
Exercise for Disabled Clients
The YMCA Awards Level 3 Award in Programming and Supervising Exercise for Disabled Clients will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to programme, supervise and induct a safe and effective programme for disabled clients.

Distance Learning Course
Pay course in full @ £299
Or pay a £125 deposit to use our 3, 6 9 or 12 month interest-free payment plan.
How to book using our payment plan?
Course Information
By the end of the course, you will be able to plan and adapt a safe and effective exercise programme for a disabled client.
Course Content:
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The principles of exercise for disabled people;
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Programming and supervising exercise for disabled people;
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Know the scope of the responsibility of the instructor in the context of disability;
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Understand the legal and ethical issues surrounding disability ;
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Know the implications of conditions and impairments when working with disabled clients;
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How to instruct and evaluate an exercise session with a disabled client.
A disabled person in the context of this course is best considered to be anybody for whom there are factors causing a loss of function and who experiences barriers to exercise as a result. The barriers include;
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Health conditions
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Body structure and functions
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Environmental factors
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Social factors
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Psychological factors
Disabilities covered in this course include:
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Physical Impairment (Amputation/Limbless, Spinal Cord Injury)
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Blindness and Visual Impairment
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Learning Disability (Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder including Asperger's Syndrome)
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Deafness and Hearing Impairment
ENTRY REQUIREMENT - A recognised Level 2 Gym/ Exercise to Music/ Aqua
UNITS
Unit 1 - Principles Of Exercise For Disabled Clients - assessed via worksheet questions
Unit 2 - Planing And Adapting Exercise For Disabled Clients - assessed via worksheet questions, progressive programme and filmed viva (oral assessment)*
* A disabled case study client must be established in order to complete the progressive programme and viva assessment. They must have an impairment which affects their communication, concentration OR movement/balance.

Distance Learning Course
Learning from home, a personal course tutor plus remote submission of coursework and assessment.
Learning Resources
Distance Learning Course
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Course manual (hard copy),
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Learner Assessment Record (assessment paperwork),
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Personal tutor,
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Tutorials (online or in person).
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Access to our Facebook Study Support Group.