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Evidence-based practical application course for physiotherapists and occupational therapists for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. Core modules. Three-day course 

This is a  face-to-face course which consists of three-days of core modules.

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Course participants - The courses are designed for physiotherapists and occupational therapists experienced in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. 

Each module consists of lectures and practical sessions which may include case presentations, video analysis and patient demonstartions

Handouts and references will be  provided.

Future courses are listed below after the core module details.

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Training on E-BPA includes three day courses for qualified staff, two day courses for Technicials / Assistants.

There is also the opportunity for provision of in house departmental  training.

 

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Qualified Staff Course

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Day One: Evidence-Based Practical Application​. Motor-activity interventions in cerebral palsy.

 

Following completion delegates will have an improved understanding of: ​

  • Why propositional knowledge is required for clinical reasoning

  • Defining and describing the clinically observable disorders of cerebral palsy

  • Linking clinically observable disorders of cerebral palsy to treatment modalities

  • The role of treatment adjuncts including botulinum toxin

  • Understanding the importance of structured activity

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Day Two: Motor behaviour and its Application to Treatment of the Child with Cerebral Palsy​​

 

On completion delegates will have an improved understanding of the following: ​

  • Motor behaviour and how it can guide clinical practice.

  • How  to identify what is limiting activity and function in cerebral palsy

  • Key features of motor behaviour and how they can be used to guide practice

  • Recognising how current knowledge on motor behaviour can promote structured activity.

Day Three: Goal setting, activity-focused interventions and measuring outcomes using a published model and the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) Framework

On completion delegates will have an improved understanding of the following: ​

  • Application of a published model of activity-focused interventions 

  • How to use the International Classification of Functioning to set the goal and select the outcome measure 

  • How to select and critique the outcome assessment tool

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Timetable Qualified Staff: 

Day-1. Motor-activity interventions in cerebral palsy

09:00-09:30   Registration

09:30-10:00   The importance of propositional and non-propositional theory for clinical reasoning

10:00-10:30   Cerebral palsy. What are we dealing with?

10:30-10:45   Break

10:45-11:15   Recognising the clinically observable disorders of cerebral palsy

11:15-12:15   Patient demonstration/practical session

12:15-13:15   Lunch

13:15-14:15   Linking clinically observable disorders of cerebral palsy to treatment modalities

14:15-14:30   Break

14:30-15:30   Patient demonstration/practical session

15:30-16:15   Treatment adjuncts including botulinum toxin

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​Day-2. Motor behaviour and its application to treatment for the child with cerebral palsy

09:00-10:30   Motor behaviour explained and how it guide clinical practice.

10:30-10:45   Break

10:45-11:30   How  to identify what is limiting activity and function in cerebral palsy

11:30-12:15   Patient demonstration/practical session

12:15-13:15   Lunch

13:15-14:00   Key features of motor behaviour and how they can be used to guide practice

14:00-14:15   Break

14:15-15:15   Patient demonstration/practical session

15:45-16:15   Recognising how current knowledge on motor behaviour can promote structured activity

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Day-3. Setting goals and measuring outcomes for activity-focused interventions using a published model. 

09:00-10:00   Goal setting and selecting interventions using a published model of activity-focused practice.

10:00-11:15   Application of a published model of activity-focused interventions 

11:15-11:30   Break

11:30-12:30   Patient demonstration/practical session

12:30-13:30   Lunch

13:30-14:30   Using the International Classification of Functioning to set the goal and select the outcome measure 

14:30-14:45   Break

14:45-15:45   Patient demonstration/practical session

15:45-16:15   Assessing the assessment​​​​​​​

Assistant / Technicians Course

Course objectives

Following completion of the course delegates will have an improved understanding of:

  • The common presenting motor disorders of cerebral palsy and how they can be recognised, how they interfere with activity and function.

  • How the motor disorders can be linked to therapy treatment modalities and their adjuncts.

  • An overview of typical motor development and learning  and how it can be applied to guide clinical practice

  • The importance of targeted activity in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy including delivery in constraint-induced movement therapy.

  • How equipment and positioning can be used to provide targeted activity.

Timetable Assistants / Technicians

Day-One

9:00 am Registration

9:30-10:30 What is cerebral palsy and how does it affect activity.

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:30 Assessment and principles of treatment

11:30-12:30 Patient/Practical session

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:30 Treatment and adjuncts to therapy

14:30-14:45 Break

14:45-15:15 Patient/Practical session 

15:45-16:15 Constraint induced movement therapy-Why is it important?

16.15-16:30 Q/A session / Close

 

Day-Two

9:00-10:30 Motor development and how it guides our treatment

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:15 Patient/Practical session 

11:15-11:45 Importance of positioning and the use of equipment

11:45-12:45 Role of play

12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-14:45 Patient/Practical session 

14:45-15:00 Break

15:00-16:00 Q/A session / Close

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