Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Manual for Therapists, Parents and Community Workers - Softcover

Hinchcliffe, Archie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185339565X ISBN 13: 9781853395659

Publisher: ITDG Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

A large number of children in developing countries are born with or develop cerebral palsy. The problem is made worse by inadequate knowledge and treatment facilities. As a result, thousands of children with cerebral palsy live in burdensome dependence upon their families. This tragic situation can be avoided to a great extent by giving treatment early in the child's life and also by guiding families on how to manage the children in ways that help them become independent.

This book is a practical guide designed to help therapists and community workers understand and effectively treat children with cerebral palsy. It focuses on:

- adequately assessing children with cerebral palsy

- designing treatment programmes that can be carried out in partnership with parents and community workers

- assessing and managing eating and drinking difficulties

- making simple and cost-effective equipment

- designing appropriate play activities during therapy

- evaluating and dealing with sensory integration problems in children with cerebral palsy

- closer integration of theory and practical skills.

About this title

Synopsis:

Cerebral palsy has become the number one cause of disability of children in the world today. Yet in many countries of the South there are few therapists despite the millions of children affected. Furthermore, there is little opportunity for those therapists and others working with children with cerebral palsy to undergo specialist training. Cerebral palsy is a challenging condition which presents itself differently in every child. This book enables those working with children who suffer from cerebral palsy to make the necessary decisions and choose the appropriate therapeutic activities for each individual child. The author closely integrates the theory with practical skills, reminding readers of the theory behind the practice and providing opportunities to reflect on what has been learnt. The book provides sets of principles by which to observe and analyse a child's problems and then plan treatment. Many illustrated examples of how to apply these principles are given throughout the book. However readers are urged to understand that these examples are not to be considered as recipes: each child is different and what works for one may not work for all.

The book has been written for therapists but the clear line illustrations, glossary and minimal use of technical terms will ensure that parents and community workers will also find the book useful and informative.

About the Author:

Archie Hinchcliffe is a Consultant Physiotherapy Trainer specialising in training therapists and community workers working with children in developing countries. She co-leads a biennial short course at the Bobath Centre in London specifically targeted at therapists intending to work in developing countries, and is a Trustee of Cerebral Palsy Africa, a Scottish charity founded in 2005 to support training programmes for therapists and others working with children with cerebral palsy in African countries.

Archie Hinchcliffe has extensive hands-on experience of working with children with cerebral palsy in many countries in the Middle East and Africa. She lives in Hutton, near Berwick-upon-Tweed in the UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: ITDG Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 185339565X
• ISBN 13: 9781853395659
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216