Introduction to Childhood Disability and Clinical Assessment

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is working in partnership with the British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD) to offer this course.

Audience: specialist nurses, paediatricians and any professionals working with disabled children and young people and those following different developmental pathways.
Cost: £100

Course content

This course has been developed by paediatric disability experts at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
After completing the course you will be able to:

• Reflect on your own practice, as well as the policies and practices where you work and be able to make positive changes as a result of your learning.
• Understand concepts of disability and relate these to your work with disabled children and young people.
• Carry out clinical assessment of potentially disabled children and young people.
• Carry out developmental assessment effectively.
• Communicate effectively with children, young people and their families.
• Evaluate and advise on screening and surveillance programmes relating to disability.

Application information

You can apply and start the course any time throughout the year.

The course is self-paced. As a guide, a minimum of four hours study time per week should help you to complete the course in approximately four months. We are flexible with the timeframe as there is no deadline for completion.

Cost: £100

Registrations are accepted all year round.