Profiles of functioning of children with cerebral palsy in Finland: analysis of multi-professional family meetings.

Purpose: To explore what aspects of and how the child's functioning are discussed during a multi-professional team meeting when planning goals and interventions for rehabilitation.

Materials And Methods: Multiprofessional rehabilitation meetings were videotaped, the discussions transcribed and all content related to the child's function was linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health comprehensive Core Set for children with cerebral palsy.

Results: Thirteen families gave their informed consent to participate.