Dr Pauline Christmas
MCSP SRP MSc PhD
FellowAPCP
Researcher | Lecturer
Expert clinician
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Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Course

Objectives
Day-1. Motor-activity interventions in cerebral palsy
Following completion delegates will have an improved understanding of: ​
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Why propositional knowledge is required for clinical reasoning
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Defining and describing the clinically observable disorders of cerebral palsy
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Linking clinically observable disorders of cerebral palsy to treatment modalities
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The role of treatment adjuncts including botulinum toxin
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Understanding the importance of targeted activity
​Day-2.Motor behaviour and its Application to Treatment of the Child with
Cerebral Palsy​​
Following completion delegates will have an improved understanding of: ​
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Motor behaviour and how it can guide clinical practice.
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How to identify what is limiting activity and function in cerebral palsy
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Key features of motor behaviour and how they can be used to guide practice
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Recognising how current knowledge on motor behaviour can promote structured activity.
Day-3: Goal setting, activity-focused interventions and measuring outcomes using a published model and the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) Framework
Following completion delegates will have an improved understanding of: ​
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Application of a published model of activity-focused interventions
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How to use the International Classification of Functioning to set the goal and select the outcome measure
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How to select and critique the outcome assessment tool.​
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Technician / Assistant Course

Course objectives
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Following completion of the course delegates will have an improved understanding of:
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The common presenting motor disorders of cerebral palsy and how they can be recognised, how they interfere with activity and function.
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How the motor disorders can be linked to therapy treatment modalities and their adjuncts.
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An overview of typical motor development and learning and how it can be applied to guide clinical practice
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The importance of targeted activity in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy including delivery in constraint-induced movement therapy.
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How equipment and positioning can be used to provide targeted activity.​