Handling The Young Cerebral Palsied Child At Home Diskette

This disk contains 100 exercises selected from the text version of this title. Illustrations are accompanied by explanatory text, which can be selected, customized and printed as a client handout. This disk focuses on enlisting parental co-operation in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy.

Fundamental is the co-operation of the parents in home handling; includes new information for therapists, nurses, parents and carers.

Fundamental to the successful treatment of children with cerebral palsy is the cooperation of parents in home handling. This new edition has been expanded and updated to include new information for therapists, parents, nurses and carers.

A practical manual for parents and other caregivers, explaining medical aspects of the condition, answering questions, and suggesting ways to help children accomplish routine activities. The word "handling" in the title is meant literally, with chapters on teaching methods emphasizing innovative ways parents can position and support a child to help him practice newly acquired motor skills throughout the day. Includes information on equipment and on how to make seats and mobility aids, plus addresses of vendors and social service providers in the UK. First published in 1968 and revised in 1974, this third edition reflects the latest ideas on therapeutic intervention, and the shift to home-based or community care. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Routledge Library Editions: Anxiety brings together as one set, or individual volumes, a small series of previously out-of-print titles, originally published between 1980 and 1991. The set covers anxiety in adults and children, including both research and theory in the area and self-help techniques.