the method of working with children with motor disorders; proposed by the spouses Karl and Bertha Bobat in the 30s of the XX century (see Bobath, Karl and Bertha in Chapter 5 Famous Scientists, Their Scientific Schools and Organizations in Psychological Science). The essence of the Bobath concept is as follows:
– emphasis on the quality of movement;
– emphasis on long-term results;
– reliance on the individual characteristics of the child;
– readiness to work with any disorganization of movements;
– the patient is considered as a whole from the standpoint of his environment, psychological characteristics, motivations, the degree of pathological changes, concomitant diseases, anamnesis, etc.;
– training parents in the Bobath method and their active participation in rehabilitation;
– the possibility of using the method when working in a group. Bobat was a German physiotherapist and neurologist (1906–1991), best known for developing Bobat’s approach to neuromotor rehabilitation.