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A Boy Named Christopher: Monitoring of a Special Child

A Boy Named Christopher: Monitoring of a Special Child

Christopher B. Bajala is a student in one of the poorest public elementary schools in deepest, darkest Third World. He had his worst stage of cerebral palsy in early 2005. He showed difficulty with his fine motor tasks such as holding the pencil and using scissors, maintaining his balance, and even walking. He also had difficulty in his gross motor [...]
Counterpoint: A Place Where Bad Boys Can Become Good Men

Counterpoint: A Place Where Bad Boys Can Become Good Men

There are two choices by which US juvenile offenders can be admitted: at correctional facilities that offer no specialized therapeutic programs and where troubled boys are locked up, or in any one of the 1,000 treatment programs nationwide such as Counterpoint center for juvenile sex offenders located in Portland, Oregon. Funding is scarce for such [...]
Music Therapy To Battle The Stress

Music Therapy To Battle The Stress

Indeed, music is a good stress buster. It often soothes our minds and many of us do rely on music when we feel low. Well, to add to the power of music, the modern and unprecedented ‘music therapy’ seems to be working wonders to soothe the broken souls and the stressful minds. Music therapy could be just suitable to fight the stressful and [...]