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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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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: 

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​​​​​​​

In-House Training courses

Training courses are delivered in-house to therapists and therapy assistants from individual Trusts and organisations. Also, courses are arranged to accommodate attendees from a variety of workplaces. 

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Forthcoming courses​​​​​​

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs - 7 to 9 April 2025 - Orchard School, Oldbury, near Birmingham.

  • EBPA Technician / Assistant - 10 to 11 April 2025 - Orchard School, Oldbury, near Birmingham.

Completed courses

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs - 26 to 28 November 2024 - Bolton Foundation NHS Trust.

  • EBPA Assistant/Technician course 14 to 15 November - Sunderland

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs - 28 to 30 October 2024  

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs - 7 to 10 October 2024 - Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

  • EBPA Technician / Assistant - 22 to 23 April 2024 - Orchard School, Oldbury, near Birmingham.  

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs - 15 to 18 April 2024 - Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs - 5 to 7 February 2024 - Orchard School, Oldbury, near Birmingham. 

  • EBPA Qualified PTs - 8 to 10 January 2024 - HSC Clinical Education Centre, Belfast. 

  • EBPA Assistant/Technician course - 20 and 21 November 2023 - Venue - NCORE Derby.                                         

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs - 9 to 10 November, plus 11 Dec 2023 - Linden Lodge School, Wimbledon.                   

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs  - 31 October to 2 November 2023 - NHS Scotland            

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs  - 23 to 25 October 2023 - Venue - The Orchard School, Oldbury, nr' Birmingham.                  

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs -17 to18 October, plus 7 November 2023 - Midland Partnership University                     NHS Foundation Trust         

  • EBPA Qualified PTs and OTs - 4 to 6 Oct 2023 - South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  • EBPA Qualified staff - 10 to 13 July 2023 - National Centre for Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) Derby

  • EBPA Qualified staff - 24 to 26 April 2023 - Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust 

  • EBPA Qualified staff - 20 to 22 March 2023 - Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust 

  • EBPA Qualified staff - 13 to 15 March 2023 - Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  • EBPA Qualified staff - 6 to 9 March 2023 - National Centre for Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) Derby

  • EBPA Assistant/Technician - 13 to 14 February 2023 - National Centre for Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) Derby

  • EBPA Qualified staff - 6 to 8 February 2023 - Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust 

  • EBPA Qualified Staff - 16 to 18 January 2023 - North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FT

  • I have also recently provided training within individual departments both face-to face and virtually across the UK as far afield as Cornwall, East Kent, Hertfordshire, Staffordshire, Lincoln, Bridgend, Powys, Rotherham, Birmingham and Oswestry. All of which have been extremely well received. A recent overseas course has been provided in Malta.

  • This has included the modular course content. For example, the Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust therapy department recently received face-to-face delivery of a four-day course using both video analysis and patient demonstrations and Staffordshire NHS trust received online training

  • Therapy departments have also requested training support for constraint induced movement therapy.  For example, therapists from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS trust received initial webinar training, face-to-face training with patients and follow-up video consultations. Conversely the therapists  from the East-Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Powys Teaching Hospital received virtual training which included patient follow-up.

  • Day workshops including patient demonstrations are also available. 

  • For further information please contact: 07854 831486; pmchristmas@gmail.com 

Courses for therapy technicians and assistants

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