Mental Health Mexico Project #26021

Play Center for 82 children with cancer in Mexico

by Manos Unidas por Coatzacoalcos A.C.

Play Center for 82 children with cancer in Mexico

Project Report | Nov 22, 2017
Report of playroom activities

By Laura Ambrosio Fernandez | Project Leader

IFIL sessions

The activities that are currently carried out for children and young people with cancer of the Oncopediatrics Clinic consist of making psychological profiles to each patient (between 2 and 18 years) to later provide them with free sessions of grapho therapy. The profiling is carried out by students of the Psychology career of the Forensic Institute of Latin American Research AC.,

The grapho therapy is directed by the Director of the aforementioned university. The grapho therapy is an integral therapeutic technique that consists of a scriptural education of letters or strokes, with the purpose of modifying the affective functioning of the person being able to correct certain negative aspects in behaviors and recognized for its excellent therapeutic results.

With these exercises it is possible to generate new conditioned reflexes in the functioning of the brain, useful for the management of depression, stress, hyperactivity, social relations, integration problems, learning and behavior, in children and adolescents, adults allow them to develop in a comprehensive and positive some behavioral traits that want to improve or change.

Being not dependent on the therapist, since it works through simple activities determined in each session and derived from the results of the individual profiling, which the patient can perform both in the Hospital and at home.

There are five initial sessions to obtain the psychological profile of each patient, after the expert in grapho therapy explain to parents what the patient can change by this therapy.

It is estimated about 4 months to conclude this phase with patients, It is very important to mention that is a free service to parents and patients.

But this is a continuous process, and from the results we can know more about each patient and how our services can improve to make your stay more bearable.

That is why today we ask again for your financial support to make these activities a permanent service.

Thank you very much for your support!

IFIL session with young

Drawings in IFIL session

Making some drawings...

Playing moment

Drawing a house

Drawing time

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Aug 28, 2017
Know us, we are oncopediatric patients and we also want to have fun

By Laura Ambrosio Fernandez | Project Leader

Fatima

Hello, first of all I wish you are very fine, and as always, with great pleasure I make you part of our activities.

In this report I will introduce you to some of our brave warriors, they are between 1 and 22 years old, in other report i will introduce you the other ones.

Some are active patients, other ones are patients surveillance after treatment.

Some today are no longer with us but they have left a deep imprint, and that is what drives us day by day to continue in this great challenge.

The photos are of creativity workshops that have had as part of the ludic activities. Her parents, mainly her moms, have participated in psychological support and also creativity workshops. For us it is very important to keep the recreational part inside the hospital because as children and youngsters they need distractors that make their stay in the hospital more bearable since once they start their treatment protocol, it lasts for many months.

We have Moi, today is a child of 2 years old (patient surveilance), Moisito visit us at the hospital each month.

Fatima is a beautiful girl who likes to draw an painting.

Dana also likes painting.

Gabriel have had many hours of happiness during workshops

Kim is a smart and naughty girl, model of many pictures

We have an angel now (16 years old) she was our main force to implement the playroom with an area to young people inside since she was always very serious but at the same time with an inner strength that could never come to life.

In the play center, games are used as a communication and expression means between the therapist and the patient in order to help the child to understand his/her behavior in a better way and to solve adaptation problems. In addition to the fact that playing is fundamental for children, it is also a means to explore their environment, which in turn helps children to understand their world better.

The purpose of the play center is that children and teenagers may develop their physical, perceptive and sensory skills. Through games, children can practice their social skills and interact; their emotional skills and transmit feelings and emotions; and their cognitive skills, and learn through social games.

Hoping to have your support back, thank you very much for your interest in our project.

Moi

Drawings

Proud of the drawing

Fernando

Spontaneous

Kim likes colors

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May 25, 2017
Second report of playroom activities

By Laura Ambrosio Fernandez | Project Leader

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