Education and training

Training courses

These have been developed over many years and are based on the extensive clinical practice of the experienced teaching teams.

You will find below our currently available courses. To apply please email the Course Administrator for an information pack.

If you have been on one of our courses and know of a colleague who would similarly benefit from our training, please pass on the link to this web page.

Posture Management For Adults And Children With Complex Disabilities

Four day course

Dates not listed are fully booked.

2025

Dates in 2025 are fully booked.

2026

Monday to Thursday 12-15 January 2026

Monday to Thursday 11-14 May 2026

Monday to Thursday 6-9 July 2026

Monday to Thursday 12-15 October 2026

Monday to Thursday 7-10 December 2026

Oxford Centre for Enablement Course Application Form (Word, 86 KB)

Please download, complete and return to: OCEcourseadmin@ouh.nhs.uk

Course information

This course comprises four days in Oxford. Theoretical and applied sessions provide a background to posture management for people with complex physical disabilities.

Posture management is essential to optimise remaining functional ability and minimise secondary complications associated with this client group.

This course is suitable for allied health professionals, therapy assistants, healthcare scientists and nurses working in neurological and neuromuscular disability.

Further details are on the document at the link below:

Posture Management for Adults and Children with Complex Disabilities (pdf, 200 KB)

Posture Management For People With Complex Disabilities

Postgraduate Certificate Course (Course Code PGC-PMP)

Oxford Centre for Enablement in Association with Oxford Brookes University.

The course aims to give students the opportunity to:

• expand their knowledge of biomechanics, anatomy and physiology in respect of the neuro-motor system
• develop an understanding of the multifaceted aspects of posture
  
• carry out assessments of posture for people with complex disabilities
• explore and develop a variety of approaches to the management of posture
• critically analyse alternative courses of action and justify chosen interventions.

This is a nine month course comprising four separate blocks of face to face teaching, of which two are four day blocks and two are three day blocks, plus a viva at the end of the fourth teaching block.

This will be an intensive course of study. Theoretical learning will be delivered online before and between the taught blocks. Applied learning during the taught weeks will be augmented by clinical practice in the workplace.

In addition, participants will be expected to spend considerable time reading and undertaking written work. Self-directed learning is a critical aspect of the course.

A total of 600 hours of student effort is required. Of this, 100 hours are spent in the three taught weeks, leaving 500 hours to be spent by students over nine months, i.e. approximately 13 hours per week. Some of the latter will be taken up by practical work conducted in the workplace.

Further information and application

Posture Management For People With Complex Disabilities - course information in pdf format (pdf, 248 KB)

For further information and to apply please email the Course Administrator.

Contact us

Course Administrator: 01865 227879

Email: OCEcourseadmin@ouh.nhs.uk