INTERNATIONAL BOBATH INSTRUCTORS TRAINING ASSOCIATION
An international association for adult neurological rehabilitation
Newsletter December 2021
Executive Committee News:
We would like to wish all IBITA Members a joyful Holiday Season and best wishes for 2022! It has been another challenging year, and we celebrate your resilience as we journey through these unusual times together.
Congratulations to Adrian Pajak from Germany who became a Basic Course Instructor this December after his successful qualification event.
AGM 2022 – Plans are progressing for the AGM and Congress to be held in Japan in September but at this time the continuing effects of Covid-19 make it difficult for everyone to make definite plans for next year.
Registration for the AGM / Congress will not open until more is known about the effects of the pandemic on travel etc. although we hope a decision will be made soon.
Covid-19 EXEMPTIONS
The Executive and Education Committees are continuing to work together to provide advice and guidance for planning and teaching IBITA courses during this pandemic.
Please remember to contact the Executive Committee for all exemptions and questions.
Please remember that all members have been granted exemptions for
- Not teaching a course from July 2019 to June 2021
- The 2020 and 2021 AGMs will not be counted when establishing compliance with the AGM attendance rule.
- More Experienced Instructors – The period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021 shall not be counted to establish compliance with the requirement to evaluate Instructor-Candidates on Basic Courses in the previous 5 years
Covid-19 Course Exemptions
Please refer to the separate document Covid-19 Course Exemptions Guidelines – latest version LINK
Please submit all course exemption requests to the IBITA Chairperson Marc Michielsen – [email protected]
Education Committee
Education Committee Webinar Series 2022
The Education Committee is pleased to invite you to a series of webinars to be held in 2022 to help us stay connected and to share knowledge and experience regarding the Bobath Concept. The details of upcoming webinars is available on the website – LINK
During the webinars it will be possible to ask questions online to open discussion on the topic. The webinars will be recorded and available on the website for those unable to participate in the online session. The next webinar will be held in January 2022
The recording of the webinar held on 11th December ‘The ICF and the Bobath Concept” is now available in the Drive LINK . Also the PDF of the presentation is available LINK
Please could members complete the survey to provide feedback to the Education Committee on the webinar. LINK The closing date is the 16th January 2022
Instructor Training Committee
Unfortunately, given the ongoing uncertainty as a result of COVID we have had to cancel the scheduled face to face ITC Modules that were planned for Brescia February 2022.
This decision was based upon consideration of many factors inclusive of the increasing regulations to enter and work with clients in Italy, the challenge for many participants to attend as their vaccines are not accepted in Europe as well as the risk at this time to Instructors and course participants in their travel to Italy
While we are all disappointed we know there was no other choice that could be made.
The ITC is committed to help support ICs around the globe and is discussing a number of options. If you have any reasonable cost effective suggestions about how we can meet your individual and collective needs, please email Cathy Eustace – [email protected]
The Instructor Training Committee is planning to offer 2022 modules in August/September.
2022 Saitama, Japan
August 27 – 30 Pre congress BCI-C Training Module: Postural Control and the Upper Limb
September 4 – 7 Post congress BCI-C Training Module: Postural Control and Locomotion
September 4 – 7 Post congress ACI-C Training Module: Using Task Analysis as a tool for developing clinical reasoning skills in the Bobath Concept.
The venue for all 3 Modules will be held at the Rehabilitation Amakusa Hospital, Saitama,, Japan
| August / September JAPAN 2022 |
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| Open registration | January 2022 |
| BCI-C Training Module grant deadline | 30 January 2022 |
| Preferential registration for BCI-Cs and ACI-Cs | 1 April 2022 |
| Payment deadline BCIC-s and ACI-Cs | 1 May 2022 |
Any Basic Course Instructors who have taught five Basic Courses are eligible to apply for the ACIC module so do not miss a valuable opportunity to further develop your clinical reasoning skills.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL IC’s
Instructor-candidates will be given priority registration on a “first come, first served” basis until April 1st for the modules to be held in Japan. .
2023 Marstrand, Sweden
2024 Italy
Refer to the webpage https://ibita.org/future-
Nominating Committee
With this newsletter you will find an overview about the arising vacant posts for the election of office bearers next year.
Please notice, that there might arise some little changes, because the committees are busy in organizing with new compositions and length of terms.
But….do not hesitate to announce your interest or give a recommendation for a member to be nominated.
| Committee | Number of posts |
| Executive Committee Secretary |
1 |
| Executive Committee IT Secretary |
1 |
| Appeals & Grievance Committee | 1 |
| Nominating committee | 1 |
| Research Committee | 1 |
| Peer Review Committee | 2 |
| Instructor Training committee | 1 |
| Qualification Committee | 2 (obligatory 1 member out of Europe) |
The Nominating committee wants to invite all of you to declare your wish to support the important committee’s work. Please have a look at the IBITA homepage where you can find information about the different committees and the members involved at the moment.
We are happy to receive your declaration of interest or any questions.
Cecilia, Koji, Heike
Heike Frauendorf
Cecilia Lofgren
Koji Takahashi
Qualification Committee
The Committee would like to remind you that the are files in the Procedural Manual that provide links to useful documents
- BCIC Useful documents LINK
- ACIC Useful documents LINK
- MEI Useful documents LINK
- Panel members Useful documents LINK
Other news
Courses in Lithuania
A request has been received from Lithuania for instructors to teach a Basic course If you are interested in teaching this course, please let me know and I can give you more information.
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If you have any info for January newsletter please send it to me by 15th January