http://ce-library.blogspot.com/2008/07/conductive-education-in-news.html
Note also the translation features from Google and Webforditas (with thanks to Andrew Sutton)
Let me know what you think.
http://ce-library.blogspot.com/2008/07/conductive-education-in-news.html
Note also the translation features from Google and Webforditas (with thanks to Andrew Sutton)
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article4820556.ece
These comments are supported by other parents who speak out about the pressures and how close they have come to breaking
http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/Parents-of-disabled-children-need.4527081.jp
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/09/25/i-weep-for-naomi-and-her-mum-i-know-what-it-s-like-to-get-pushed-to-the-brink-115875-20751469/
including a mother whose child receives Conductive Education
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/09/23/mother-guilty-of-murdering-disabled-naomi-91466-21883091/
and a mother (and journalist) describes her sympathy for the mother of Naomi in the Daily Mail after meeting a man struggling with his severely disabled son in a supermarket car park
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1061302/Yes-evil-act-deserved-punished-So-I-feel-sorry-mother-drowned-little-Naomi.html
Norman Perrin has highlighted similar problems with a posting about the difficulties his adult disabled daughter has obtaining the right care in her own home
http://paces.typepad.com/paces/2008/04/does-anyone-at.html
There are many more examples to be found by searching the internet and I wonder when care will be provided according to need and not according to how much it costs.
I do have an article on the psychological well-being of mothers of children with cerebral palsy written by some researchers at Coventry University, which concludes that
levels of psychological well-being are a cause for concern and warrant exploration of interventions that will reduce maternal distress and increase self eficacy
Barlow, J., and others (2006) Psychological well-being among mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Early Child Development and Care, 176(3-4), pp.421-428.
New Zealand Conductors Association
European Conductors Association
ACENA (Association for Conductive Education in North America)
In the UK, a professional organisation is currently being set up (more news on this as it comes)
These associations offer different things to their members such as a discussion forum, job and membership information, calendar of events and meetings as well as contact details, and are in German, Hungarian and English according to the country.
If anyone knows of any other associations/groups, please let me know.
Visitors are always welcome at the Library and tend to come in fits and starts (a bit like buses), and arrive from all over the world. This year they have come from Hong Kong, New Zealand, Hungary and of course, the UK. My visitor this week is from Canada, working for March of Dimes in Toronto and is a graduate of the BA Conductive Education course with qualified conductor status, started in 1997. She is here for her professional development in all aspects of running CE services and hopes to update her knowledge of the CE literature too. There has been quite a lot of items added to the library since she was last here so should be able to take a number of relevant references and possibly photocopies back with her.
My last posting included some references to recent journal articles and I did receive requests for copies of them. It is all part of the library service to provide such copies but I do need to point out that for legal reasons (the Copyright Act of the UK) I do have to make a small charge but I hope this will not put people off, as having photocopies may be the only way of accessing the collection here.
Email me at gmaguire1@yahoo.co.uk