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How does Conductive Education work?
Appropriate candidates for Conductive Education
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Conductive Education, often described as rehabilitation
through learning, was founded by Dr. Andras Peto in Budapest, Hungary, in
1948. Peto devised this unique,
intensive group method of special education, which expects and demands active
learning and participation by the child in attempting to overcome his/her motor
disability (i.e. cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, cerebral vascular
accidents, etc.). Trained “conductors” work as generic therapists
(combining principles of OT, PT, SLP, and teacher). The conductors are responsible for facilitating education,
utilizing concepts of goal directed activity, verbal regulation, and group
dynamics. One of the primary elements of Conductive Education
is the group setting. The social
group works as an incentive power while allowing for individualization and
adjustment to personal needs. The
group motivates the child to complete tasks, encourages accomplishments, and
supports confidence and effort. The
child’s active learning, within this group, is supported by “rhythmic
intention” (e.g. using counting, songs, and rhythmical games) to provide the
child with a basis of normal movement. This
engages the child’s inner language in order to independently voice motor
directions to him/herself, and ultimately incorporate these motor patterns into
everyday life. Conductive Education focuses on the whole person,
recognizing physical, social, intellectual, and emotional aspects of learning.
Focus is on functional skills such as dressing, feeding, and walking.
Ultimately, Conductive Education is the complex development of the
personality.
"When you do not educate the child to be independent, you educate the child to be dependent" ~Dr. Andras Peto
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Last modified: 02/01/2010 |
