Inpatient Therapy Sessions
In hospitals, Smile therapists work with seriously ill children undergoing treatment in supportive therapy programmes. Inpatient therapy sessions are important, since the children have to deal not only with their physical illness but also with the psychological conflicts that come with it: isolation, physical limitations, changes in the body and negative emotions. Our therapies primarily focus on helping them to reduce their level of stress so they can cope more easily with the challenges of their illness.
In different hospital departments, we work with children in groups (in a designated room) or individually (at the bedside) and with parents if required. The same therapists visit each department several times a week at predetermined times. We consider it important to work in collaboration with hospital professionals and be embedded in the daily practice of each department, according to local needs and protocols.
In hospitals, our therapists work with short therapy methods in most cases. The population of children often changes in the departments after a few days or weeks, so they must build up the sessions in a special way to help the healing of the children. Smile therapists are trained in different techniques such as play therapy, tale therapy, psychodrama, music therapy and fine art therapy, which they tailor to the age and the physical condition of patients.
BUDAPEST
Location
Szent László Hospital Hematology and Stem-Cell Transplantation Department
Sessions
3 therapy sessions per week (3×90 minutes)
Therapists
Debóra Kiss Clinical Psychologist, Psychodramatist
Mária Kárpáti Social Pedagogue, Psychodramatist
Nikolett Stánicz Special Educational Needs Teacher, Music Therapist
Supervisors
István Ormay M.D. Psychiatrist, Active-analytic Training Psychotherapist Specialist
Andrea Duba M.D. Active-analytic Therapist, Supervisor
DEBRECEN
Location
University of Debrecen, Clinical Centre Department of Paediatrics Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Nephrology
Sessions
2 therapy sessions per week (2×90 minutes)
Therapists
Judit Miholecz Clinical Psychologist
Supervisors
Csilla Pető M.D. Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Trainer of the Hungarian Association of Relaxation and Symboltheraphy (MRSzE)
Location
University of Debrecen, Clinical Centre Department of Paediatrics Department of Hematology and Oncology
Sessions
2 therapy sessions per week (2×90 minutes)
Therapists
Judit Miholecz Clinical Psychologist
Beatrix Martonné Rácz Consultant Psychologist, Grief Counselor
Supervisors
Csilla Pető M.D. Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Trainer of the Hungarian Association of Relaxation and Symboltheraphy (MRSzE)
Location
University of Debrecen, Clinical Centre Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Sessions
2 therapy sessions per week (2×90 minutes)
Therapists
Ágnes Nagyné Mészáros Clinical Psychologist, Psychodramatist
Supervisors
Csilla Pető M.D. Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Trainer of the Hungarian Association of Relaxation and Symboltheraphy (MRSzE)
PÉCS
Location
University of Pécs, Clinical Centre, Department of Paediatrics Department of Hematology and Oncology
Sessions
1 therapy sessions per week (1×90 minutes)
Therapists
Melinda Kanizsai, M.D. Music Therapist
Ildikó Puskás Clinical Psychologist
Supervisors
Zsuzsanna Mária Erdősi Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist
Location
University of Pécs, Clinical Centre, Department of Paediatrics Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sessions
5 therapy sessions per week (5×90 minutes)
Therapists
Melinda Kanizsai, M.D. Music Therapist
Ágnes Standovár Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist
Gyöngyi Boda Clinical Psychologist
Supervisors
István Ormay M.D. Psychiatrist, Active-analytic Training Psychotherapist Specialist
Andrea Duba M.D. Active-analytic Therapist, Supervisor
Location
University of Pécs, Clinical Centre, Department of Paediatrics Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sessions
1 therapy session per week (1×90 minutes)
Therapists
Melinda Kanizsai, M.D. Music Therapist
Supervisors
Zsuzsanna Mária Erdősi Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist
Location
University of Pécs, Clinical Centre, Department of Paediatrics Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Sessions
1 therapy session per week (1×90 minutes)
Therapists
Melinda Kanizsai, M.D. Music Therapist
Ágnes Standovár Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist
Supervisors
MISKOLC
Location
BAZ County Central Hospital Department of Paediatric Onco-haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Sessions
1 therapy session per week (1×90 minutes)
Therapists
Nóra Felföldiné Baranya Music Therapist, Kokas Pedagogy
Supervisors
Csilla Pető M.D. Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Trainer of the Hungarian Association of Relaxation and Symboltheraphy (MRSzE)
Location
BAZ County Central Hospital Psychiatric Centre, Prevention-Diagnostic-Therapeutic Unit for Autism-Specific Care
Sessions
3 therapy sessions per week (3X2X 45 minutes)
Therapists
Nóra Felföldiné Baranya Music Therapist, Kokas Pedagogy
Beáta Kovácsné Tesléry Psychologist, Music Therapist
Supervisors
Csilla Pető M.D. Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Trainer of the Hungarian Association of Relaxation and Symboltheraphy (MRSzE)
