Introductory Bobath course for the treatment and management of children with cerebral palsy (2 days)
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech & language therapists who have a special interest, or who are involved in the treatment and management of children with cerebral palsy.
Price:
£399
Course Description:
This two-day course aims to provide an overview of the transdisciplinary nature of assessment and treatment within the Bobath Concept.
Learning Objectives:
At the tend of the two-day course you will:
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Discuss the basic principles that underpin the Bobath approach to treatment.
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Understand the interdisciplinary nature of assessment and treatment using the Bobath Approach.
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Discuss the relevance of an understanding of child development to the treatment of cerebral palsy.
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Identify the features of spastic hypertonus and dyskinesia and the principles of treatment of children with these clinical features.
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Demonstrate safe handling on a person with typical tone and movement and understand how this can be applied to treatment of children with cerebral palsy.
Course Activities:
The course will explore aspects such as classification of cerebral palsy and principles of treatment in a series of Tutor led treatment demonstrations and discussions in conjunction with lecture and video PowerPoint presentations.
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Opportunities are given for handling of other participants to understand more about typical movement and how we can influence this and apply the techniques to the treatment of children with cerebral palsy.
Due to the introductory nature of this course, there will not be an opportunity for practical handling of children with cerebral palsy by course participants.
Introductory Bobath Baby course (3 days)
Who is this course for?
The course is suitable for physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech & language therapists.
Price:
£599
Course Description:
This three-day course focuses on typical and atypical development of babies aged 0-24 months. It will cover typical and atypical sensory-motor development and assessment and treatment of babies showing atypical development using the Bobath Concept. Some babies may have a diagnosis of cerebral palsy or have conditions that also affect their sensory-motor development. Treatment will consist of therapeutic handling of babies by course participants.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the three-day course you will:
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Understand typical and atypical sensory-motor development through movement analysis.
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Recognise sensory-motor impairments in babies and its impact on motor, social and cognitive behaviour.
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Identify key impairments in babies and prioritise them.
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Write functional goals for baby treatment.
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Develop a treatment plan based on the functional goal.
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Use therapeutic handling to facilitate activity and provide a better sensory-motor experience.
Course Activities:
Teaching methods include PowerPoint presentations, video analysis, treatment demonstrations and facilitate sessions.
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IMPORTANT: We recommend bringing baby dolls (20-24") to practise therapeutic handling. There will be opportunities for handling babies under supervision.
Problem-Solving for Activity and Participation Course
(2 days)
Who is this course for?
The course is suitable for physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech & language therapists.
Price:
£399
Course Description:
This two-day course is ideal for those wanting improve their assessment and treatment skills through a structured clinical reasoning process based on the Bobath Concept and International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the two-day course you will:
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Demonstrate understanding of components of specific postural control requirements for activity and participation for a child with cerebral palsy.
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Apply a problem-solving approach to identify and prioritize activity limitations as part of an assessment of a child with cerebral palsy.
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Set activity and participation goals for the treatment session and the treatment block.
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Utilize a structured clinical reasoning process based on the Bobath Concept to choose and modify treatment.
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Modify treatment strategies according to the environment - home, classroom, playground etc.
Course Activities:
The emphasis is on interactive learning and the course involves PowerPoint presentations, video analysis of typical and atypically developing children, treatment demonstration and group work.
Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy Course (2 days)
Who is this course for?
This two-day course is suitable for physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech & language therapists who have a specific interest, or who are involved in the treatment and management of older children/adolescence and young people with cerebral palsy in the transition period from school to adult lifestyle. The course is also relevant if you are a therapist working with pre-pubescent children, giving insight into problems that may occur in adolescence and helping with forward planning of treatment and management.
Course Description:
This course is designed to highlight the changes that take place through adolescence, and how these may affect young people with cerebral palsy. You will experience a focus on treatment and management strategies appropriate for adolescents and young adults during their transition into adult life.
Course Activities:
This course uses lectures, client demonstrations, and practical sessions to explore management issues in this age group.
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IMPORTANT: Please wear comfortable clothing and bring sports wear (i.e. shorts, vest tops) for practical sessions.
Aim:
To review specific factors that impact on the activity and participation of adolescents with cerebral palsy and explore therapeutic management throughout transition.
Objectives:
The course participants will have:
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Identified and discussed specific changes in clinical presentation associated with cerebral palsy in adolescence and during the transitional years.
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Identified which factors may contribute to further deterioration in people with this condition during adolescence and explore specific therapeutic interventions.
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Describe how perceptual, cognitive and communication difficulties may impinge on participation both socially and economically and discuss strategies to improve the potential for full participation in daily life.
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Discussed strategies to encourage the client to take responsibility for their own treatment and management programmes.
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Problem solved how to adapt handling and treatment to the older child and adolescent.
Introduction to the treatment of adults with Cerebral Palsy Course (2 days)
Who is this course for?
The course is suitable for physiotherapists, and occupational therapists with experience in treating adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions.
Price:
£399
Course Description:
This two-day course introduces the course participants to the assessment and management of adults with cerebral palsy based on the Bobath Concept.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the two-day course you will:
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Understand how the clinical presentation has evolved from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.
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Identify and understand the symptoms associated with post-impairment syndrome and explore management strategies.
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Explore hands-on and hands-off strategies to improve the quality of activities and participation for adults with cerebral palsy.
Course Activities:
The emphasis is on interactive learning and the course involves PowerPoint presentations, treatment demonstrations of adults with cerebral palsy, group work and practice of therapeutic handling other course attendees to understand more about typical movement.
Therapy Assistants Course (2 days)
Price:
£299
This course provides an overview of cerebral palsy and how we approach treatment using the Bobath Concept. This is very much a practical approach, which looks at how the child performs their daily activities (walks, moves on the floor, talks, plays etc) and asks what happens as they do this (to their muscle tone and the range, speed, quality of movement) and asks why they cannot do certain activities.
You will hear lectures from a speech and language therapist who will invite you to think about play and about communication and how you can help children with cerebral palsy who may have difficulties in these areas.
