1805 – Video Case History
Beginner / Lecture
Fort Myers, FL /
Wednesday, July 2 – 11:00 am-12:00 pm – 1.0 credit hour equal to 1.0 CEC/.1 CEU
(Classroom: 11:00 am-12:00 pm)
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: This unique presentation is a video case history of a
12-year-old quadriplegic child with cerebral palsy. Shown are a variety of
aquatic session activities, including handling and positioning, relaxation
techniques, breath control exercises, and mobility variations. The methods used
all involve one instructor working with this single child in the water. Focus
on the reality of actual interaction with a child with a disability, rather
than on simulated conference peer activities. See the effect of water activity
upon reflex patterns. Appreciate the movement potential of an individual with
severe disability.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Examine
the techniques for enhancing relaxation at the start of an aquatic session.
2. View an
activity progression appropriate for an individual with severe physical disability.
3. Explore a
variety of movement options for an individual who is quadriplegic.
4. Discover
at least four different positions and handling techniques to facilitate aquatic
movement.
5. View the
affect of abnormal reflex patterns on aquatic movement.
6. View the
responses of a 12-year-old child as he participates in a variety of aquatic
movement activities.
FACULTY: Susan J.
Grosse, MS, currently president of Aquatic Consulting & Education
Resources, has over 40 years experience in aquatics as a teacher, as well as in
a variety of leadership roles at the local, national, and international levels.
She is past president of the American Association for Active Lifestyles and
Fitness and past chair of the Aquatic Council of AAHPERD. Her publications
include work in adapted aquatics, lifeguarding, instructional swim, water
exercise, posttraumatic stress disorder, crisis management, contagion, and
program administration. She has been a speaker throughout the United States, as
well as in Canada, Ireland, and Egypt. She received the ATRI Tsumani Spirit
Award in 2006.