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The specialists in the CBCID
Psychologists
A number of clinical psychologists work at the Hospital, carrying out the
following activities: psychological diagnosis, rehabilitation and therapy of
children with CMD, ICP and developmental problems, parents guidance.
 
The psychological diagnosis is established by standard tests and methods related
to the psychological and biological age of the child. The emphasis is on the
early diagnosis and prevention of problems in the psycho - motor and the psycho - social
development of children with special needs.
Apart from the early diagnosis the Psychologists can also carry out: 
- individual and group therapy;
- family guidance
- educating the parents as co - therapists;
- educating and training of specialists outside the Hospital;
Psychological rehabilitation and therapy is used with children who suffer from:
- CMD;
- ICP;
- General Developmental Disturbances;
- Children with Autism;
- Epilepsy;
- Sensory - Integrative Dysfunction
- Specific problems in development of learning skills;
- Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD
- Elective Mutism;
- Social exclusion
- Emotional - Behavioural problems;
- Congenital abnormalities of the central nervous system;
- Q02 Microcephalia;
- Q03 Congenital Hydrocephalia;
- Q04 Other congenital anomalies of the brain;
- Q05 Spina bifida;
- Q06 Other congenital anomalies of the spinal cord;
- Q07 Other congenital anomalies of the nervous system;
- Chromosomal aberrations, not classified elsewhere - Q90 - Q99 - a group of
genetic diseases with speech delay, delays of the motor and intellectual development
such as Down Syndrome, and other genetic disorders.
- Mental Retardation - these children are liable to rehabilitation
F70. Delayed mental development - with IQ between50 and 70
F71. Moderate Mental Retardation - with IQ between 35and 49
Disorders in the Psychological Development:
- F80 - Specific disorders in the development of speech and language
- delay in understanding of speech and beginning to speak, impaired articulation.
- F81 - Specific disorders of the development of learning abilities
- children with learning difficulties: reading, writing and counting.
- F82 - Specifics disorders of the motor development.
Behavioural and emotional disorders typical in childhood and adolescence:
- Hyperkinetic disorder - children with impaired attention, impulsive children
having difficulties in adapting socially.
- Behavioural Disorders - children with anti - social, aggressive, provocative
or challenging behaviours
- Disorders of the social functioning typical in childhood - children with
elective mutism (preferences with whom to communicate with, unwillingness
to express themselves in situations) attachment disturbance in childhood -
emotional instability and increased negative reactions to changes and the
unknown.
- Other behavioural and emotional disorders typical for the childhood and
adolescence.
- Children with disorders in the social functioning, isolated and timid children
- Children with Autism, having stereotypical behaviours being interested and
playing stereotypical games, refusing communication
- Psychological and behavioural factors linked to disorders and diseases,
classified elsewhere (children with chronic somatic and neurological disorders,
children who have had either home or other types of incidents (children prone
to accidents)
- Inflammatory diseases of the Central Nervous System.
G09 Consequences of inflammatory diseases of the Central Nervous System.
Speech and language therapists
The hospital has speech and language therapists who do the following activities: speech and language diagnosticaton,
rehabilitation, therapy and consulations of children with CMD, ICP and developmantal problems, family consulations.
The diagnostication is done by using standartized texts and methodics in accordance with the
psychological and biological age of the child. Accent is laid on early diagnostics and prevention
of problems concerning taking solid and loquid food, and speech, language, communicative and social development
of children with special needs. The speech&language therapists of the holspital also do, besides diagnostics,
ndividual and group therapy, work out individual programmes and train parents as co-therapists, as well as train
specialists from otside the hospital.
Special learning therapists
 Two SL therapists,
one being a Montessori Therapist are available within the Hospital/Department.
Their aim is to help develop the senso - motorics in children with special needs,
or learning difficulties, by working in individual or group sessions using methods
such as game therapy and Montessori therapy.
The SL therapist develops, working closely with the rehabilitators, the child's
body perception and its orientation in space.
They also help develop the child's
concentration, attention, constructive thinking (such as size, form, weight,
colour etc), memory and other psychological functions, and collaborating with
the psychologist and the treating doctor.
Parent guidance is important as it helps establish their tasks and their behaviours
at home and in respect to the child.
Montessori therapy
The Montessori therapy is an educational and therapeutic system created and
developed by the Italian Doctor Maria Montessori at the turning of the XX c.
The features that set this form of therapy apart from the conventional psychological
and learning methods are the following: The use of a specially prepared set
of tools and materials, the specific rules and ways of working with this equipment;
The different adult attitudes towards the child as well as the different approaches
to the child's development and its needs.
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