CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.hemihelp.org.uk:80/professionals","20130301015722","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1362103042"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>Professionals | HemiHelp: for children and young people with hemiplegia (hemiparesis)</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta name="abstract" content="Information and resources for professionals working with young people with hemiplegia."/> <meta name="copyright" content="HemiHelp"/> <meta name="description" content="Information and resources for paediatricians, therapists, teachers, learning support assistants and other professionals who work with children and young people with hemiplegia."/> <meta name="keywords" content="information,resources,hemiplegia,hemiparesis,professional,medical,doctor,paediatrician,physiotherapist,occupational therapist,therapy,teacher,learning support assistant,education,children,young people,Hemihelp,hemi"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20130301015722im_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/files/hemihelp_favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/> <style type="text/css" media="all">@import "/web/20130301015722cs_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/modules/aggregator/aggregator.css";</style> <style type="text/css" media="all">@import "/web/20130301015722cs_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/modules/node/node.css";</style> <style type="text/css" media="all">@import "/web/20130301015722cs_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/modules/system/defaults.css";</style> <style type="text/css" media="all">@import "/web/20130301015722cs_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/modules/system/system.css";</style> <style type="text/css" media="all">@import "/web/20130301015722cs_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/modules/user/user.css";</style> <style type="text/css" media="all">@import "/web/20130301015722cs_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/themes/hemihelp/style.css";</style>  </head> <body class="not-front not-logged-in ntype-page sidebar-right"> <div id="accessibility"> <a href="#main" title="Skip to main content"> Skip to main content</a>. </div>  <div id="page"> <div id="border"> <div id="header"> <div id="watermark"><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/families/supporting_child/helpline"><img src="/web/20130301015722im_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/themes/hemihelp/images/watermark.gif" alt="Helpline: 0845 123 2372" title="Helpline: 0845 123 2372" width="285" height="136"/></a> </div> <a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/" title="Home"> <img src="/web/20130301015722im_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/files/hemihelp_logo.gif" alt="Hemihelp - for children and young people with hemiplegia (hemiparesis)" id="logo" width="246" height="136"/> </a> </div>  <div id="navigation" class="menu withprimary withsecondary "> <div id="primary" class="clear-block"> <ul class="links-menu"> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/home" title="Home page">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us" title="About HemiHelp">About us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/hemiplegia" title="Hemiplegia">Hemiplegia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/events" title="Events">Events</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/families" title="Families">Families</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/young_adults" title="Young Adults">Young Adults</a></li> <li class="active"><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals" title="Professionals" class="active">Professionals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/support_us" title="Support us">Support us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/news" title="News">News</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="secondary" class="clear-block"> <ul class="links-menu"> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/conferences" title="Conferences">Conferences</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/health/diagnosis" title="Diagnosis">Diagnosis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/early_years" title="Early years">Early years</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/education" title="Education">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/health" title="Health">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/professional_membership" title="Professional membership">Professional membership</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/testimonial" title="Why I refer parents to HemiHelp">Testimonial</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div id="container" class="clear-block"> <div id="main" class="column"><div id="squeeze"> <div id="content-top"><div id="block-block-46" class="block block-block"> <div class="blockinner"> <div class="blocktitle"> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img src="/web/20130301015722im_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/files/magic_camp.jpg" alt="occupational therapist" height="150" width="172"/></p> </div> <div class="blockfoot"></div> </div> </div> </div> <h1 class="title">Professionals</h1> <div class="node ntype-page" id="node-5"> <div class="content"> <p><strong>This section is for paediatricians, therapists, teachers, learning support assistants and any other professionals who work with children and young people with hemiplegia.</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/professional_membership">How can we help you?</a><br/>Find out how you can benefit by joining HemiHelp.</li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/health/">Health</a><br/>Medical and healthcare information for health professionals.</li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/education/">Education</a> <br/>Information and guidelines for pre-school , primary and secondary school teachers.</li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/early_years/">Early years</a> <br/>Guidance on inclusion and communication, for early years workers.</li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/conferences/">Conferences</a> <br/>Catch up with the latest research and meet other professionals.</li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/testimonial/">Testimonial</a> <br/>A consultant paediatrician talks about why he directs families coping with hemiplegia to HemiHelp.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></div>  <div id="sidebar-right" class="column sidebar"> <div id="block-search-0" class="block block-search"> <div class="blockinner"> <div class="blocktitle"> <h2 class="title">Search</h2> </div> <div class="content"> <form action="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/search/node" method="post" id="search-block-form"> <div><p><input type="text" maxlength="128" name="search_block_form_keys" id="edit-search_block_form_keys" size="11" value="" title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." class="form-text"/> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Go"/> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" id="edit-search-block-form" value="search_block_form"/> <input type="hidden" name="form_token" id="a-unique-id" value="ba55428071739c3c19b1a4544270c483"/></p> </div></form> </div> <div class="blockfoot"></div> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-187" class="block block-block"> <div class="blockinner"> <div class="blocktitle"> <h2 class="title">Stay in touch</h2> </div> <div class="content"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px"> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 5px"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301015722/http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5512952137" title="Facebook Group"><img src="/web/20130301015722im_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/images/facebook.png" alt="facebook icon" style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 8px; float: left; padding-top: 0px" height="40" width="40"/> Join us on Facebook</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 5px; clear: left"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301015722/http://twitter.com/HemiHelp/" title="follow our Tweets"><img src="/web/20130301015722im_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/images/twitter.jpg" alt="twitter icon" style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 8px; float: left; padding-top: 0px" height="40" width="40"/>Follow us on Twitter</a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 5px; clear: left"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301015722/http://www.youtube.com/hemihelp" title="follow our Tweets"><img src="/web/20130301015722im_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/files/youtube_icon.png" alt="Youtube icon" style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 8px; float: left; padding-top: 0px" height="40" width="40"/>Subscribe to our YouTube channel</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="blockfoot"></div> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-2" class="block block-block"> <div class="blockinner"> <div class="blocktitle"> </div> <div class="content"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301015722/http://www.board.hemihelp.org.uk/" title="Message Board"><img src="/web/20130301015722im_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/themes/hemihelp/images/message.jpg" alt="message board" height="162" width="143"/></a> </div> <div class="blockfoot"></div> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-41" class="block block-block"> <div class="blockinner"> <div class="blocktitle"> <h2 class="title">Quick links</h2> </div> <div class="content"> <ul style="text-align: right"> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/contact_us/">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/membership">Join HemiHelp</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/members/renew">Renew membership</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/what_we_do/events/calendar/">Events calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/hemiplegia/publications/leaflets/">Information sheets</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/jobs">Work for us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/support_us/shop">Shop</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/news">News</a></li> <li> <form target="_blank" method="post" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301015722/https://rsm2.rsmsecure.com/cpterminal/cpweb.php" style="border: medium none" name="CTTcpweb"><input value="709.4852" type="hidden" name="campaign"/><input value="One Off Donation" src="/web/20130301015722im_/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/files/donateblock.gif" type="image" style="border: medium none" title="Click to make a donation online via CAF. Link opens in new window" name="submit"/>聽聽</form> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="blockfoot"></div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="footer-wrapper"> <div id="footer"> <div id="footer_menu"><div id="block-menu-81" class="block block-menu"> <div class="blockinner"> <div class="blocktitle"> </div> <div class="content"> <ul class="menu"> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/contact_us" title="Contact us">Contact us</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/privacy" title="Privacy">Privacy</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/terms">Terms and conditions</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/sitemap" title="Site map">Site map</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/accessibility" title="Accessibility">Accessibility</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130301015722/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/families/useful_contacts/links" title="Links">Links</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="blockfoot"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <p>Copyright © 2007-2012 HemiHelp<br/> HemiHelp is registered as Charity No. 1085349. Registered office: 6 Market Road, London. N7 9PW. HemiHelp is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales (Registered No. 4156922). Information on this site may not be reproduced without prior consent from HemiHelp. All rights reserved.</p> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div style="text-align: center;font-size: .7em"><p>Site by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301015722/http://www.friezedesign.co.uk/">Frieze Web Design</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301015722/http://carola.co.uk/">carola.co.uk</a></p></div> </div>   <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130301015722js_/http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js " type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-1822884-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> </body> </html>