Some of the Wonderful people who make Ability Camp Happen

Kein Hickling Ability Camp Owner with Cassie.

The next three pictures are of the conductive education assistants Brenda, Kelly and Lee with Cassie

Thanks for much for everything you do!

What is conductive Education? How is it different from other therapies?
(This information was given to the parents at the meeting)

The Greek word “therapeia” quite generally means “attendance, guidance and assistance”. A therapist is somebody who supports a person in need of help. Depending on the differing needs, there are many professional therapy groups. (Music, play, art, physio, speech, occupational). Children with CP usually have multiple impairments and may need integrated elements of most of these therapies. Conductive therapy draws on all the strengths and potentials of the human organism to overcome the affects of cerebral palsy. Peto called it the “united treatment”. Facilitation makes the child’s active movements possible, movements the child otherwise would not be able to perform. This facilitation is original, specific and sophisticated. It synthesizes the child’s faculties/abilities/speech/language and movements reinforce each other, the breathing sequence facilitates movements and visa versa; music and timed movements go together, like in eurythmics, perceptual and cognitive training support the learning of movements/actions and these in turn remind the child of the newly learned concepts, visual imagery and movements reinforce each other. Conductive Education is truly holistic It encompasses the child’s mental states, such as relationships, attention, intentionality, communication, personality, motivation, perception, cognition, behaviour, remembering and learning as well as emotions: while at the same time using all the strategies available to facilitate movement/actions.


Model of Conductive Education
Follows an educational-personality centered approach
Is group oriented, holistic, interdisciplinary system, conductors are general educators with interdisciplinary knowledge
Utilizes a holistic system through out the day, which is integrated into the child’s regular daily routine.
Unique dimension of Conductive Education is reflected in the methods of intervention with the family of the child with disabilities

I found this information very helpful and it summarizes why I like this form of therapy for Cassie!