area, India

SPARC (India) is the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) working for people with intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities.Coordinated and conducted parents’ awareness programs, self-advocacy workshops and facilitating formation of Self Help Groups (SHG) for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (PwIDDs) and their families to strengthen the advocacy movement in India.Case intakes – individual and family counseling.Fundraising activity for equipment and events.

New Delhi Area, India

•Collaborated on intervention strategies with professionals of other specializations like Developmental Pediatricians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists, Special Educators, Mental-health Professionals and Social workers.•Conducted internal and external training workshops and short courses for parents, teachers and professionals.•Was also an integral part of development and implementation of the AADI parent program – an adapted program based on a successful parent training program conducted in the US, made culturally appropriate for Indian parents of children with special needs. This program caters to both privileged and low socio-economic status families.

Post Graduation In Developmental Therapy With Neurological Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Learning Disabilities

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Language And Literature, General

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