The RDA are hosting a CPD session with The PDA Society

The PDA Society is the only specialist PDA charity in the UK. We are a small team, and all of us have a personal connection with PDA.

Our goal is to try and make life better for PDA people and their families – we believe that happy, autonomous lives are possible. Our strong commitment to research underpins every step we take towards improving understanding, support and outcomes for PDA people in the future.

All our courses are delivered by training facilitators with valuable lived experience of PDA as PDAers themselves, parents, carers, partners, family members or professionals working with PDA people.

Course content:

• What is PDA?

• Demands and their effects

• How PDA can feel

• Helpful approaches

• Rewards/praise/sanctions

• PDA considerations

• Signposting to resources & support

• Additional Q&A session

This course counts as CPD for RDA Coaches on receipt of the CPD Reflection and Feedback Form.

£10 for RDA Coaches/Volunteers

£20 for non RDA Coaches/Volunteers

Book online here (via the online booking form on the MyRDA website)

Join us for this engaging CPD day to discover the benefits of collaborating with and through horses to achieve your therapy goals.

Join us for this engaging CPD day to discover the benefits of collaborating with and through horses to achieve your therapy goals. This practical day is ideal for HCPC registered therapists and case managers, and will be taking place at the Cavalier Centre, in the beautiful Shropshire countryside

Friday 26th April, 2024 from 9:30am to 4:30pm.

£45 per person, including lunch.

Book before midnight 14th April, 2024.

Please wear warm, dry clothing and sensible footwear.

Find out more at www.cavaliercentre.org/CPD

For more information contact:

Irma Prins, Freedom Physio irma@irmaprins.com
or Rachel Lambert-Jones, Cavalier Centre centremanager@cavaliercentre.org.uk

You are invited to join Dr Anita Shkedi for an online event to celebrate the therapeutic riding horse.

This one hour online session via Zoom is free to attend. 

Please register to attend online at www.anitashkedi.com or click here. 

A talk by Specialist Physiotherapist, Hippotherapist and ACPEA member, Jo McMeechan, as part of a series of talks titled 'Holistic Rehabilitation: Exploring Therapies as Catalysts for Change'.

Hosted by BABICM (British Association of Brain Injury and Complex Case Management), this four part webinar series aims to explore different holistic rehabilitation approaches. This series aims to provide delegates with the knowledge to be confident in the need to appropriately source rehabilitation professionals to best meet their clients’ needs.

Week 3 is focused on Hippotherapy and Equine Facilitated Learning.

22 November 2023 11.00-12.00

Jo McMeechan of Therapy Toolkit HQ will present session three, focusing on Hippotherapy and Equine Facilitated Learning for both adults and children. In this informative presentation, attendees will learn more about this type of approach and the clinical reasoning underpinning its application. Using case studies, Jo will bring to life the application of this innovative approach, also advising where the appropriately trained therapists can be sourced.

Find out more about Jo and her work here.

And more about this webinar series via the BABICM website here.

Other topics in this series include:

Week 1 - 8 November 2023 11.00-12.00.

An introduction to Art Psychotherapy and Dramatherapy with Dan Thomas from Chroma.

Week 2 - 15 November 2023 11.00-12.00.

Liz Williamson & Hayley Soper of The Speech Group use case studies to illustrate how Cognitive Communication Disorder can impact on clients’ functional wellbeing and consider activities, both group and individual, that may be explored to optimally treat. 

Week 4 - 29 November 2023 11.00-12.00

Rebecca McManamon of Urban Dietitian will present the final part of this webinar series. She will explore medical nutrition therapy for complex adult clients across a range of diagnoses including brain injury, spinal cord injury and orthopaedics.

Find out more or sign up to attend direct on the BABICM website here.

The online event is open OTs, PTs, SLTs and medics with an interest in this area. Tickets (£10-£15) are available via Eventbrite.

Content

This session will consist of a presentation by our speaker, followed by a short time of Q&A/discussion if time allows.

Please note that this session will not be recorded.

Speaker Information: Dr Margaret Mayston

Margaret is an Associate Professor (Teaching) at the Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology Division of Biosciences at University College London. She teaches both theoretical and practical modules on human physiology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is an associate editor for Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology and is a member of two research governance committees.

Margaret has also been a Senior Bobath tutor for many years, teaching on foundation, refresher and advanced Bobath courses, and workshops in the UK and abroad. She is often asked to speak at international conferences on childhood neurodisability.

Who can attend?

This event is suitable for paediatric therapists/medics who currently work with children and young people who have Cerebral Palsy. The event is open to non-BABTT members.

Ticket Booking & Cancellations

Ticket sales for this event will close 30minutes before the event.

Refunds for bookings cancelled before 5th July 4pm may have the Eventbrite fee deducted from the total.

Please note that cancellations made within the 24-hours prior to the event will not be eligible for a refund.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-weakest-link-connecting-theory-to-clinical-practice-tickets-354455153907

About this event: Rider Biomechanics: Improving Horse and Rider Performance with Dr. Russell MacKechnie-Guire

This course will look at the biomechanics of the rider and the effect that the rider and their biomechanics can have on equine health and performance.

Topics to be covered:

• Rider biomechanics - understanding the demands of riding from a biomechanical aspect

• Rider asymmetry and its effect on equine performance

• Effect that saddle design has on rider biomechanics

• Assessing rider asymmetry

• Specific rider-based exercises to improve rider symmetry

• Evidence based solutions to help restore rider function

For all attendees, CPD certificates available as well as a “view only” recording of the webinar with a 14 day access pass. There will also be a Q and A session with ample opportunity to post questions via our interactive Q&A panel

Dr. Russell MacKechnie-Guire:

Russell MacKechnie-Guire graduated from Warwickshire College in 2006 with a BSc (Hons) in Equine and Human Sports Science and now holds a PhD in Equine Biomechanics, graduating from the Royal Veterinary College in 2019. Russell’s thesis was titled ‘The Relationship between Saddle and Rider Kinematics, Equine Locomotion, and Thoracolumbar Pressures in Sports Horses’. Russell is based at Centaur Biomechanics, a company which he founded in 2006. He has extensively researched the effect that tack (saddle, bridle and girth) has on equine health and performance. Russell’s current area of research is horse-saddle-rider interaction, spinal kinematics in horses when ridden over ground and the effect that rider asymmetry has on equine back movement. In addition, Russell collaborates with researchers from around the world on various research projects associated with equine health and performance. He regularly presents his work at international meetings throughout the world and is a consultant for the British Equestrian Federations World Class, Team GBR programme. Russell is a member of the Team GBR’s Scientific Advisory Group, Society of Master Saddlers Scientific Advisory Group and chairs the horse+rider subgroup, part of the International Task force on Laterality in Sports Horses.

Please follow the link below for booking details: 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rider-biomechanics-improving-horse-and-rider-performance-tickets-310957210387