ASP Seminars on Vision and Music Therapy

Back to Back ASP Seminars (Vision and Music Therapy) on June 29. --> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHJoNDBGQm9yUkF4Y05HbUVPdVplTXc6MQ#gid=0


Vision Therapy 

9:00 AM - 12:00 NN The seminar will provide parents, special education teachers and other service providers’ strategies for their children with autism to have monocular visual focus that will later initiate alignment of the visual axes of the two (2) eyes until eye contact is attained. They will learn simple visual perceptual skills and visual information processing techniques for the autistic child to be more attentive in order to develop the essential cognitive skills that play a very important role in the learning process. 

Dr. Teresita R. Yambot, OD, MAED, MSO, FPAO is an educator, an optometrist in vision development and a civic leader. She was an outstanding student and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Manila Central University. Dr. Yambot served her alma mater as a professor from 1976-2000 and dean of the College of Optometry from 1990-1994. She was a recipient of various scholarships, researches and professional awards. To top it all, Dr. Yambot was awarded one of the 10 Outstanding Professionals in 2007 awarded by the Federation of Philippine Professional Associations of the Professional Regulation Commission and “Ulirang Ina” by the Quezon City government in 2009. She has occupied numerous positions in the academe and in socio-civic organizations. Dr. Yambot has conducted countless researches in her field of expertise and has presented her works in national and international conferences. 

Music Therapy

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Dr. Estrella R. Agustin, Ph.D., MFLCD, BM is an educator, a musician, a clinician and a civic lider. She obtained her Ph.D. in Educational of Psychology and MA in Family Life and Child Development from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She has an intensive of 2 years training in Liturgy and music from St. Andrews Seminary. She served as Department Chairperson of Department of Family Life and Child Development of the UP Diliman. She is currently teaching at UP Diliman and serves as Chairman of College of Home Economics at the said university. She is also a Music Intervention Specialist and Music Therapy Section Head at St. Luke’s Medical Center. Dr. Agustin contributes numerous researches and creative writings in her field of expertise.