INTERNATIONAL BOBATH INSTRUCTORS TRAINING ASSOCIATION
An international association for adult neurological rehabilitation
September Newsletter
Executive Committee News
Congress and AGM 2024 – Verona, Italy
We would like to thank the Italian Group for a wonderful congress in a wonderful place like Verona.
Our appreciation also to the Qualification Committee, the Education Committee and the Research Committee for organising the Education Day and the instructors who led the lectures and workshops, all Committees for their reports and extraordinary work, and the Associated Members who did an excellent job as tellers during the AGM.
Thank you to those members who have sent us their photos for the website. If you have any photos you wish to share with members, please send them to me so I can add them to our Congress Image Gallery. Photos of the Congress and social events already received from members are on the website LINK
The handouts from the Educational days are available for all members on the Members webpage: AGM Congress – Past Congress Resources LINK
Please remember to complete the Congress Satisfaction Survey that helps us plan future AGMs and educational days LINK. The closing date is 27th September!
Certificates of AGM Attendance will be sent soon by email. Please note that only members who attend the full day of the AGM receive a Certificate of AGM Attendance.
PLEASE read the Chairperson’s Post AGM Circular LINK – This has information about the motions that were passed at the AGM; the new committee members that were elected (LINK to the committee webpage) and requests for actions to be taken by the membership.
The 2024 Byelaws and the 2024 Procedural Manual and files are in process to be updated and reflect the decisions made during the AGM. They will be uploaded to Google Docs. The minutes of the AGM should be on the website by late October 2024.
IBITA Subscription Receipts will be sent by email in October 2024.
The Instructor Training Committee held two modules in Brescia, one pre-Congress BCIC module and one post-Congress ACIC module. The feedback from both modules has been very positive.
Statement of Instructor Status (SIS) for 2024. Some members have still not submitted their SIS – this is a requirement for membership.
The 2024 SIS for all members including retired members and instructor candidates closed on 31st July as an exemption. All members including HLM and RM must complete their SIS every year to maintain their membership of IBITA.
All Instructor Candidates (BCIC and ACIC) must upload a personal training profile form (PTPF) with their SIS submission even if they have not completed an assistantship during the last year.
To complete your SIS please go to the member webpage – Select “Your Profile” – select “Edit your Profile” – select “Fill in your Statement of Instructor Status Survey”.
Subscriptions 2024/2025. Some members have still not paid their subscriptions – this is also a requirement for membership.
Covid-19 Exemptions
Please remember to contact the Executive Committee for all exemptions and questions.
Covid-19 Exemptions: qualification without modules – LINK
Covid-19 Course Exemptions – LINK
Course Exemptions
Please submit all course exemption requests to the IBITA Chairperson Marc Michielsen – [email protected]
Conferences and Congresses
We recommend that information regarding interesting and relevant upcoming conferences and congresses, as well as online educational courses, be forwarded by membership to the IBITA.
Publishing Courses
Please do not forget to publish the basic and advanced courses you are teaching in 2024/2025/2026. Please publish all the co-instructors or/and instructor candidates who are actively involved in teaching. We have a lot of requests from all over the world and if we don’t know where courses are running, we cannot help with further information! If you need help, please contact the IBITA Secretary Victor Urquizo – [email protected]
Research Committee
The ResCom would like to thank Orit Elion for her contribution to the AGM ResCom presentation “A critical review of the current evidence about the Bobath Concept”, for presenting this important issue and facilitating an important discussion.
If you have any thoughts or suggestions on the matter at hand, you are welcome to contact Mika Ben David Bauch ([email protected]).
The presentation has been uploaded to the IBITA website for your course purposes LINK
Other News
If you have any info for the October newsletter please send it to Victor Urquizo at [email protected] by 15th October