The British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD)

Join BACD!

BACD is an organisation of professionals working in the field of childhood disability. The group operates as an affiliate group of the British Association of Community Child Health, a specialty group of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and the UK branch of the European Academy of Childhood Disability.

The aims of the BACD are:

to be a means of networking and mutual support for all those working in district and tertiary level services for children with neurodevelopmental disability
to promote communication between Child Development Teams
to organise regular national multidisciplinary meetings on child development and disability
to promote the development of quality standards, guidelines for good practice and audit in the field of child development and disability
to encourage debate and promote research into the many outstanding questions in childhood disability
to work closely with voluntary organisations and others to advocate for children with disabilities and their families

Membership is open to all professionals working in childhood disability. The BACD committee has representation from the disciplines of Paediatrics, Speech and language therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Psychology and Nursing.

Benefits of Joining BACD

Membership of the only UK multidisciplinary professional organization in Childhood disability
Reduction on registration fee for all BACD Conferences (CPD Accredited)
Quarterly Newsletter
Opportunity to network with fellow professionals
Publications produced by BACD
Support the promotion of high quality services for Children with disability
Reduced subscription to Developmental Medicine and Chid Neurology

Please complete and return to the BACD office this Membership Form and this Standing Order Payment Form, or click HERE