Our approach to therapy

Our therapy

At Cerebral Palsy Cymru, we work together with individuals who live with, or have a high chance of having, cerebral palsy. We support individuals and their families throughout their life journey, helping them to achieve their potential, create full and meaningful lives, and keep doing what they love.

Our intervention

We like to spend time getting to know you and your child, and listening to your perspectives and wishes, before making decisions together. We want to make sure that you as a family, and those who care for your child, know how best to provide support, whether at home, school or in other community settings. Therapists therefore meet with both families and professionals, to understand your lives, values, aspirations and current priorities. We like to decide together on the next steps or goals, providing support and guidance on how they can be achieved, however big or small. Natasha, our Family Support Coordinator, who has lived experience of cerebral palsy, may also attend sessions or you can get in touch with her with any questions you have.

Where appropriate, therapists use the ICF (International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health) framework, to guide their clinical reasoning (link to our ICF/F-words page). They have experience and expertise in using this tool and this helps them to consider realistic and meaningful intervention options, to support the achievement of participation goals.

Our interventions are evidenced based and developed individually for each baby, child, young person or adult.