Description
Sitting is a pivotal task, allowing infants the freedom to use both hands to explore and interact with the world around them whilst building the strength and control for future movement. However, sitting can be difficult for infants with cerebral palsy due to the muscle tone, balance, and coordination required to maintain an upright position. Extending from Specific Training – General Principles, this module applies these principles to the task of sitting. Through this module, learners will be able to effectively tailor activities to develop sitting balance, weight shifting and transitions as part of task specific training to progress an infant’s sitting skills.
By completing this module, you will learn to:
- Identify stages and functions of sitting
- Identify the factors affecting sitting for infants with cerebral palsy
- Apply clinical decision-making skills to set up task specific training at the just right level of challenge to progress sitting skills