INTERNATIONAL BOBATH INSTRUCTORS TRAINING ASSOCIATION
An international association for adult neurological rehabilitation
Newsletter January 2023
Executive Committee News:
The Executive Committee would like to wish all members a Happy New Year.
Testimonials page on the public website
There is a new page on the public website for Testimonials. Course participants can send feedback on their experiences on attending IBITA recognised course to [email protected].
Hybrid IBITA recognised Courses
If you have taught an IBITA recognised course where aspects of the teaching were online, please can you share your experiences and evaluations to assist other instructors in using this method? Please send your information to [email protected]
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.
Covid-19 Exemptions: qualification without modules – LINK
Covid-19 Course Exemptions – LINK
Please submit all course exemption requests to the IBITA Chairperson Marc Michielsen – [email protected]
Instructor Training Committee
Registration is now open for the modules in Sweden. Links to the registration information is also available on the Homepage of the website
2023 Marstrand, Sweden
Pre congress BCIC module: Locomotion Aug 20 – 23 2023
- Registration information – BCIC Training Module – Locomotion LINK
Post congress BCIC module – Upper Limb Aug 28 – 31 2023
- Registration information – BCIC Training Module- Upper Limb – LINK
Post congress ACIC module – Clinical Reasoning Sept 2 – 5 2023
- Registration information – ACIC Training Module – Advanced Clinical Reasoning LINK
Future modules
2024 Italy
Pre Congress BCIC module- Locomotion (4 DAYS PRIOR AGM)
Post Congress ACIC module – Clinical Reasoning (4 DAYS POST AGM)
2025 Japan No details at this time
Refer to the webpage https://ibita.org/
Nominating Committee
Dear IBITA members,
Happy New Year everybody !
With the view to the AGM 2023 you will find the updated list of vacant posts.
We are looking forward to receive your active announcement of interest or member recommendations to support the important committee work of IBITA !
| Committee | Number of posts vacant in 2023 |
| Verification committee | 1 |
| Appeals and Grievance Committee | 1 |
| Education Committee | 1 |
| Bobath Development Committee | 1 |
| Nominating Committee | 1 |
| Research Committee | 3 |
| Peer Review Committee | 1 |
| Instructor Training Committee | 1 |
| Qualification Committee | 3 |
Please notice that changes may arise during the year. So please have a look at the newsletter information every month to be updated. Thank you.
The Nominating Committee
Cecilia, Koji, Heike
Heike Frauendorf
Cecilia Lofgren
Koji Takahashi
Qualification Committee
We would like to congratulate Victor Urquizo who was successful in becoming a member of the Panel Qualification last year.
There are 8 Qualification events planned across 5 different countries during this year so the Qualification Committee is keen to recruit more Panel members. Further information about the process is in the Procedural Manual or email Alena Scurrah: alenascurrah@gmail.
Call for Expression of Interest to become a Qualification Panel Member. The Qualification Committee is looking to expand the membership of the Qualification Panel. The panel currently has 14 members worldwide. Further representation will enable even greater depth and collaboration within our global organization. We are currently open for applications from any region.
Who is Currently on the Panel? The names and countries of residence of current members are listed on the website – LINK
Who is Eligible? – Instructors who are currently teaching IBITA recognized courses and have experience in evaluating Instructor-Candidates
What Skills will I Need?
· effective oral and written communication skills in your native language, and English as a second language
· knowledge and comprehension of the qualification process (or willingness to learn)
· proficiency in computer technology including familiarity with a broad range of web based programs such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Youtube, Skype, Zoom (or willingness to learn)
Why become a Qualification Panel Member?
· being a Panel Member enables you to evaluate the Instructor-Candidates and qualify them by a fair and transparent process
· Panel Members work closely with the Qualification Committee, and assist in shaping the future development of the Qualification Process
What is involved?
· Qualification Panel members must commit to being involved in an evaluation of an Instructor-Candidate at least once every 2 years, working in collaboration with other panel members
· This involves reviewing Instructor-Candidate’s Portfolio of Evidence and then attending, either live or virtually the 2 day Qualification Event
· Qualification Panel members will receive an honorarium for the days they attend the Qualification event, their expenses for travel and accommodation, and a subsistence allowance.
How do I apply?
· Download the EOI form from Google Docs – Procedural Manual files – 4.1.4.5. Expression of Interest (EOI) form – Qualification Panel Member (LINK)
· Send your EOI to Alena Scurrah: alenascurrah@gmail.
Applications will be screened against the Qualification Panel: Person Specification and formally considered by the Qualification Committee, short-listed and then interviewed.
Research Committee
A new systematic review on the effectiveness of the Bobath concept.
As we reported during the webinar conducted by the Research Committee last year (The recording of this webinar is available: Webinar Zoom Recording and PDF PowerPoint LINK) the expected systematic review, registered several months ago in the PROSPERO protocol database, has recently appeared. This time in the title we can read: “Bobath therapy is inferior to task-specific training and not superior to other interventions in improving arm activity and arm strength outcomes after stroke: a systematic review”. A similar group of co-authors who 3 years earlier published a review, also in the Journal of Physiotherapy, dedicated to the lower limb, have now focused on evaluating the effectiveness of the Bobath concept in relation to arm activity outcomes and arm strength outcomes. The Research Commitee and members of Publications Subgroup are currently reviewing the contents in detail to determine our next steps. The review shows us, once again, the great need to prove the efficacy of our concept in well-designed studies, which the Research Committee encourages IBITA members to do. The committee’s upcoming webinar will be devoted to this topic, and a subgroup of research advisors has been established (the remit and composition of which can be read about on our website under the research tab).
We invite all interested members to contact us at [email protected]
If you have any information for the February newsletter please send it to the IBITA Secretary by 15th February.
Janice Champion
IBITA Secretary