Mrs Lyn Horrocks
Telephone:+44 (0)29 206 87732
Extension:87732
Location:Room GF1, Tŷ Dewi Sant, Heath Park Campus, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4XN
Research Interests
- Physiotherapy for children with disabilities
- Cerebral Palsy
- Clinical reasoning approaches used by paediatric therapists (undergraduate projects)
- Qualitative research methods: interviews, focus groups
- Supporting Dawn Pickering in her research on client centred care in paediatric therapy
- Supporting Dr Monica Busse in her research on therapy for people with Huntingdon’s Disease
- Supporting MSc and BSc student dissertations on paediatric topics
- Physiotherapy for children from ethnic minority families, this was the topic for my dissertation for MSc in Child Health, University of Wales College of Medicine
- Development of a training course in race and cultural competency
- Webb E.V., Horrocks L.M., Equal Rights Equal Access, Race and Cultural Competency – a Training Pack. University of Wales College of Medicine. Cardiff. 2003
- Mentor to Elizabeth Atter, physiotherapist, for her dissertation on ‘Participation in sport and recreation for children with mild disabilities’ for MSc in Paediatrics and Child Health Studies, Cardiff University
Scholarly Activities and Interests
Chapter on development of normal movement in book on Human Movement. Ed Tony Everett and Clare Kell.
Advice on Chapter on Management of Deformities in book on The treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Motor Delay Ed Sophie Levitt.
Multidisciplinary workshops on the assessment and treatment of children with Cerebral Palsy and Learning Disabilities in Centre Fortica, Kraljevica, Croatia.
Lecture on the Role of physiotherapy, working together with Speech and Language therapists to 4th year Speech and language therapy students at University of Wales Institute Cardiff.
Running module on Children with Disability or Chronic Illness on MSc in Paediatrics and Child Health Studies, Cardiff University.
Teaching session with Midwives on Common Orthopaedic Conditions in the Newborn.