at the end of the course the student must know the qualitative and quantitative tools useful for evaluating the adaptive functions in children with CP and must know how to apply them;
Course Prerequisites
the student must have acquired knowledge on the clinical-functional characteristics of children with Infantile Cerebral Palsy (CPI)
Teaching Methods
teaching takes place through frontal lessons through the presentation of slides on definitions and contents and videos with clinical cases; Active participation of students in the analysis of the videos is required
Assessment Methods
the learning assessment takes place orally where the acquisition of theoretical concepts will be verified, the definition of specific terms aimed at verifying the understanding of the terminology used during the lessons, the ownership of language
Texts
-The evaluation of adaptive functions in children with cerebral palsyEditor: E. Fedrizzi G.I.P.C.I. Italian Infantile Cerebral Palsy Group Milan, FrancoAngeli, 2000, pp. 224 -The tetraparetic syndromes: architecture of functions and rehabilitation based on scientific evidence by: GIPCI - Italian Infantile Cerebral Palsy Group (with DVD) Proceedings of the 2nd permanent training course in neurorehabilitation of developmental age Orvieto, Palazzo del Popolo Congress Center , November 25-27, 2003
Contents
the course aims to illustrate the tools in use for the evaluation of adaptive functions in children with Infantile Cerebral Palsy the contents of the program are as follows: - video recording protocol of the child with cerebral palsy: history and use of the instrument; -scales for the quantitative evaluation of the different adaptive functions: -motor -manipulatory-practice -visual -cognitive -affective-relational -language communication
