Community-based Screening and Identification of Children at High Risk for Cerebral Palsy

WHO SHOULD JOIN?

Community health workers, birth attendants (traditional/skilled), immunisation service providers, nurses, newborn care providers etc.

TRAINING OBJECTIVE

This training aims to empower community health workers, birth attendants and newborn care providers with necessary skills and knowledge required to identify children who are at risk of developing cerebral palsy (CP) from their own communities.

TRAINING CONTENTS

• Definition and symptoms of cerebral palsy
• Risk factors of cerebral palsy
• Early screening strategies for children who are at high risk of developing cerebral palsy
• Where to refer the children who are at high risk of developing cerebral palsy

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the training session, the participants will be able to-

• Learn the risk factors of cerebral palsy
• Identify children who are high risk for developing cerebral palsy early from the community level.

TRAINING FACILITATORS

Dr Kath Benfer, MPH, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia.

Dr Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, BScPT, MPH, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, the Global Cerebral Palsy Program, Central Queensland University, Australia.

PRE-READING MATERIALS

• Methods of early detection of cerebral palsy- a training manual for community health workers (hard copy)