CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES – A GUIDE FOR PARENTS

This training programme is designed to equip staff who have little or no knowledge of developmental disability to provide basic guidance to families, using the MAITS Parent Guide.

The course aims to provide trainees with:

• An overview of childhood disabilities and their causes and impact
• An understanding of how to use daily activities to promote health, development and well-being
• The skills to be able to use the MAITS Guide for Parents and work effectively and respectfully with children with disabilities and their caregivers.

The Guide contains useful tools to aid assessment of the child’s strengths and needs, make decisions with the family on what aspects of their care to focus on, and then provides easy tips on how to support the child to develop their skills. It also includes tools to monitor progress and reset goals. There are pictures to illustrate the simple support messages and we are in the process of making videos to accompany the Guide.