Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1 - Part A

Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1 - Part A is designed to provide an overview of the key principles underlying evidence-based neurological physiotherapy. It reviews the processes of recovery from neurological injury with an emphasis on the application of the principles of neuroplasticity, the use of the ICF framework and person-centred practice. It outlines; a clinical reasoning framework based in contemporary understanding of the relative contribution of impairments to activity limitations, the principles of task and context specific training and factors contributing to the effectiveness of practice such as level of challenge, motivation and engagement and fatigue.

Part A is the first component of the Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1 course and consists of three modules. 

Two ways to complete the course: blended with face-to-face or wholly virtual

Learners have two ways of undertaking Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1:

• Blended: online self-paced (Part A) and attending a face-to-face classroom course (Parts B & C)
  or
• Wholly virtual: online self-paced (Part A & B) and live webinar (Part C)
  Note: The wholly virtual option Part B & C are expected to be available later in 2023

Important note: if you have completed or wish to undertake the face-to-face classroom course, you are not required to complete Part B or Part C virtual.

Wholly virtual pre-requisites and progress: Part A must be successfully completed before you progress to Part B. Part B must be successfully completed before you progress to Part C.

Diagram: two ways to undertake APA Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1

Learning Outcomes

On completion of Neurological Physiotherapy Level 1, you should be able to:

• Describe the key drivers of neuroplasticity, the principles of motor learning and task specific practice and discuss their application to neurological physiotherapy
• Describe common impairments and activity limitations in clients with neurological conditions
• Apply evidence-based, valid and reliable outcome measures to a range of clients with neurological conditions
• Formulate short and long term goals for physiotherapy intervention in collaboration with the client, caregivers and the multi-disciplinary team
• Plan and implement evidence-based interventions to treat activity limitations in clients with neurological conditions
• Plan and implement evidence-based interventions to treat secondary complications in clients with neurological conditions

CPD Hours

8.0 hours

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