Mentors’ Education

POST GRADUATE COURSES

2023: Review of Spina Bifida symposium
Invacare wheelchair and seating couse

2022: Invacre lying support course
Updated IST with Reps for standing frames on the current market

2022: Show your ability exhibition Auckland NZ
Calderdale traing
Family violence and partner abuse training course
Advanced CPR Taining.
Mandatory health and safety, Infecction control, Manual Handling, Confidentiality training.
Interlectual disability In-service training

2021: completed all mandatory training as well as over 100 hours of CPD training in past 3 months.
Full Cascade Orthotics week course
Family Violence training and many many more.

2002-2014: Mandatory Health and safety, Infection Control, Fire safety, Advanced First Aid to include Paediatrics, Advanced Manual Handling, Cultural awareness training, Child protection training, Safeguarding and IT.

2013: Association of paediatric physiotherapists “adolescent shoulder issues and the limping child course”
“Fit Bumps” Two-day course for exercise in pregnant women. London UK Production of Autism and sensory difficulty information handouts used for development for whole department.
Limb development course two days London UK
Honor abuse awareness study day with Norfolk constabulary 4 hours Chronic fatigue forum attendance Norfolk and Norwich Hospital Safeguarding children level 3 training Dereham Hospital 7 hours

2012: Presented to the CDC Paediatric National forum on Hyper-mobility syndrome.
UCL MSc Musculoskeletal Paediatric Physiotherapy module. 40 hours

2011: Safeguarding children and young adults training Advanced course
Domestic violence training
Two Day course on child bereavement at children’s hospice Suffolk, UK.

2010: Paediatric wheelchair, walker and home and school aides course Kings Lynn Social works role in Paediatrics and safe guarding training.

2009: Smart card Computer training CDC Harlow, West Essex PCT
Lycra garment training inter-department. Harlow Essex
Toe-off splint training St. Margaret’s Hospital, Epping Essex
Mandatory health and safety, Fire,Infection Control,Resucitation all completed annually

2008: Cascade course in Orthotics, Auckland NZ
Provided courses and talks in: Orthotics, Pain Management, Constraint Induced Movement Therapy and Hydrotherapy
Spina Bifida conference. 2 days, Starship Hospital, Auckland.

2007: Management of respiratory of children in the community
2 day introduction to baby Bobath course

2006: (Published in 2007) Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Research completed and Delivered to regional therapy network, local paediatric and own CDU. Hawkes Bay DHB, NZ.
Journal Club presentations x 2 over course of year with paediatrician United Kingdom

2005: Specific Exercise and Strength Training with Cerebral Palsy Children (NZ) (Otago University Tutors)
Wheelchair Seating Course – Paediatrics
Journal Club – Speaker for Paediatricians
Regional In-service Speaker (Palmerston North, NZ)
Family Violence and Child Abuse Intervention Training
2004: On the Ball Two Day Gym Ball / Paediatrics (Worthing, Jo Elliston) Paediatric Hydrotherapy Two Day Course (Haywards Heath)
Two Day Baby Orthopaedics Course (Southampton General)
One Day Ottobock – Orthotics in Paediatrics Course (Croydon)
Hypermobility Action Group – Speaker Child Protection Training

2003: Paediatric Pilates (Body Control Pilates, Covent Garden) Five Day Introduction to Paediatrics (Liverpool, UK) APCP

2001: Alert (Acute Life Threatening events, risk and treatment) On Call/respiratory course (Guildford/Critical Care tutor)

1999-2001: BSc (Honours), Physiotherapy – University of Brighton, UK

RESEARCH PROJECT/JOURNAL PUBLICATION

Ethical Committee approval successfully granted for research study into Children with Cerebral Palsy and the use of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Research Group involved 6 Hemiplegic Children attending Joint Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy constraint group over a two-week period. Research completed in August 2006 .Research project was considered for national study in New Zealand and has been presented to regional committees and paediatricians. In both New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Published in March 2007 edition of the Association Of Paediatric Physiotherapists Journal.