Nice one Pam. Suggest adding a link to this in the Physio Links section as well
Dear All
Take a look at the skillsforaction website. Here you will find information for parents and teachers of children with Developmental coordination disorder (DCD), joint hypermobility and low muscle tone.
There are two new sections. One provides information and suggestions for activities for for parents of babies and toddlers with joint hypermobility and low muscle tone. I will be adding to this section on a regular basis.
There is also a section with resources for physiotherapists and OT's working with children with movement difficulties. This includes activity descriptions that can be downloaded to give to parents and teachers. These are published under a Creative Commons license - you may copy, print and amend these activity instructions as long as the original source is acknowledged. You will need to register as a user to access this information. Registration is free while this database is being built up.
View the website here: http://www.skillsforaction.com/
I would really welcome feedback about the contents of the site - and if you find it useful.
Best wishes for a wonderful and peaceful 2009
Pam
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Last edited by physiobob; 07-01-2009 at 07:27 PM.
Nice one Pam. Suggest adding a link to this in the Physio Links section as well
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The skillsforaction.com website has been updated.
There is a new section: movement therapy for children: a webmanual.
See in particular Watching Will: a video diary charting one infant's development with commentary.
New exercises have been added to the SfA therapy resources.
Hope to see you on the site.
Best wishes
Pam
The Skills for Action Web-Manual has been updated.
Please take a look at the new content on the Web Manual pages at Movement therapy for children web-manual | skillsforaction.com.
You will find new tutorials for therapists and a new section outlining a developmental systems based model of physiotherapy intervention for infants and toddlers. The Training infant Skills for Action (TISA) model is task based with the added dimension of a set of principles for adapting tasks and the environment to allow the child to explore possibilities for action, solve the movement problem and succeed every time she engages with the activity.
To do this one needs a very good knowledge of how infants learn new motor skills - the tutorials provide an opportunity for acquiring this knowledge.
Best wishes for a peaceful and successful 2011.
Pam