05. Rehabilitation Techniques

• • Accompanying conditions (oral motor, low vision, speech and communication problems, cognitive, sensorial problems and etc.)

  • Intensity, repetition, activity and active participation of child

  • Brain plasticity and motor learning during global development of child

  • Individual solving problem

  • Physiotherapy-when, why, how?

  • Occupational therapy- when, why, how?

  • Medical and surgical treatment for muscle tone

2-Training Approaches

• • Training approaches for cognitive, perceptual, speech, oral motor problems of children.

  • Increase of physical fitness and endurance (Strengthening programmes, neurodevelopmental therapy, treadmill training, lokomat, suit therapy, etc)

  • Goal directed therapy

  • Home based/school based training programme

  • Handling and positioning the child for a specific task, or position (e.g. in a chair/wheelchair).

  • Virtual reality

  • Mobility and transportation devices (orthosis, wheelchairs, etc.)

3- Indoor/Outdoor Activities

• • Home settings/class and school setting for each child’s impairment-(motor, cognitive and perceptual difficulties) and assistive equipment (feeding positions, transfers and walking/ambulation, etc.)

  • Moving around (mall, park, street, school, public transportation, class, garden, etc.)

  • How to develop good play-ground possibilities for the child – indoor and outdoor

4- Lifelong therapy

• • · Motivation in lifelong therapy

  • · ICF’s activity and social participation according to age.

  • · Leisure and sport activities

  • · Finding relevant sports for the children/ which sport relevant for which child.

  • · The adaptation of children with CP to parents, teachers, peers, siblings (acceptance, inclusion, social participation, sharing)

  • · Integrating children to team sport

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

• • Training of how to cope with health care system: State of art

  • Management of onset

  • Multidisciplinary team for rehabilitation and their roles for the healthcare system

Methodology

Lecture of expert, interactive approach (practice illustrations-video, power point presentations, question-answer, case study etc), discussions, drama

Discussion groups

Relevant legislation in education policy may be put on the project’s website to allow an individual learning.

Assessment and evaluation plan (trainer/trainee and module)

Evaluation through questionnaires, checklists and self assessment at the end of the training course.

• • Application of pre-test and post-test questionnaires such as likert or ordinal scales shall be used in order to address the following parameters:

  • · Measurement of awareness before and after training

  • · Measurements of knowledge before and after training

  • · Measurement of satisfaction about the modules

  • · Taking the parental comments for our next step

Supporting training material needed

Handout of papers and power point presentations, prepared scenarios for the case studies and problem based learning, website links, references

Educational Environment

A meeting room/conference room during the lectures /presentations, as well as physical interiors appropriate for group work, case studies, workshops, drama, etc. Also, a projector connected to a pc, a screen, a flip chart and internet access. Where needed there must be extra PC with internet access, video and audiovisual equipment, board and/or special equipment/assistive devices.

Qualities of Trainer(s)

Trainers should be physiotherapists/ occupational therapists