Optimality not normality
A Talk by Prof Margaret Mayston AM AM PhD (University College London, University College London)
About this Talk
It seems that some therapists focus their intervention for children with childhood-onset disability on achieving the goal of typical/normal performance of activities. It has been suggested that they are 'fixing' the child. It is not possible to fix the child or to achieve typical functioning- but rather therapists should assist the child with their family to achieve their best developmental progression- i.e. their optimal- now and in the future.
In this talk I will review typical development and stress the need for active participation, with reference to the complexity of development, neuroplasticity and the ICF, and consider how an in-depth knowledge of child development enables health professional to assist each individual to achieve their best lived experience.
About The Speaker
Prof Margaret Mayston AM AM PhD
Physical therapist specializing in the understanding and management of people with cerebral palsy. Hold an MSc and PhD in physiology/neurophysiology. My focus is on knowledge transfer from my academic work to clinical practice, notably the Bobath Clinical Reasoning Framework: 'Bobath as intended'.
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