113 | Monday, April 11, 2005 |
This is a Ticketed Event. Fee: $225 member / $285 non-member (3 day event)
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9:00 AM-4:00 PM | Offsite Venue:Transportation on your own |
AAALF/Aquatic Council |
AAALF Teacher of Adapted Aquatics Credential - Day 3 |
This 22-hour course is for CURRENTLY CERTIFIED Red Cross Water Safety and/or YMCA Swimming Instructors on how to conduct Adapted Aquatics Programs for people with disabilities. Prerequisites include:
1) Current YMCA or Red Cross Swimming Instructor Certification.
2) Current first aid and CPR (infant/child AND adult).
Candidates must bring swimsuit, textbook "Adapted Aquatic Programming" by Lepore, Gayle, and Stevens (1998) Human Kinetics Publishers, and a videotape or DVD of them teaching a small group of people (2-5) with disabilities INSTRUCTIONAL SWIMMING for 30 minutes.
Workshop held at Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education (ICRE-Roosevelt), 1950 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Meet at ICRE-Roosevelt. Transportation is participant’s responsibility. |
Keyword(s): adapted physical activity, aquatics, therapeutic recreation
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Speakers: Joanne A. Suomi, McKinley Elementary Center, Stevens Point, WI; and Ann Hughes, Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, NC |