
MOVE International
1300 17th Street
CITY CENTRE
Bakersfield, CA 93301-4533 USA
800-397-MOVE(6683)
move-international@kern.org
MOVE International is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.
MISSION STATEMENT: MOVE International seeks to improve the overall quality of life for people with disabilities and for the people who care for them, regardless of age or cause of disability. MOVE International promotes fuller participation in home, school, work and community life to encourage the dignity and hope such participation brings to each individual.
The mission statement is founded in the belief that the ability to move is the first foundation stone in building personal dignity.
The MOVE Program originated in the 1980s in the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Bakersfield, California. The MOVE Program is now used in many school districts and other facilities/organizations throughout the United States and many other nations.
Children with Severe Disabilities and the MOVE Curriculum

This brand new book about MOVE is $39.95 (plus S&H). Visit our MOVE Products page for more information and to download our MOVE Product Order Form.
Title: Children with Severe Disabilities and the MOVE Curriculum
Subtitle: Foundations of a Task-oriented Therapy Approach
Author: Gilbert Thomson, PT
Cover: Soft Cover
Pages: 290
Dimensions: 7" x 10" x 5/8"
Publisher: East River Press, 359 Gibson Hill Road, Chester,
NY 10918
ISBN: 0-9759183-0-3
Publication Date: March 2005
Category: Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy
Description:
This is a professional reference book for physical therapists and occupational therapists working with children with severe disabilities. In addition, special education teachers will also benefit from it. A major premise of the book is that the MOVE Curriculum provides a practical framework to implement many concepts from the motor control/motor learning literature for the population of children with severe disabilities.
Contents:
1. The MOVE Curriculum
2. Children with Severe Disabilities
3. Neurological Basis of Movement
4. Motor Control
5. Motor Development
6. Motor Learning
7. Neural Plasticity
8. MOVE as a Task-oriented Approach
9. Practical Considerations / Equipment
Appendix A: Top-Down Motor Milestone Test (from MOVE Curriculum)
Appendix B: Complex Systems
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BOOK... Alan Percy, MD Joseph M. Valenzano, Jr. Christine Shaw, MCSP Ginny Paleg, PT Matthew G. Holder, MD, MBA Rick Rader, MD |
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