INTERNATIONAL BOBATH INSTRUCTORS TRAINING ASSOCIATION
An international association for adult neurological rehabilitation
February Newsletter
Executive Committee
Congress and AGM 2026 in Hanover, Germany
The 42nd IBITA AGM will be held on Friday 28th August 2026 at MHH Hanover (Medical Highschool Hanover, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1)
The Congress will open on Wednesday evening 26th August with a Welcome party. This will be followed by educational days on 27th and 29th August and the AGM on 28th August.
Here is the LINK for detailed information.
Registration will be opening at 15th March 2026.
New Qualified Basic Instructor
We would like to congratulate Jorge Matos Minaya from Peru who qualified as Basic Course Instructor in February 2026
AGM 2025
The 2025 Byelaws and the 2025 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.
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Course Exemptions
Please submit all course exemption requests to the IBITA Chairperson Marc Michielsen – [email protected]
Publishing IBITA recognized courses
According to the passed motion 10.1. at the 41st AGM in Tokyo, all IBITA-recognized courses must be advertised on the IBITA website. Please publish all the co-instructors or/and instructor candidates who are actively involved in teaching. If you need help, please contact the IBITA Secretary Victor Urquizo – [email protected]
New Tabs on the website
To facilitate your access to relevant documents for basic and advanced courses we create new tabs on the website. You can download the documents as necessary including the new IBITA certificates. You can fulfill it and download it as a PDF-File.
Creating an IBITA Certificate
The steps are very easy. Just fulfill the spaces and create a PDF-File for every participant.
Optional: You can add the Logo and the Name of the Organization.
Please use only these certificates and don’t translate them into your language. The official IBITA Certificate is in English.
Please note that an advanced course certificate can only be signed by an ACI or SI, not by ACIC
Instructor Training Committee
The ITC is pleased to offer two Instructor Training Modules in Jesteburg, Germany, in 2026.
While the BCIC Training Module is now full, registration remains open for the Advanced Training Module. LINK
Theme 2026: Movement Analysis and Task Performance Applied to Advanced Clinical Reasoning and Practice in the Bobath Concept
This Advanced Training Module is designed for Instructor-Candidates, Advanced Course Instructors, and Basic Course Instructors who have taught a minimum of five Basic Courses. The module focuses on deepening movement analysis during task performance and integrating this analysis into advanced clinical reasoning and hands-on practice.
Participants will engage in:
- Applied theory–practice through structured tasks
- Patient demonstrations and supervised treatment sessions
- Advanced use of the Model of Bobath Clinical Practice (MBCP)
- Collaborative group work and critical clinical reflection in an international learning environment
Feedback from the previous ITC Module highlights the learning experience:
“The applied theory–practice through tasks and the MBCP analysis with the demo helped me connect concepts and strengthen my clinical reasoning.”
“It was a really well-thought-out and wonderful course… an interactive learning environment.”
“You give us very helpful information in theory background, helping to improve our analysis and handling skills.”
Important dates
Registration will close on 15th April 2026, earlier than in previous years. Places are limited, and the module will only run if adequate registration is confirmed by this date
Registration details are available on the IBITA website under Instructor Training / ITC Modules.
Research Committee
The Research Committee invites researchers to present their work in upcoming webinars throughout the year.
If you are interested, please contact Mika at [email protected].
We encourage you to explore the updated Research tab – a new sub-tab was uploaded containing information on upcoming international conferences and congresses neurorehabilitation-related.
Nominating Committee
Also this month, the Nominating Committee would like to share with the whole IBITA community the experience of a member who is completing their second term.
This month, we are pleased to share the testimony of Helen Linfield, reflecting on her journey, contributions, and learning within the committee.
“Being part of the IBITA Education Committee has been an inspiring experience. It has provided me with the opportunity to work alongside colleagues within the committee and across the wider IBITA community. This experience has been extremely positive, deepening my understanding of the wide range of training delivered across the different membership groups and by individual tutors.
The Education Committee meets regularly, and members are highly supportive, sharing the workload with enthusiasm, generosity, and skill. Working closely with the research committee, ITC and EC the work of the Education committee is central to the future of IBITA, as it strives to build consensus while respecting and recognising the importance of all members’ principles, ideas, and values.”
We would also like to kindly invite all members who have completed their second term to send their personal testimony to the Nominating Committee.
Your voice is valuable, not only to honour the work you have done, but also to inspire continuity and encourage others to step forward.
Finally, we warmly remind anyone interested in becoming involved in an IBITA committee that you are welcome to contact us by email at [email protected] to arrange an online meeting. We will be happy to explore together the best way for you to contribute, or you may simply submit your candidacy directly.
Other News
If you have any info for the March 2026 newsletter, please send it to Victor Urquizo at [email protected] by 15th March.