The psychomotrician is the specialist in psychomotor disorders. What is his role ? Is it reimbursed?
A psychomotrician is a health professional who deals of the connection between body and mind. It helps people, especially children, to better understand and control their bodies and emotions. The psychomotor therapist uses different fun activities and exercises to work on movements, coordination, balance and emotions. What is a psychomotor therapist? What is his role ? When to consult it?
Definition: what is a psychomotrician?
Practitioner intervening in the paramedical field, the psychomotrician works with all the public (baby, child, teenagers and adults) presenting psychomotor disorders : THE attention difficultiesTHE tracking problems in space or over time… This health professional intervenes within the well-defined framework of rehabilitation sessions. They can be individual or practiced in groups. They allow the psychomotrician to determine the origin of the disorders and to set up a therapeutic project aiming to cure or attenuate them.
What studies to become a psychomotor therapist?
The State Diploma of Psychomotrician is the only diploma allowing you to practice this profession in France. “It is obtained after three years of study in one of the 11 approved training institutes in France, 10 in metropolitan France and 1 in Reunion”, says Florence Bronny, psychomotrician and President of the National Union of Psychomotricians (SNUP).
The psychomotrician is only accessible on prescription from the attending physician.
What is the role of the psychomotor therapist?
The work of the psychomotrician consists in rehabilitating patients suffering from psychomotor disorders:
- Stuttering
- Tic
- Orientation disordersin time and behavior (oppositional manifestations, aggressiveness or relational withdrawal)
- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- acquisition disorder coordination, clumsiness
- Disorders of muscle tone and its regulation
- Communication disorders
- Emotion management disorders
- Difficulty regaining calm sensations with oneself following childbirth, an act of care
- Chronic pain
Who consults a psychomotor therapist?
Everyone, whether babies, children, teenagers, adults and the elderly.
It is not accessible only on prescription of the attending physician. It is therefore the latter who, depending on the problems encountered, will refer you to a specialist. “The psychomotrician is present in a large number of hospital structures (Medico-Psychological Centre, Addiction Service, Follow-up Care Rehabilitation Service) or medico-social (Accommodation establishment for elderly people in a situation of dependency)”, says Florence Bronny. The doctor in charge can then refer you to his consultation.
How much does a psychomotricity session cost?
If you consult a private psychomotrician, on average, the session is around 45 euro, not reimbursed by Social Security. On the other hand, some mutual health insurance companies cover them, in part or in full, on presentation of an invoice. “In certain specific situations of early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders in young children (before 6 years old), it is possible, by contacting care coordination platforms, toEngage in a psychomotor follow-up without advance payment, during the first year of this device“explains the psychomotor therapist.
Thanks to Florence Bronny, psychomotrician and President of the National Union of Psychomotricians (SNUP).