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Cerebral Palsy Awareness Diploma

This comprehensive course will teach you an understanding of the wider scope of Cerebral Palsy, including its levels of severity and five forms, and how each type affects the person with the condition. You will also learn about the range of needs of children, teens, and adults with Cerebral Palsy.

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What Will You Learn?

Over the years, treatments for persons with Cerebral Palsy have become increasingly more progressive. The Cerebral Palsy Awareness Diploma Course looks at treatments from both traditional and complementary medicine. With more options than ever before, these treatments can lead to less pain, reduced spasticity, a higher level of independent movement, and a sense of being able to participate more fully in life than ever before.

Learning how to deal with the day-to-day is an important part of living with Cerebral Palsy. The course discusses the benefits of having a support system in place, should extra help be needed, and details self-advocacy techniques and strategies that can be used to build confidence and independence. You will also learn about the 6 major aspects of life in which a sense of wellbeing can enable a person to make positive changes.

Knowing your rights is an important part of living with Cerebral Palsy. The course discusses the wider world of disability rights, the law, and strategies/accommodations that can ensure the best possible integration in school and work environments.

The course looks through the history of Cerebral Palsy, including the various movements that have improved public perception and changed attitudes. You will discover how treatments have evolved over time and how current research may change future therapies. You will also learn about common symptoms in babies that are indicative of Cerebral Palsy and what the specific medical causes of the condition are, both congenital and acquired. A glossary of terms is included to ensure comprehension.

Independence, self-sufficiency, and self-advocacy are three of the most important things to any person, so these are of course important to someone with Cerebral Palsy. The Cerebral Palsy Awareness Course explains how those caring for individuals with the condition can work with them to help them gain independence, and the systems, support, and technologies that are in place to accomplish this.

Fitness and wellness should be important to everyone, but for those with Cerebral Palsy, it can make a big difference to their quality of life. The course explains the ways in which those with the condition can exercise and even guides through some exercise routines that target specific areas. Also covered is the importance of proper nutrition and how to prepare and take in food.

The Cerebral Palsy Awareness Diploma Course offers knowledge and practical advice both to those living with the condition and practitioners who work with people who have Cerebral Palsy.

The course will also be of interest to friends and family members of those who have Cerebral Palsy and anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in this area.

Part 1: Various Forms of CP
Part 2: The Needs of Children with CP
Part 3: The Needs of Teens with CP
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1 Assessment

Part 1: Standard Treatments
Part 2: Complementary Medicine and CP
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2 Assessment

Part 1: Family and Support Networks
Part 2: Self-Advocacy Techniques and Strategies
Part 3: Wellness for People with CP
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3 Assessment

Part 1: The Matrix of Practical Strategies
Part 2: The Equality Act of 2010 - Disability and the Law
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4 Assessment

Part 1: An Historical Timeline of Understanding CP
Part 2: The Medical Causes of CP
Part 3: CP Treatments Through the Centuries
Part 4: The Medical Model
Part 5: The Birth of Disability Rights
Part 6: The Social Construction Model
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5 Assessment

Part 1: Encouraging Independence and Self-Sufficiency
Part 2: Independent Living
Part 3: Encouraging Self-Advocacy
Part 9: Nutrition and Wellness
Part 4: Relationships and Intimacy
Part 5: Barrier Free Living
Part 6: Assistive Technology
Part 7: Encouraging Fitness, and Wellness for People with CP
Part 8: Four Complete Adaptive Workouts for People with CP
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6 Assessment

The Cerebral Palsy Awareness Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace. This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

Many Centre of Excellence courses are Fully Accredited by the world’s leading professional membership association for natural medicine – The Complementary Medical Association (The CMA).

You can apply to join The CMA as a Student Member while you are still studying, and if you do so, you will be eligible to use the post-nominal letters CMA after your name.

Upon graduation from a CMA Registered course you will be eligible to apply for CMA Membership and this will give you numerous professional benefits including being able to use the letters MCMA after your name – Member of The Complementary Medical Association. This will demonstrate your commitment to excellence and professionalism in the natural healthcare field.

Register with The CMA as a Student or fully qualified Practitioner via The CMA website where you will be asked to submit your certificate of graduation, and proof of insurance.

The CMA’s recommended insurers are Westminster global.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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