Developmental Therapy – A Generic Professional Expertise within Child Development Centers in Bangladesh
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https://doi.org/10.18034/mjmbr.v9i1.633Keywords:
Developmental Therapy, Developmental Therapy Training, Child Development Center, Training ManualAbstract
The Developmental Therapist (DT) is a unique professional training in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy. There is unmet demand for developmental therapists in Bangladesh to manage the increasing number of childhood disabilities. However, no academic institute provides training for Developmental therapists in Bangladesh. This paper explains a three-month structured training program for the exercise of the developmental therapist. After completing this training, the DTs gained some essential skills which help them to assess the functional development of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, identify their problems and provide appropriate management.
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