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

Thought-provoking, stimulating and interactive, including analysis of numerous videos of clients with various presentations.

• Understand key mechanisms that will improve the child’s ability to learn and progress, whilst avoiding (or delaying) a plateau effect.
  
• See how it is possible to target where the problem originates i.e. improving the function of: Basal Ganglia for clients with Dyskinetic CP / White Matter for clients with PVL, ..
• Observe and analyse various therapeutic activities that improve the way the brain is functioning following an initial insult and subsequent reorganisation.

 

M.A.E.S. Therapy redefines CP treatment by focusing on the brain’s role in development, helping you go beyond managing symptoms to achieve meaningful, long-term progress for each child.

A new and different dimension to the treatment and management of children with CP.
If we want to get different outcomes, we need to think and treat differently.

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 and gain an understanding of the clinical reasoning that defines the M.A.E.S. Therapy Treatment Approach.

Dates:      Friday 24  & Saturday 25 October 2025

                   Each day will be 08.00am – 16.00 hours UK time

 

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 Presenters:       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:

• • The MAES Therapy framework: a specific framework for identifying the relationship between skills and tasks and its critical relevance in understanding the reasons for atypical patterns of coordination for each child with Cerebral Palsy.
  • An understanding of why missing skills has long-term consequences on the ability to participate in activities of everyday life (including mobility, self-care, play and communication).
  • Appreciate the necessity of providing the child with a different path for development by acting on the primary cause of the limitation, rather than concentrating on targeting the visible symptoms.
  • Understand the application of the MAES Therapy framework to develop individualised treatment strategies for each child.
  • Understand the need for therapists to develop a wide repertoire of strategies to enable the child to develop a wider repertoire of ways to solve problems.

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

 

Profile:

Jean-Pierre Maes MCSP
Consultant Neuro-Developmental Physiotherapist
Founder & Director MAES Therapy International

Jean-Pierre is an expert in the field of Cerebral Palsy and similar neuro-developmental conditions, with over 35 years’ experience of treating babies, children and adults.

He was a Senior NDT- Bobath Tutor – one of the most experienced and influential international Senior Tutors and regular Course Leaders.

However, Jean-Pierre wanted to progress and improve the treatment of children further and so he decided to leave NDT-Bobath and now practices and teaches the pioneering M.A.E.S. Therapy Approach.

Due to demand, he now leads M.A.E.S. Courses world-wide, teaching the advanced MAES Therapy Approach for paediatric therapists who want to specialise, or to further specialise, in the treatment of children with CP and similar neurodevelopmental conditions and who want to gain deeper knowledge and new expert clinical skills for the greater benefit of the patients they treat.

MAES Therapy is a pioneering evidence-based approach, underpinned by practice evidence, patient evidence and contextual evidence from 35 years’ expert clinical and teaching experience world-wide and focusing on excellent treatment skills.

 

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MAES Therapy is the new gold standard for treating children with Cerebral Palsy and similar neuro-developmental conditions and movement disorders; with more effective long-term outcomes compared to other therapeutic approaches such as Bobath-NDT, Vojta, Medek.