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.

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Course Content: 

• The principles of exercise for disabled people;

• Programming and supervising exercise for disabled people;

• Know the scope of the responsibility of the instructor in the context of disability; 

• Understand the legal and ethical issues surrounding disability ;

• Know the implications of conditions and impairments when working with disabled clients;

• How to instruct and evaluate an exercise session with a disabled client.

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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;

• Health conditions

• Body structure and functions

• Environmental factors

• Social factors

• Psychological factors

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Disabilities covered in this course include:

• Physical Impairment (Amputation/Limbless, Spinal Cord Injury)

• Blindness and Visual Impairment

• Learning Disability (Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder including Asperger's Syndrome)

• Deafness and Hearing Impairment

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ENTRY REQUIREMENT - A recognised Level 2 Gym/ Exercise to Music/ Aqua

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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)*

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* 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.