Sheena Reynolds is the Director of Learning Development and Joint Owner of the British Institute for Learning Development, in Dubai. The British Institute is unique in being the only facility for learning development in the Middle East specialising in the neuro-physiological development of children.
Having graduated from the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy in 1987, Sheena completed her Master’s degree from Exeter University in the UK in 1999. She began her working career with the Greater Glasgow Health Board and then with Strathclyde Regional Council as a Community Occupational therapist and then became the Manager of a Disability Resource Centre. During this time she was the professional representative for the British Association of Occupational Therapists for the Glasgow Area. As a Senior Occupational Therapist working in London in a medical and rheumatology unit Sheena then took on the challenge of developing a wheelchair and special seating service before moving to Brunei in South East Asia.
In the 9 years Sheena worked for the Ministry of Health in Brunei she gained a wide range of experience with people with injuries and disabilities in hospitals, their homes, workplaces, schools and colleges. Speaking fluent Malay, Sheena developed positive working and therapeutic relationships with colleagues, patients and carers. In 1999, given her skills and knowledge, Sheena was asked by the Ministry of Health in Brunei to initiate and develop a Community Rehabilitation Service. Sheena Reynolds has worked in the UAE since April 2001.
In her desire to continually develop her work and skills Sheena has completed courses of study in Neuroscience, Neuro-developmental therapy cand Sensory Integration.