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CISSS opens new multisensory facility

CISSS opens new multisensory facility
Health care workers demonstrate the benefits of calming machine on residents By Joel Ceausu, The Suburban March 21, 2018 Laval’s Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) has officially opened a new multisensory room at the Résidence Louise-Vachon. Over the last few months, the Chomedey residence for persons with an intellectual disability or autism spectrum…
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Multisensory Environmental Therapy (Snoezelen) for Job Stress Reduction in Mental Health Nurses: A Randomized Trial

Multisensory Environmental Therapy (Snoezelen) for Job Stress Reduction in Mental Health Nurses: A Randomized Trial
Abstract: This independent measures experimental design study conducted in the UK and USA, assessed the benefits of multisensory environmental therapy (MSET) using a Snoezelen room to reduce occupational stress in sixteen mental health nurses. An independent staff member randomly allocated each participant to one of two intervention conditions: either the hospital /university unit lounge (control group…
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Snoezelen machine transforms lives at Columbia House

Snoezelen machine transforms lives at Columbia House
Health care workers demonstrate the benefits of calming machine on residents By Erin Knutson December 7, 2017 There’s a transformative experience happening over at Columbia House and residents have the opportunity to experience sensory therapy through a new Snoezelen machine that was provided to the facility by the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary. Health care facilitators…
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S.M.I.L.E., an example of how universities are working to shatter the ivory tower

S.M.I.L.E., an example of how universities are working to shatter the ivory tower
Academic life is slowly becoming more engaged with the outside world—and students are leading the way Maclean's magazine recently featured Acadia University's S.M.I.L.E. (Sensory Motor Instructional Leadership Experience) program in an article. The following is an excerpt, highlighting the university-community engagement project: During orientation two years ago, Acadia president Ray Ivany watched as hundreds of…
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