Kelita Hoffman

CPD courses & points for psychologists in South Africa

I am a mother of a child with a unilateral left cleft lip and palate.

I have gone through treatment with my son in the USA and in SA including:

• Nasoalveolar Moulding
• Cleft lip and nose repair
• Lingual frenectomy
• Anal fistula treatment and fistulotomy
• Tubes/grommets
• Klebsiella pneumoniae
• Rhinovirus
• Coronavirus
• Adenovirus
• Cleft soft and hard palate repair
• Extensive speech therapy
• Occupational therapy

I have accompanied him through 8 surgeries (2 cleft related and 6 other)

I am a full time working mother and corporate lawyer.

I have a Masters' Degree from U.C. Berkeley.

Blogger and writer

Volunteer at the Smile Foundation

I am passionate about advocacy in birth defects and illness in children