The Future Is Female: Dementia Care - Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care
On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to Teepa Snow, an occupational therapist specialising in dementia care and education. She developed the Positive Approach to Care®️ technique which emphasises empathy, respect, and understanding when interacting with individuals living with brain change, while actively advocating to change the norms of dementia care culture.
Sun Mar 31 2024
The (AI) therapist is in: Can chatbots boost mental health?
Mental health chatbots growing in popularity.
Sat Jun 24 2023
Immigration nabs 28, including mastermind supplying foreign massage therapists
A man suspected to be the mastermind of a syndicate bringing in Thai masseuse was among 28 individuals arrested by the Immigration Department in a three-day operation from July 21-23 in Johor Bahru.
Thu Jul 28 2022
Renee Fleming, soprano star and long COVID therapist
Fleming has found a new use for her world-class breath-control: helping people suffering from long COVID.
Mon Apr 11 2022
Robot eases loneliness of Mexican virus patients
"Hi, I'm LaLuchy Robotina! What's your name?" the 1.4-meter-tall (4.6 feet) robot asks patients as it goes from room to room.
Sat Aug 29 2020
Burn, patient, burn: Medical inferno in China
A therapist pours alcohol over a patient and sets him alight. For some in China, playing with fire is a treatment for illness.
Sun Jul 06 2014
Turning your smartphone into a therapist
Network operator Telefonica has showcased a linguistic analysis engine that can accurately compile a psychological profile of anyone making a phone call
Mon Mar 04 2013