Central Remedial Clinic
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The Central Remedial Clinic is a non-residential national centre for the care, treatment and development of children and adults with physical disabilities in Ireland. Services are provided for people with physical conditions ranging from the very rare to the more familiar, such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy and arthrogryposis.
Services at the Clinic include clinical assessment, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, social work, psychology, nursing, dietetics, orthotics, technical services, seating services, orthopaedics, paediatrics, parent support, vision and hearing specialists, transport and catering.
The Clinic has four Dublin-based Day Activity Centres located in Clontarf, Coolock, Firhouse and Hartstown. These centres provide social, physical, educational and recreational activities for adults whose disabilities prevent them from participating in other training or work programmes.
Vocational Training (VT) is provided in Clontarf, and aims to equip young adults with disabilities to take responsibility for and have control over their own lives, and to set and achieve their own goals. This includes independence and the ability to pursue further training, further education or possibly employment. Training is certified by FETAC and accredited by the National Accreditation Committee (NAC).
The CRC also operates two schools in Dublin: the CRC school in Clontarf and Scoil Mochua in Clondalkin. Both schools cater for children with physical disabilities from the ages of 3 - 18 years who need a high level of support to reach their potential educationally. They also meet the needs of those children who will transfer to mainstream schools.
The CRC also provides training and education for adults through the workshop, vocational training, and the Diploma in Assistive Technology.
In 1990, the CRC established a state-of-the-art clinical gait analysis laboratory, one of a few in Europe and the only one in Ireland.
In 1995, Scoil Mochua came under the patronage of the Central Remedial Clinic. Located in Clondalkin, it is a school for children and young people with physical disabilities who live in West Dublin, Kildare and West Wicklow. The Clinic is a registered charity in the Republic of Ireland, (Reg. No: 4998), with a Board of Governors and a Management Committee.
In 2001, the Clinic opened a centre in Waterford, providing a regional assessment service for children in the south east.
Services at the Clinic include clinical assessment, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, social work, psychology, nursing, dietetics, orthotics, technical services, seating services, orthopaedics, paediatrics, parent support, vision and hearing specialists, transport and catering.
The Clinic has four Dublin-based Day Activity Centres located in Clontarf, Coolock, Firhouse and Hartstown. These centres provide social, physical, educational and recreational activities for adults whose disabilities prevent them from participating in other training or work programmes.
Vocational Training (VT) is provided in Clontarf, and aims to equip young adults with disabilities to take responsibility for and have control over their own lives, and to set and achieve their own goals. This includes independence and the ability to pursue further training, further education or possibly employment. Training is certified by FETAC and accredited by the National Accreditation Committee (NAC).
The CRC also operates two schools in Dublin: the CRC school in Clontarf and Scoil Mochua in Clondalkin. Both schools cater for children with physical disabilities from the ages of 3 - 18 years who need a high level of support to reach their potential educationally. They also meet the needs of those children who will transfer to mainstream schools.
The CRC also provides training and education for adults through the workshop, vocational training, and the Diploma in Assistive Technology.
In 1990, the CRC established a state-of-the-art clinical gait analysis laboratory, one of a few in Europe and the only one in Ireland.
In 1995, Scoil Mochua came under the patronage of the Central Remedial Clinic. Located in Clondalkin, it is a school for children and young people with physical disabilities who live in West Dublin, Kildare and West Wicklow. The Clinic is a registered charity in the Republic of Ireland, (Reg. No: 4998), with a Board of Governors and a Management Committee.
In 2001, the Clinic opened a centre in Waterford, providing a regional assessment service for children in the south east.