Bobath Training for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists
What is Bobath?
The Bobath concept is a problem-solving approach to the assessment and treatment of individuals with disturbances of function, movement and postural control due to a lesion of the central nervous system. This approach to rehabilitation originated in the work of Berta and Karel Bobath and has evolved over more than half a century.
The rationale for current practice is based upon present day knowledge of motor control, motor learning and neural plasticity, as well as on knowledge of biomechanics.
Training at the Chilterns Neuro Centre
The Chilterns Neuro Centre will be hosting three modules late in 2024 aimed at physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
Introductory Module 1
Human movement analysis as a basis of clinical intervention
Date: 14 and 15 September 2024
Tutor: Karen Blagojevic
Location: Chilterns Neuro Centre, Oakwood Close, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 5LX
Organisers: Louise Grace and Wendy Valentine
Cost: £225 per module (or £600 if all three modules are booked at the same time)
Introductory Module 2
The integration of postural control and selective movement for functional activities – Part A
Date: 12 and 13 October 2024
Tutor: Karen Blagojevic
Location: Chilterns Neuro Centre, Oakwood Close, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 5LX
Organisers: Louise Grace and Wendy Valentine
Cost: £225 per module (or £600 if all three modules are booked at the same time)
Introductory Module 3
The integration of postural control and selective movement for functional activities – Part B
Date: 9 and 10 November 2024
Tutor: Karen Blagojevic
Location: Chilterns Neuro Centre, Oakwood Close, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 5LX
Organisers: Louise Grace and Wendy Valentine
Cost: £225 per module (or £600 if all three modules are booked at the same time)
Course Location
Chilterns Neuro Centre
Oakwood Close
Wendover
Aylesbury
HP22 5LX
Directions can be found on the Contact Us page of this website. Note that the guidance on parking is only applicable during the week, there will be plenty of spaces at the weekend.
Course Logistics
The timing for each of the courses are as follows:
Saturday – Registration at 8.45am, finish at 4.30pm
Sunday – Starts at 9am, finish at 1.30pm
Refreshments and Lunch
Refreshments will be provided throughout the day (teas, coffee, soft drinks and snacks).
Please bring your own lunch. There is a small shop next to the Centre, a Tesco express 0.8 miles away, and a Budgens, bakery and cafe in the Wendover town centre approximately one mile away.
Tutor
Karen Bagojevic qualified as an IBITA Basic Course Instructor in 2022. She trained as a Physiotherapist at Sheffield Hallam University in 2000 and completed an MSc in the Bobath Concept from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2010.
Karen is the Principal Physiotherapist and Clinical Director of Horizon Rehabilitation Ltd, a private practice in Buckinghamshire specialising in neurological conditions and complex rehabilitation.
Karen teaches Introductory and Basic Bobath Courses.
Accommodation
Places to stay within four miles of Chilterns Neuro Centre:
- Bel & Dragon Wendover (0.8 miles from Centre)
- Hale House (0.9 miles from Centre)
- The Bell by Innkeeper’s collection (2.1 miles from Centre)
- Premier Inn Tring (3 miles from Centre)
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury (3.3 miles from Centre)