Gait Foundation ensure all employees and workers are treated in a non-discriminatory, fair and consistent way. These policies are person-centered and should be revolve around the organisation:

• Compassion and Safety.

• Respect and Honesty.

• Research and Innovations.

• Quality and Teamwork.

There are key principles which underpin these policies and must be applied in every trade of organisation.

Right to be Represented

Every employee has the right to have a trade-union official to represent them. They can also be accompanied by an associate who is not functioning in a legal capacity. The ability to be reflect is applicable at all phases and under all workplace policies. Trade-union officials shall be entitled to be represented by a full-time officer of the respective trade-union.

Equality and Diversity

Policies should be applied fairly and consistently to any employee or worker regardless of:

• Protected characteristics.

• Personal characteristics.

• Offender status.

• Members or non-member of organisation.

• Contractual status.

Confidentiality

• Every worker and staff member have the right to secrecy and are obligated to safeguard the confidentiality of other individuals. This is both a legal and a contractual requirement.

• All workforce regulations are strictly concealment, and any infringement will be examined. This may result in disciplinary punishment and, in certain situations, legal action.

Supportive Approach and Open Communication

• All stakeholders must communicate openly and honestly in order for these workforce policies to be implemented successfully. Supervisors, staff members, , and human resource officials should urge early resolution wherever practicable and appropriate.

• A person-centered approach should be used to reflect the unique nature of each scenario while adhering to a consistent method. All parties should be identified and offered assistance.

• Staff should be encouraged and supported to express their issues. This should be done without fear of being victimised, discriminated against, or otherwise disadvantaged. Individuals who raise a concern, as well as those who are the subject of a complaint, will receive assistance.

Equity of Access

• All staff should be assisted to ensure that they are aware of workplace policies and have access to them when needed. When appropriate, assistance should be provided to employees to help them comprehend and actively participate.

• It is acknowledged that some employees may have trouble expressing themselves vocally or in writing at times. Those whose primary language is not English, or those with literacy challenges, for example, may require additional assistance to access or participate completely and effectively in workforce policy procedures.

• Communication with staff members who may have different requirements, and where they effect their capacity to comprehend or express themselves, should be taken into account. For instance, learning challenges, physical disabilities, or mental health problems.

For Gait Foundation, clinical perspective refers to the viewpoint of a health professional such as a doctor, nurse, psychologist or AHPs who works directly with patients. When such a provider offers their professional opinion, knowledge, or insight on an issue, they are offering a clinical perspective. A clinician’s specific outlook influences his or her practice and includes work experience, training, and theoretical background. 

Psychological Approach

Psychoanalysis or psychodynamic theory, also known as the “historical perspective,” has its roots with Sigmund Freud, who believed there were unconscious forces that drive behavior. The techniques he developed, such as free association (freely talking to the therapist about whatever comes up without censoring), dream analysis (examining dreams for important information about the unconscious), and transference (redirecting feelings about certain people in one’s life onto the therapist) are still used by psychoanalysts today.

In general, psychotherapists and counselors who use this approach direct much of their focus and energy on analyzing past relationships and, in particular, traumatic childhood experiences in relation to an individual’s current life. The belief is that by revealing and bringing these issues to the surface, treatment and healing can occur. This theory is highly researched, and as the field of neuroscience advances, counselors are finding how psychodynamic theory can actually positively affect a client’s brain. Psychodynamic theory can be more time intensive in comparison to some short-term theories because it involves changing deeply ingrained behaviors and requires significant work on understanding one’s self.

Behavioral Approach

Behavioral theory is based on the belief that behavior is learned. Classic conditioning is one type of behavioral therapy that stems from early theorist Ivan Pavlov’s research. Pavlov executed a famous study using dogs, which focused on the effects of a learned response (e.g., a dog salivating when hearing a bell) through a stimulus (e.g., pairing the sound of a bell with food).

B. F. Skinner developed another behavioral therapy approach, called operant conditioning. He believed in the power of rewards to increase the likelihood of a behavior and punishments to decrease the occurrence of a behavior. Behavioral therapists work on changing unwanted and destructive behaviors through behavior modification techniques such as positive or negative reinforcement.

Cognitive Approach

This counseling theory focuses on how people’s thinking can change feelings and behaviors. Unlike psychodynamic theory, therapy based on cognitive theory is brief in nature and oriented toward problem solving. Cognitive therapists focus more on their client’s present situation and distorted thinking than on their past. Cognitive and behavioral therapy are often combined as one form of theory practiced by counselors and therapists. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, has been found in research, to help with a number of mental illnesses including anxiety, personality, eating, and substance abuse disorders.

Humanistic Approach

Humanistic therapists care most about the present and helping their clients achieve their highest potential. Instead of energy spent on the past or on negative behaviors, humanists believe in the goodness of all people and emphasize a person’s self-growth and self-actualization.

Humanistic theories include client-centered, gestalt, and existential therapies. Carl Rogers developed client-centered therapy, which focuses on the belief that clients control their own destinies. He believed that all therapists need to do is show their genuine care and interest. Gestalt therapists’ work focuses more on what’s going on in the moment versus what is being said in therapy. Existential therapists help clients find meaning in their lives by focusing on free will, self-determination, and responsibility.

Integrative Approach

Holistic and integrative therapy involves integrating various elements of different theories to the practice. In addition to traditional talk therapy, holistic therapy may include nontraditional therapies such as hypnotherapy or guided imagery. The key is to use the techniques and psychotherapy tools best suited for a particular client and problem.

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Publications:

1. A Narrative Review: Are Maternity Orthosis Effective? 

2. A Review: Biomechanical Substitutions during Pregnancy and Application of Orthoses 

3. ACTIVITIES FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED IN ISOLATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC 

4. A Pilot-Study on Vibration Therapy Pad: its Mode of Vibration and Effectiveness 

5. A Review: Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Parkinson's Disease 

6. Recommendations for Orthotic & Prosthetic Clinics and Workshops in COVID-19 Pandemic 

7. House-Hold Safety Recommendations in COVID-19 Pandemic 

Joint Projects:

1. Design and Implementation of Digital Incentive Spirometer for Monitoring Lungs Health Status (A Project with Mehran University  of Engineering and Technology- Jamshoro)

Inventions:

1. Vibration Therapy Pad (Published at Medical Expo "DUHS-DICE")

2. AUXO-Assistive Orthosis (Patent Filed in IPO-Pakistan)

3. Suspension Crutches (In Process to File in IPO-Pakistan)

1. Ayesha is a motivated Healthcare Manager and passionate Orthotist (HCPC Registered) who is eager to contribute to team success through hard-work and attention to details. She is a compassionate orthotist and is confident about her abilities supplemented by academic and work experience and have excellent organisational skills. She is versatile and willing to gain more knowledge, experience, and skills in different fields to grow as a person. 

2. Usama Bin Yar is a founder of Gait Foundation. Further, he is Prosthetist and Orthotist (HCPC Registered) with proven ability to manage comprehensive orthotic patient care. Accustomed to performing patient assessments, formulating and implementing treatment plans and providing patient follow-up. He is well-versed in design, fabrication and fit requirements to restore physiological functions. He has clear understanding of orthotics and prosthetics and training in casting, modification and fabrications. He has an excellent skill in time management, reconstructions, fabrications and fittings. He also has proficiency in various job-related software, including AutoCAD, Python, Arduino and Microsoft Office. Moreover, he is enthusiastic in research and eager to contribute to team success through hard-work, and excellent organisational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and have patient related experience. 

3. Muhammad Asad Askari is a clinical administrator with 20 years of experience in the field of administration and logistics. He is Custom Expeditor in Air Freight Unit, He used to perform custom clearance process of incoming shipments, advised clients about taxes, prepared custom duties/tax.

4. Sohaib Bin Yar is a budding Supply-Chain Manager and an E-Commerce business owner. He has an intermediate experience in commerce and banking. He has a good understanding of psyche of customers to ensure product satisfaction. According to him, a customer's demands a good quality product at a very cheap price but when he visits a traditional market he is willing to purchase it at market value. Currently he is polishing skills on 3D-printing and CAD-Technology. Further, his cores are social media marketing, E-Commerce, research and supply-chain management. 

SPO Pakistan 

This organisation established a network of connections between students, P&O specialists, and affiliated institutions throughout Pakistan and the world. They are also passionate and eager to work with others throughout globe to benefit our community. Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics Pakistan (SPO Pakistan) was established in 2016 for Prosthetics/Orthotics students, professionals and Institutions around Pakistan. It is the first young OP professionals united forum of its own kind.

The Shine Welfare Foundation

The Shine Welfare Foundation (SWF) is a non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian organization. Through advocacy, research, and the transmission of information, SWF actively works to advance the rights of minorities, children with special needs, and young people, as well as to modify laws to ensure equal rights. In Gujranwala, SWF has put its projects for human rights, child protection, health-oriented preventive education, and advocacy into action.

Blessed Smiles

Blesses Smiles is a non-profit organisation, which advocates in fighting cancer in children, supporting disabled persons and targets to educate young souls. As Poverty in Pakistan has been recorded by the World Bank at 39.3% using the lower middle-income poverty rate of US$3.2 per day, and 78.4% using the upper middle-income poverty rate of US$5.5 per day, for the fiscal year 2020–21. So, Blessed Smiles urge to support low-income citizens to combat with these hardships, so they can also enjoy the real meaning of life.