Course Title:

 ‘A better understanding of Children with CP and similar neurodevelopmental conditions and principles to improve their coordination’

For the benefit of paediatric Therapists (PT, OT, SLT) who wish to gain new knowledge and insights that open the opportunity to further develop excellent clinical reasoning and treatment skills, for the treatment of children with CP and similar neurodevelopmental conditions.

 

Engaging, thought-provoking, and interactive, including in-depth analysis of treatment videos of children with a variety of presentations of CP.

• Gain a deeper understanding of key mechanisms that improve a child’s ability to continue to progress
• Learn strategies to avoid or delay the plateau effect
• Consider addressing the child’s limitations from where the difficulty originates (the brain), rather than primarily focusing on symptoms, such as tiptoe walking, increased or decreased tone, poor alignment…

With this 2-Day Course, you will be introduced to M.A.E.S. Therapy and have an overview of the content that is developed during the 4-Week Foundation Course. You will gain valuable insights into the clinical reasoning that underpins the M.A.E.S. Therapy treatment approach

 

Dates:       Friday 14th  & Saturday 15th March 2025

Venue:      Online, live and interactive via Zoom

Format:    The course will be presented in English and will include lectures and videos analysis of a variety of presentations of CP

Course Lead By:     Jean-Pierre Maes MCSP,  Director MAES Therapy International
                                       and M.A.E.S. Team

Course Fee:             Only £365 GBP  – for 2 full days of high quality training

Course Participant Attendance:
Course Participants are aware that they must attend the 2 days in full.  Part attendance is not allowed.

Course Aims:  

To introduce participants to:

• Key Mechanisms:  Gain a deeper understanding of key mechanisms that  improve a child’s ability to continue to progress.

• Learn strategies to avoid or delay the plateau effect  

• Where the difficulty originates:  Consider addressing the child’s limitations from where the difficulty originates (the brain), rather than primarily focusing on symptoms, such as tiptoe walking, increased or decreased tone, poor alignment…

• The Impact of Missing Skills: An understanding of why missing skills has long-term consequences on a child’s ability to participate in everyday activities such as mobility, self-care, play and communication.

• Alternative Developmental Path: Recognising the importance of providing children with a different path for development by acting on the primary cause of the limitation, rather than focusing solely on visible symptoms.

• The MAES Therapy framework: A specific framework for identifying the relationship between skills and tasks, highlighting its critical relevance in understanding the underlying causes of atypical patterns of coordination in children with Cerebral Palsy.

• Individualized Treatment Strategies: Applying the MAES Therapy Framework to design tailored treatment plans that meet the unique needs and optimize the brain function of each child.

• Expanding Therapeutic Strategies: Understand the need for therapists to develop a wide repertoire of strategies enabling children to develop a greater variety of problem-solving skills.

Registration:

To apply for a place or for further information please contact:

Courses Organiser:

Jonathan Salsbury MIoD, Development Director
M.A.E.S. Therapy International

E:  jsalsbury@maestherapy.com

 

MAES Therapy is a groundbreaking, evidence-based approach rooted in over 35 years of global clinical and teaching expertise. It integrates practice-based, patient-centered, and contextual evidence to deliver exceptional treatment strategies and outcomes.

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