M.A.E.S. Therapy Foundation Course (2 x 2-Weeks Online & Face-to-Face) Evidence-based course for Paediatric Therapists. Gain new knowledge, expert clinical reasoning, and new treatment skills for children with CP & similar neurodevelopmental conditions

M.A.E.S. Foundation Course -

‘Movement Analysis & Education Strategies’ for the Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy and similar neurodevelopmental conditions

A specialist and evidence-based course for Paediatric Therapists (PT, OT, SLT) who want to do more in terms of therapy for children with Cerebral Palsy and similar neurodevelopmental conditions.  Gain new knowledge which will take you and the children you treat on a new journey, pushing the boundaries of what we currently understand of the reported plateaus. If we want to get different outcomes, we need to treat differently.

M.A.E.S. Therapy redefines CP treatment by focusing on the brain's role in development, helping you go beyond managing symptoms to achieve meaningful, long-term progress for each child.

A new and different dimension to the treatment and management of children with CP.

Highlights and Skills You’ll Gain:

• Dynamic Treatment Techniques: Learn advanced methods to avoid or delay treatment plateaus and adapt as your patients grow.

• Target the brain - Focus on the neurological origins, not just the symptoms, bringing a new depth to your therapy approach.
• Advanced Observation & Analysis: Build high-level observational skills and gain new  insights for more precise and impactful assessments.
• Creative, Child-centered Problem-Solving: Develop an extensive repertoire of new treatment strategies to meet the unique needs of each child.
• Effective Parent Communication: Gain new ways to inform and guide parents, ensuring continuity of care at home.

Course Outcomes:

Upon completion, you will understand the brain in a new way and how the brain responds and evolves following the initial lesion for children with Cerebral Palsy and similar neurodevelopmental conditions.  

You’ll be able to deliver targeted, holistic and personalised therapy that supports long-term skill development in mobility, hand function, constructive play, interaction, and communication. 

Move beyond generic approaches and one-size-fits-all treatments, and create lasting, positive change in each child’s life, evidenced by immediate clinical changes and reinforced by positive parental feedback.

Backed by Expertise and Evidence

M.A.E.S. Therapy is a pioneering evidence-based approach, underpinned by practice evidence, patient evidence and contextual evidence from 35 years’ expert clinical and teaching experience world-wide and focusing on excellent treatment skills.

Course Lead by Jean-Pierre Maes   &  M.A.E.S. UK Team

Jean-Pierre Maes MCSP,  Consultant Neurodevelopmental Physiotherapist,                        

Founder & Director M.A.E.S. Therapy International

An expert in the field of Cerebral Palsy, Jean-Pierre has more than 35 years’ experience of treating babies and children with Cerebral Palsy and similar neurodevelopmental conditions.  Jean-Pierre is renowned internationally for his outstanding clinical skills, excellent teaching skills and for the numerous courses related to a variety of neurodevelopmental conditions he has led for therapists and doctors world-wide.

Course format:

This certified course is very ‘hands-on’. The format will include theoretical lectures, treatment demonstrations, workshops, case presentations and supervised daily practical sessions with patients during weeks 3 and 4.  (20 Practical Sessions and 20 Workshops).

This practically based course has a strong emphasis on developing high-level observation, analysis and clinical skills based on new knowledge gained.

There is an unusually high level of supervised practical sessions (almost 50% of time), 

with a wide variety of case presentations, giving depth and breadth to the learning experience.  The course is specially designed to give participants time to translate theory into clinical practice and become expert in treating and managing their clients with neuro-developmental conditions.

Venue:       

Finchley Golf Club, Frith Lane, Mill Hill East (near Finchley Central),  North London NW7 1PU 

The course venue is only 14 minutes’ walk from two Underground Stations (Northern Line).

Length of Course:   4-Weeks (20-Days) course organised in two parts of two weeks each.

The period between Parts 1 and 2 is to ensure participants put into practice the knowledge and skills gained in Part 1, before returning for Part 2.

Dates:

Part ‪1:      7 – 18 July  2025        Online – live & interactive   

Part ‪2:    11 – 22 August 2025    Face-to-Face         

Week 1     7 - 11  July

Week 2   14 - 18  July

Week 3   11 - 15  August

Week 4   18 - 22  August

Registration:

To apply for a place or for further information please contact 

Course Organiser:  

Jonathan Salsbury MIoD   E:  jsalsbury@maestherapy.com

Course Participant’s Criteria:

Participants must be experienced Paediatric Therapists (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists,  Speech Therapists) or medical Doctors (paediatricians, neurologists), with at least two years’ experience in treating children with Cerebral Palsy and similar neurological conditions. 

For further information:   www.maestherapy.com

If you would like to speak with Therapists who have already taken this course in the UK, please let us know and we can put you in contact.

To read feedback from Therapists who have already taken this MAES Course, see:

http://www.maestherapy.com/professional-cerebral-palsy-course-testimoni…