The Kids Plus Therapy Program uses the NDT/Bobath model of therapy. This is an internationally utilised and recognised therapy used for children with motor physical disabilities including cerebral palsy.

It was initially developed by Dr. and Mrs. Bobath in the UK. It is an advanced therapeutic approach practiced by experienced Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Speech Pathologists.

The 'hands-on' approach is used in working with children who have central nervous system disorders that result in difficulties with posture and movement.
Therapists qualified in NDT/Bobath treatment have completed advanced training in Australia, USA and UK.

The therapists work closely with children, helping them to become as independent as possible, and also work collaboratively with their family, caregivers and physicians in developing this comprehensive treatment program.

Our focus is firstly on the strengths and abilities of each child related to the specific measurable goal or skill that has been identified to work on.

The impairments that a child may have in relation to that goal or skill is then assessed using task analysis to identify these system impairments impeding that child from achieving their functional goal.

Formal assessment tools such as the PEDI (Haley, S. et al 1992), GMFM (Russell, D., et al, 2002) and The Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function (Randall, M.J., et al 1999) are also used to measure changes in function over time.

Research on outcomes of NDT/Bobath Therapy
"Evaluation of the functional effects of a course of Bobath therapy in children with cerebral palsy: a preliminary study"
Virginia Knox MSc MCSP, Research Physiotherapist, Bobath Centre; Andrew Lloyd Evans MA MD FRCPCH, Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Published: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2002, 44: 447–460

References
For further reference, please refer to:

www.bobath.org.uk/TheBobathApproach.html
"The main aim of treatment is to encourage and increase the child's ability to move and function in as normal a way as possible. More normal movements cannot be obtained if the child stays in a few positions and moves in a limited or disordered way. The aim of management is to help the child to change his abnormal postures and movements so that he or she is able to comfortably adapt to the environment and develop a better quality of functional skills."

www.ndta.org
"Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) is an advanced therapeutic approach practiced by experienced Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Speech - Language Pathologists.
This hands-on approach is used in working with people who have central nervous system insults that create difficulties in controlling movement. Therapists using NDT treatment have completed advanced training in NDT and work closely with individuals with neurological challenges (e.g. cerebral palsy, stroke, head injury), helping them to become as independent as possible. NDT-trained therapists work collaboratively with individuals, family, caregivers and physicians to develop comprehensive treatment programs based on the principles of human neurology and physiology. Individuals who have minimal to severe motor difficulties can benefit from the NDT approach."

www.abndta.asn.au
"Neuro-developmental therapy (NDT) is therapeutic approach to the assessment and management of dysfunction in people with neurological impairments. The ultimate goal of treatment and management is to maximise the person’s functional ability. The concept was first developed by Dr and Mrs Bobath on the 1940's and has been used by therapists worldwide. Although the basic concept has not changed, the concept has evolved as current theories have been developed."