128.163.236.254: Hidecker has moved from Wyoming to Kentucky

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Hidecker has moved from Wyoming to Kentucky

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| purpose =classification scale for those with Cerebral palsy
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'''The Communication Function Classification System''' (CFCS) for individuals with [[cerebral palsy]] (CP) is a five-level classification system which began development at [[Michigan State University]]<ref>{{cite journal|last1=HIDECKER|first1=MARY JO COOLEY|last2=PANETH|first2=NIGEL|last3=ROSENBAUM|first3=PETER L|last4=KENT|first4=RAYMOND D|last5=LILLIE|first5=JANET|last6=EULENBERG|first6=JOHN B|last7=CHESTER JR|first7=KEN|last8=JOHNSON|first8=BRENDA|last9=MICHALSEN|first9=LAUREN|last10=EVATT|first10=MORGAN|last11=TAYLOR|first11=KARA|title=Developing and validating the Communication Function Classification System for individuals with cerebral palsy|journal=Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology|date=August 2011|volume=53|issue=8|pages=704–710|doi=10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03996.x|pmc=3130799|pmid=21707596}}</ref> and currently under further refinement at the University of Kentucky.
The research, organized and conducted by Dr. Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker, Ph.D., CCC-A/SLP, follows two widely used classification systems for cerebral palsy: the [[Gross Motor Function Classification System]] (GMFCS)<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Morris|first1=C|last2=Bartlett|first2=D|title=Gross Motor Function Classification System: impact and utility.|journal=Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology|date=January 2004|volume=46|issue=1|pages=60–5|doi=10.1111/j.1469-8749.2004.tb00436.x|pmid=14974650|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Palisano|first1=R|last2=Rosenbaum|first2=P|last3=Walter|first3=S|last4=Russell|first4=D|last5=Wood|first5=E|last6=Galuppi|first6=B|title=Development and reliability of a system to classify gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy.|journal=Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology|date=April 1997|volume=39|issue=4|pages=214–23|doi=10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb07414.x|pmid=9183258|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Palisano|first1=RJ|last2=Rosenbaum|first2=P|last3=Bartlett|first3=D|last4=Livingston|first4=MH|title=Content validity of the expanded and revised Gross Motor Function Classification System.|journal=Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology|date=October 2008|volume=50|issue=10|pages=744–50|doi=10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03089.x|pmid=18834387|s2cid=45875650}}</ref> and the [[Manual Ability Classification System]] (MACS).<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Eliasson|first1=AC|last2=Krumlinde-Sundholm|first2=L|last3=Rösblad|first3=B|last4=Beckung|first4=E|last5=Arner|first5=M|last6=Ohrvall|first6=AM|last7=Rosenbaum|first7=P|title=The Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) for children with cerebral palsy: scale development and evidence of validity and reliability.|journal=Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology|date=July 2006|volume=48|issue=7|pages=549–54|doi=10.1111/j.1469-8749.2006.tb01313.x|pmid=16780622|doi-access=free}}</ref> Dr. Ray Kent of the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]], Dr. Peter Rosenbaum of [[McMaster University]], and Dr. [[Nigel Paneth]] of [[Michigan State University]] are also an integral part of this research.

== CFCS Variables ==

Design and development of the CFCS addressed a number of issues in cerebral palsy including a general lack of knowledge regarding the communication abilities of individuals with CP. The 5 CFCS levels are used instead of the more vague labels of "mild, moderate, severe, profound" difficulties. The system is designed to be a quick and simple instrument used by a person familiar with the individual to be classified. Variables of communication ability used within the CFCS include sender roles (being able to communicate a message to someone), receiver roles (being able to understand a message from someone), pace of communication, and the degree of familiarity with a communication partner. The CFCS follows the [[World Health Organization]]'s (WHO's) [[International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health]] (ICF).{{cn|date=July 2021}}

== Purposes ==

Possible benefits of the CFCS include describing functional communication performance using a common language among professionals and laypersons and recognizing the use of all effective methods of communication including [[augmentative and alternative communication]] (AAC). The CFCS can be used in research projects as a way of describing the communication performance of participants. The CFCS can be used clinically by parents and professionals to open-up discussions regarding how different communication environments, partners, and/or communication tasks might affect an individual's CFCS level and to choose goals to improve the person's communication effectiveness.{{cn|date=July 2021}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.cfcs.us The Communication Function Classification System]
* [http://www.macs.nu/ The Manual Abilities Classification System]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150319075023/http://motorgrowth.canchild.ca/en/GMFCS/resources/GMFCS-ER.pdf The Gross Motor Function Classification System]

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[[Category:Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes]]
[[Category:Medical scoring system]]

Communication Function Classification System - Revision history

128.163.236.254: Hidecker has moved from Wyoming to Kentucky