Our Resources

Our research helps us to develop programmes and other resources which are proven to improve the inclusion and quality of life of children with developmental disabilities, as well as the wellbeing of their families, through caregiver groups. We also provide materials which are designed to support carers and those who work with them.

Participation in GTKCP, ABaANA and Juntos programmes has been shown to increase:

Confidence and knowledge in caring for children with disabilities
Access to peer and social support
Inclusion
Resiliency
Self-sufficlency and independence
Frequency of positive carer-child interactions

To download manuals from the following programmes, please login or register below.

The resources and manuals provided here are designed and intended to only be delivered by trained facilitators. They help to guide trained facilitators through the programme, and provide a layout of each session and descriptions of group activities.

Login

Register

Developed as a training resource that empowers families, Getting to Know Cerebral Palsy places emphasis on a participatory approach to training at community level. GTKCP focusses on children with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities, aged approximately 2-7. GTKCP materials are available in English, Spanish, Arabic and French include:

A facilitator manual
Images and display materials

Visit Page

The ABAaNA Early Intervention Programme was developed in response to a recognised need to support families of very young children (0 to 2 years) with an evolving developmental disability (e.g. following birth asphyxia). It was developed from both GTKCP and the Juntos programmes and focuses on supporting children and their families in the first 1000 days of life. ABAaNA material is available in English and Chiurwanda and include:

A facilitator manual
Images and display materials

Visit Page

Juntos was developed for children with congenital zika syndrome and their families in Latin America. Children with cerebral palsy and their families have also attended these groups. It combines content from GTKCP and ABAaNA, and is a ten-session programme. An innovative psychosocial component is included. Juntos materials are available in Portuguese and English (Spanish is expected in January 2020) and include:

A facilitator manual
Images and display materials
Videos

Visit Page

We develop new modules that can be included as part of GTKCP, ABAaNA and Juntos, or used as stand alone facilitated sessions with caregiver groups.

Integral to developing the modules are participatory workshops (that include parents of children with disabilities, community workers, health workers, disabled persons organsations, non-government organsiations, researcher and educationalists), interviews with children, caregivers and health care workers, scoping literature reviews and piloting and receiving feedback on the materials.

‘Togetherness and Belonging’ is designed to begin to tackle stigma and discrimination at home and in the community.

Visit Page