Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Conference this Saturday 8 March in London

This weekend the annual conference of CEPEG will take place in London at Tottenham Hotspur Football Stadium from 9.30 - 4.30.

Details are a little sparse but can be found at

http://www.cepeg.org.uk/2013/02/8th-annual-conference-9th-march-2013/

This is the 8th of such conferences.

On Friday evening there is a reception from 5-8pm at 'our London centre' which I assume is the London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy as further details are up on the centre's website at

http://www.cplondon.org.uk/2012/12/20/cepeg-8th-annual-conference-2013/

New journal news

On looking around the CEPEG website I noticed that the hoped for new journal of Conductive Education is not ready for publication,  but articles will be uploaded on to the website in the meantime.
 
http://www.cepeg.org.uk/publications/
 
Producing a journal is not easy, as I know after editing and producing  Recent Advances in Conductive Education for eight years from  December 2001 -  August 2009.



Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Conductors' Workplaces Map - an update

I have now uploaded more places that I have on my lists and there are just over 350 of them. Amazing! I did not expect the number to be so high and there are still more to include.

Details about the map and how it works have been comprehensively described in Andrew's blog posting at

http://www.conductive-world.info/2013/02/where-conductors-work.html

Details of some places that I didn't know about have been sent to me which is terrific.  If I am going to keep this current I will need your continued  help.

 If any of the information changes, any new workplaces need adding, any places no longer operating or employing conductors, please do let me know and I can alter the entries accordingly. If  a place closes or no longer employs coductors I will make a note in the entry of this. This will mean that the map will also show a history of places that have come and gone, but only from 2013 onwards. It would be an impossible task to record all those centres and employers already gone.

In compiling this map I am indebted to two lists in particular. One of German places  found in

http://www.bkf-petoe.de/pdf/Konduktive_Foerderung_web.pdf

and the other, a list of places in Hungary produced by the Peto Institute in 2009

http://chez.gbart.hu/ogyei/tartalom/anyagok/modszertaniAnyagok/konduktorok-cimjegyzeke.pdf


Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Possible Award for Legacy Rainbow House next month


The Legacy Rainbow House centre in Lancashire has just been shortlisted for the Red Rose Awards in the non profit category.

http://www.redroseawards.co.uk/about-the-awards/

There are 21 awards up for grabs for businesses in Lancashire and the closing date for entries was 24 January 2013. The shortlists were drawn up last week and the awards will be made on 14 March in Blackpool.
It looks as though 2012 was the first year of the Awards and the winner for the Non Profit category was Carers Central (Preston).
 
Joanne Maudsley founded Rainbow House in 2001, and  has worked very hard over the years to keep her centre going. See the link below for further information.

http://www.thelegacy-rainbowhouse.com/more_info.asp?current_id=57


Both she and the Centre have won awards in the past too.

Good luck with this one!



Sunday, 10 February 2013

More places on the map

I have spent quite a bit of time this weekend putting more workplaces on the Intelligent Love map and am beginning to think I have square eyeballs now!
 
 
Nearly 100 more places in Hungary, Israel, Germany and the US now have pins in the map, making almost 300 altogether. These are not all centres but include hospitals, nurseries, schools and nursing homes which have at least one conductor working there.

I have quite a long list of places waiting for pins, probably getting on for 100 or so. You wouldn't have thought there would be so many, would you?
 
 
I have discovered that some places are no longer operating and some conductors are not running their consultancies anymore. This is a shame, but these things happen, and new places are starting up all the time.
 
I have had some emails telling me of closures, and new operations, which is great. Please keep this up as it is impossible for me to maintain all this information on my own.
 
I would like to hear if this map is useful to you and in what way.
 

Thursday, 7 February 2013

New virtual map showing conductors' workplaces

My previous posting mentioned that I was intending to update the lists of conductors' workplaces with a request for information on any changes known by anyone. I did receive a few responses which were helpful. Thank you.
 
For the last week I have been busy updating the information accordingly. This has been quite along job involving a lot of checking on the Internet! Librarians don't just work with books and journals etc.
 
   The exciting thing is that this information is no longer in a list format on the side of my blog but now on a world map with a pin indicating each location. Ben Foulger has set this up on his new website www.intelligentlove.org
 
 I have entered  nearly 200 places so far and there a still a lot waiting to go on.

The map can be 'asked' to show services available for children, or adults, or both, and there is a search option that can be used to show locations for  a particular country, or a particular centre. Do use the help page for further guidance and information.

I have checked all the details as far as I can and hope that people will write to me to correct any wrong  information, notify me of any missing places and any that no longer employ conductors.

Do go and have a look and see what you think, and let me know!

http://intelligentlove.org/InstitutionList/view_map.php

Thursday, 31 January 2013

Where conductors work

For some time now I have been meaning to look at my lists and update them, but other things seemed to take priority. Now I am going to do it and have removed the out of date lists from the side of my blog.
 
I am working with Ben Foulger on a new way of presenting this information and would welcome your help in getting the facts right, so please let me know if you know:

 of any places that have now closed,

 any services no longer being provided by individual conductors,

 new ventures,

changes of address,

new websites and URLs


As soon as the update is ready, I will let you know.


I would also welcome feedback on how useful this information is!

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

New IT service in Conductive Education

I have just heard today about a new website and service in Conductive Education.

http://conductiveit.com/

This has been set up by Ben Foulger, a conductor with great experience of IT. He is available to help with all IT aspects of Conductive Education and has already received a contract to provide a website for one CE organisation.
 
I struggle with the technical aspects of communicating and imagine most of us do, so this development is most welcome. Now we have someone who knows about such things, someone  to  consult, help and provide. I am sure I will be using his services at some stage.
 
Do go and have a look at the website to see what Ben has already done and what he can offer.

Monday, 21 January 2013

Librarians are always happy to help

I have just made a comment on Conductive World. Yesterday I commented on a question about CE on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/da.otter/posts/10152479532045287

 and Andrew has blogged his thoughts on this and my response.

http://www.conductive-world.info/2013/01/hunting-hari.html

This is what I have said:

It gave me a nice warm feeling to be able to use my knowledge of CE literature, and I hope it helped. I have always got satisfaction from bringing information and people together, as  a room full of information is not always easy to access without help.
 
It is not often that Librarians are rated at all or  acknowledgement given to their expertise, so thank you for this, Andrew.
 
I am always happy to help via my blog, Conductive Education Information at www.gillian-maguire.info  if I can.

If anyone does think I can help, please ask, and then I will if I can. As well as my memory I do have a collection of resources here that I can consult,  and don't forget the virtual catalogue available at

http://www.e-conduction.org/?page_id=115

Sunday, 13 January 2013

Conductors talking and sharing


I received an enquiry by email recently from Andrea Berecz-Prewitt, conductor-teacher in Cincinnati, OH and also an ACENA board member. ACENA: www.acena.org

ACENA offers an opportunity to the conductors in North America to network by joining to a conference call bi-monthly. Andrea is going to participate in a virtual meeting with other conductors to discuss the role of conductor-teachers this coming week. As she says, this may be vary considerably in different circumstances and different countries.
 
 
Such discussion must be fruitful for all concerned and I wondered if these particular conductors are aware of Conductor Connect.  Ben Foulger, a conductor has set up this group which  can be joined (by invitation) with the aim of discussing, sharing and helping each other with all things professional. Sounds like a useful tool for those willing to participate and share their experience and knowledge.


If anyone is interested in knowing more about it, please do contact Ben  at
ben@geekconductor.com


Friday, 11 January 2013

Thoughts on András Pető book

When Andras Peto was published readers were asked to let us know what they thought of it, if they had enjoyed it and learnt from it.

One such review was sent to me this week by Rony Schenker. She has read it twice now, and felt the same as I did when I read the memories and descriptions included.

She says:


The accumulative impression that you get from reading the book with bated breath is one of the things that makes this book so special. It is as if you had the opportunity to watch Prof. Pető walking into a room where children were working, to hear him, to see him seating by his desk and writing, having a nice meal with friends, or talking eye to eye with his patients. So vivid the descriptions are. And then, what I know, what I saw with my own eyes, what I have learned through my own experience, informal learning and excessive readings and discussions with many and goods, and from my repeated visits to the Pető Institute (October 1987 was the first). And then, the fusion of all of this information, melting into a higher degree of coherence, or preferably, into a more coherent puzzle.
 
 
She also comments on the useful references it includes:
 
Currently, these are very good references for those who want to know, for those who think they know, and for those who should know what Conductive Education is and who was Professor Pető.


Thank you very much for your appreciative comments, Rony.

 
Another interesting review has been written by Susie Mallett and can be found at
 
 
 
Have you read it? If so, please send me or Andrew your thoughts. If not, you can obtain a copy by clicking on the cover of the book on the right-hand side of this blog. 
 
 

Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Internet News Dcember 2012

The last list for 2012, which is mostly fundraising reports as usual, just less of them.

Perhaps 2013 will produce a more varied selection.



Energy management company saves Merseyside CE Centre money

Parents reach fundraising target of £30,000 for Legacy Rainbow House in Cheshire

Festive concert in aid of Foundation for Conductive Education

http://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/local/club-inspired-by-steps-talk-1-4595167
Rosemary Conley ispires businessmen with her talk about Steps CE Centre in Leicestershire.

http://www.samaritanmag.com/1452/yr-toronto-tea-raises-50k-children-severe-disabilities
Report of High Tea fundraiser for March of Dimes

http://www.diariodemorelos.com/article/foro-en-la-upn
Report of visit to Mexico by Tsad Kadima

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/12/24/swimming-teachers-set-to-make-a-splash-for-the-boxing-day-dip-in-liverpool-s-albert-dock-for-stick-n-step-100252-32486216/
Swimming teacher to raise funds for Stick'n'Step with Boxing Day swim.





Monday, 31 December 2012

Another offer on Conductive Education Books

 There is now an offer of a 15% discount on all Conductive Education Press books published on Blurb.

This offer runs until 2 January. Just go to http://www.blurb.co.uk/bookstore/detail/3695419#author-bookshelf

and  insert the code JAN2013 when making your order.

Happy Reading!

Friday, 7 December 2012

New discount on Conductive Education Press books now available

I was just about to blog about another good offer for Conductive Education Press books as there is  25% off all titles until 13 December, using the code 12SANTA at the checkout.
 
  Then I saw that Andrew has beaten me to it. Therefore I will just give you a taster of his posting and a link to it.

His latest posting starts:

 
READ ABOUT
PETŐ
AND
MEET AN
ENIGMA


Read how András Pető developed his method, cut through the myth, and perhaps find things not quite as many imagine them. You may then join those who puzzle about who András Pető really was.
Read Bob Dent's book review from the Budapest Times (both book and review are in English):
 
 
 
Books can be ordered by going to http://www.blurb.com/user/ store/cepress and making your selection.
 
Enjoy, and don't forget to let us know what you think about it.
 

Monday, 3 December 2012

Art and history of Cerebral Palsy MIdlands

An exhibition showing the art and history of Cerebral Palsy Midlands is now on in the Community Gallery of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

http://www.bmag.org.uk/events?id=2245

As stated on BMAG's website:

The exhibition displays paintings and sculpture created by artists from the Birmingham-based charity Cerebral Palsy Midlands, showing key aspects of their lives through the medium of art. The exhibition also explores the history of CPM since its formation in 1947 alongside the life stories of individuals who have been involved with the charity.
 
The exhibition runs until 1 January 2013.

I hope to get there before it finishes, let me know if you see it too.

Friday, 30 November 2012

SALE ON ALL BOOKS FROM CEP - 30% off if you are quick!

I am very pleased to say that the problem with accessing Conductive Education Press' pages on Blurb has now been resolved.

It is possible to order copies of any title by going to http://www.blurb.com/user/store/cepress , making your selection, and inserting the promotional code GIVING when asked for one (on the way to the checkout).

This code will give you 30% off and the offer runs until 4 December.

Thursday, 29 November 2012

Link to books not working at the moment

There appears to be a problem linking to  Conductive Education Press' site on Blurb at the moment.

Further information will follow.

Monday, 26 November 2012

Another home for CE centres posting on Conductive World blog

As the posting on Conductive World about parents establishing CE centres was such a comprehensive and interesting statement, and  may become 'lost' as other postings are made on the blog,   I have now added it to the Depository on Conduction's website and it can be found at

http://www.e-conduction.org/depository/ParentsfoundCEcentresNov2012.pdf

Friday, 23 November 2012

Lists of CE Centres

Over the past couple of weeks I have been trying to catch up with all the changes and updates for my centre lists and am almost there!

Then today I see that Andrew Sutton has posted a blog about centres in response to a question that he has been asked. The enquirer wanted to know if there was a list of centres founded by parents.  He gives a detailed explanation about how this is impossible to do, covering a bit of CE history in the process, and referred to my lists.

http://www.conductive-world.info/2012/11/parents-found-ce-centres.html

This lists have been compiled mainly by searching the Internet. The only  criterion for including a centre is the fact that a conductor is employed there.  Such centres are then arranged in the list by country with as much contact information as possible. Some of the centres do include a little history about their origins, but this detail is not a factor in the arrangement of the lists, as Andrew has explained. 
 
 Occasionally I will get an email informing me of the establishment of a new centre, changes in contact details  of a centre, and also the closure  of a centre. Using this information and what information I find when I search, I update the lists regularly, keeping them as accurate as possible.
 
If your centre is not on my list, has changed its address, phone number, email etc please do let me know. If you know of any centre no longer operating, tell me that too. Also  I would love to hear from any conductor who has set up their own provisions or consultancies that are not listed, so I can keep that list up to date too.
 
All the lists can be found in the right hand column of this blog - just click on the one you want.

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

First review for Andras Peto

The first review for András Pető  appeared in The Budapest Times on Friday and this has now gone up on the newspapers website at:

http://www.budapesttimes.hu/2012/11/21/enigmatic-miracle-man-helped-the-incurable/

The editor has made it a feature article with some pictures.

The review includes a brief account of the history of Conductive Education's discovery by the West, particularly the UK and an overview of the book's contents.

The editors of András Pető have produced a compilation consisting of memories of colleagues and others who knew him at different times, notes and letters written by Pető himself, obituaries following his death in 1967 and a selection of overviews. What emerges cannot – even in the editors’ opinion – be regarded as clear-cut or in any way final in terms of fully understanding Pető and his thinking. Nevertheless, certain themes shine through.

 
It was also very gratifying to read:

Its editors, who are also its compilers, should be congratulated for giving the wider world an opportunity to ponder about the enigma known as András Pető, who, without ever fully explaining how, positively affected the lives of thousands of people who otherwise were considered “hopeless cases”.
 

Copies of the book can be obtained by clicking on the cover in the right hand column of this blog or from

  www.blurb.co.uk/bookstore/detail/3647662


 

Friday, 16 November 2012

New initiative for Group Work

 On Thursday I went to a meeting organised by Norman Perrin of Paces Sheffield (UK) for people interested in the future of Conductive Education and what could be done working together.
 
Centre managers, conductors and Conductive Education press were represented, contributing to a discussion about how it might be possible to work together, present a stronger louder voice to obtain funding, influence government policy -  and just keep going!
 
Another meeting is planned for early in the new year. It will be interesting to see how things develop.
 
If you are interested in learning more and joining the group, please contact rayhohn@gmail.com or normanperrin@pacessheffield.org.uk