Amirah Mazen Alhaj is a specialist and researcher in the field of rehabilitation and support for children with special needs and early intervention. She has more than twenty years of experience in special education, disability rehabilitation, inclusive education for students with special educational needs, and family and social counseling. Throughout her professional career, she has dedicated her work to supporting children and their families in achieving the highest possible level of independence, as well as academic, social, and psychological inclusion across all areas of life from the community, to school, university, and the workplace.
She is the author of the book “The Shadow Teacher Assistant” published in 2017, which focused on supporting students with behavioral disorders within educational environments. In 2014, she founded Kalimat Center for Rehabilitation and Speech Therapy, a specialized center dedicated to providing rehabilitation services, support, and consultations for children and their families through an integrated scientific and humanitarian approach.
Her professional journey began with a deep belief that every child possesses hidden potential that can flourish when provided with the appropriate supportive environment and effective rehabilitation plan. Over the years, she has supported thousands of children and families facing developmental, behavioral, and educational challenges. Many of the children she worked with successfully integrated into mainstream schools, continued to higher education, entered the workforce, and achieved advanced levels of adaptation and independence.
She is considered one of the specialists committed to advancing inclusive education practices. She has worked extensively to support and empower children with special needs within mainstream educational settings by providing consultations and training for families, teachers, and educational institutions. In addition, she has collaborated with numerous governmental and private organizations to help create more inclusive and balanced educational environments that respect individual differences and promote every child’s right to learning and active participation within the school community.
Amirah received specialized training from distinguished international experts, primarily from Germany as well as other countries around the world. This contributed significantly to refining her professional expertise and expanding her therapeutic and rehabilitation methodologies in line with the latest international practices in special education, rehabilitation, psychological and behavioral support, and inclusive education.
Born in the United Arab Emirates, she gained a multicultural and diverse perspective that enriched her deep understanding of the needs of families and communities from various cultural backgrounds. This has enabled her to develop a flexible professional approach that combines academic expertise with social and humanitarian awareness in supporting children with disabilities and their families across Arab and international communities.
She holds specialized academic qualifications in special education and human sciences, in addition to postgraduate studies in psychology from the United Kingdom. She is also a doctoral researcher whose academic interests focus on the quality of inclusive education practices, family counseling, and support for students with disabilities and special educational needs, including Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Furthermore, she holds numerous professional and specialized certifications in counseling and family guidance, rehabilitation for individuals with special needs, behavioral science, and early intervention programs. These qualifications have strengthened both her practical and academic expertise in supporting children and families and in providing comprehensive rehabilitation solutions based on modern scientific and professional foundations.
Amirah believes that raising family and community awareness is an essential component of successful rehabilitation. Through her training programs and consultations, she strives to empower families, strengthen children’s abilities, and contribute to building more supportive and inclusive environments that positively enhance the quality of life for children, families, and society as a whole.
Who is Amira Mazen Al-Haj
Amira Mazen Al-Haj is a specialist and researcher in the field of rehabilitation and support for children with special needs. She possesses more than twenty years of experience in special education, disability rehabilitation, inclusive education for students with special educational needs, and family and social counseling. She has dedicated her professional career to working with children and their families, with the goal of empowering them to achieve the highest possible level of independence and academic, social, and psychological integration in all areas of life, from the community to school, university, and employment.
Her professional journey began with a deep belief that every child has hidden abilities that can be developed when provided with a supportive environment and the appropriate rehabilitation plan. Throughout her years of work, she has contributed to supporting thousands of families and children facing various developmental, behavioral, and educational challenges. Many of the children she worked with were successfully integrated into mainstream schools, continued their university education, and achieved advanced levels of adaptation and independence.
She is considered one of the specialists interested in developing inclusive education practices. She has worked to support and empower children with special needs within mainstream educational environments by providing consultations and training to families, teachers, and educational institutions. She has also worked in numerous governmental and private institutions to help create more inclusive and balanced educational environments that consider individual differences and support the child’s right to learning and active participation within the school community.
She received specialized training under the guidance of a distinguished group of international specialists and experts from Germany and several other countries around the world. This contributed significantly to refining her professional expertise and expanding her therapeutic and rehabilitation approaches according to the latest international practices and modern methods in the fields of special education, rehabilitation, psychological and behavioral support, and inclusive education.
She comes from Jordanian and Turkish roots and was born in the United Arab Emirates, which has given her a diverse cultural and intellectual background reflected in her deep understanding of the needs of families and communities from different cultures and backgrounds. This has helped her develop a flexible professional approach that combines scientific expertise with social and humanitarian awareness in dealing with children with special needs and their families in Arab and other societies.
She learned both English and German and successfully passed the accredited German language examination from the Goethe Institute, as well as advanced English language examinations, in addition to her Arabic and Turkish languages. This enhances her ability to communicate and exchange knowledge with specialists in her field around the world.
She also holds specialized university qualifications in special education and humanities, in addition to postgraduate studies in psychology from the United Kingdom. She is currently a doctoral researcher whose research interests focus on the quality of inclusive education practices, family counseling, and supporting students with disabilities and special educational needs, including Autism Spectrum Disorder.
In addition, she holds numerous professional and specialized certifications in counseling, family guidance, rehabilitation for individuals with special needs, behavioral sciences, and early intervention programs. These qualifications have strengthened both her practical and scientific expertise in supporting children and families and providing integrated rehabilitation solutions based on modern scientific and professional foundations.
She is also the author of the book “The Shadow Teacher Assistant,” published in 2017, which addressed supporting students with behavioral disorders within educational environments. In 2014, she founded Kalimat Center for Rehabilitation and Speech Therapy to serve as a specialized platform for providing rehabilitation, support, and consultation services to children and their families according to a comprehensive scientific and humanitarian vision.
Amira believes that building family and community awareness is an essential part of the success of the rehabilitation process. Therefore, through her training programs and consultations, she strives to empower families, strengthen children’s abilities, and contribute to building more supportive and inclusive environments that positively impact the quality of life of the child, the family, and society as a whole.
