Adapted Aquatics Programming:A Professional Guide - 2nd Edition

by Lepore, Monica

• ISBN13: 9780736057301
• ISBN10: 0736057307
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-12
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

The second edition of Adapted Aquatics Programming: A Professional Guide-clarifies rationales for adapted aquatics programming,-broadens the scope of and enriches traditional programs for people with disabilities,-guides instructors in improving teaching methods and safety management, and-educates professionals on providing safe and effective adapted aquatics programs.The second edition of Adapted Aquatics Programming: A Professional Guideis packed with new material, including up-to-date information on relevant legislation, guidelines on architectural accessibility, instructional strategies, equipment, safety management, and competitive and recreational aquatics activities.This comprehensive resource is a significant addition to the aquatics literature, providing a practical learning tool for the field. The authors infuse each chapter with specific techniques as well as rationales for adapted aquatics programming. They also provide readers with-best practices in adapted aquatics programming,-a description of the scope of traditional adapted programs with enrichment ideas,-guidance in improving teaching methods and safety management, and-instruction in providing safe and effective adapted aquatics programs.Adapted Aquatics Programming, Second Edition, contains a wealth of references, practical tips, and safety precautions. It includes a number of new features, including photographs and diagrams, life-experience scenarios that provide a reference point for the chapter ahead, and an objectives list for each chapter. It also offers ideas for using equipment and includes information about competitive and recreational aquatics activities.In part I, the authors explore foundational issues of adapted aquatics, including models of collaboration, inclusion, planning, program development, facilities, equipment, and supplies. In part IIthey lay out instructional strategies and detail how to build safe and effective programs. They also look at the specific needs of program participants and issues related to aquatic fitness and rehabilitation. In part IIIthey provide information on enhancing a program conducting competitive and recreational activities.Founded on action-based research and current thinking, laws, and practices, Adapted Aquatics Programming, Second Edition, offers a practical approach to adapted aquatics, providing much-needed information on adapting the environment, equipment, instructional strategies, skill techniques, and teaching methods for people with disabilities. This text fills the need for a source of current best practices in adapted aquatics programming.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Foundations of Adapted Aquatics

Introduction to Adapted Aquatics

Evolution of Adapted Aquatics

Legislation for Individuals With Disabilities

Benefits of Aquatics Participation

Applications of Aquatics Participation

Summary

Chapter 1 Review

Models of Collaboration in Adapted Aquatics

Models for Adapted Aquatics

Medical-Therapeutic Model

Educational Model

Recreation Model

Transdisciplinary Model

Summary

Chapter 2 Review

Inclusion and the Least-Restrictive Environment

Placement, Inclusion, and the LRE

Continuum of Placements

Prerequisites to Successful Inclusion

Developing and Maintaining Successful Inclusion Groups

Using Activities to Facilitate Inclusion

Summary

Chapter 3 Review

Individualized Instructional Planning

Planning for Assessment

Developing the IEP or IAPP

Implementing the IEP or IAPP

Summary

Chapter 4 Review

Program and Organization Development

Organizational Foundations

Communications and Promotion

Financial Development

Facilities Acquisition

Risk Management

Program Development and Evaluation

Human Resource Management

Summary

Chapter 5 Review

Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies

Facilities

Equipment and Supplies

Summary

Chapter 6 Review

Facilitating Instruction

Prerequisites to Safe, Successful, and Rewarding Programs

Essential Communication Skills

Transferring Techniques

Participant Care and Safety

Hydrodynamics

Positioning and Supporting Participants

Summary

Chapter 7 Review

Instructional Strategies

The Learning Process

Teaching, Facilitating, and Guiding Participants

Addressing Problem Behaviors

Summary

Chapter 8 Review

Specific Needs of Adapted Aquatics Participants

Definitions of Common Disabilities in Adapted Aquatics

Commonly Seen Attributes of Learners in Adapted Aquatics

Atlantoaxial Instability

Attention Deficit

Auditory Perception Disorder

Autonomic Dysreflexia or Hyperreflexia

Balance Disorder

Brittle Bones

Cardiovascular Disorder

Circulatory Disorder

Contractures and Limitations to Range of Motion

Hearing Loss: Deafness and Hard of Hearing

Hearing Loss: Deafblindness

Head Control Difficulty

High Muscle Tone

Hyperactivity

Interaction Difficulty

Joint Dysfunction

Kinesthetic System Disorder

Memory and Understanding Difficulty

Multisensory Loss

Oral Motor Dysfunction

Paralysis, Paresis, and Atrophy

Posture Disorder

Primitive Reflex Retention

Proprioceptive Disorder

Range of Motion Dysfunction

Receptive or Expressive Language Disorder

Respiratory Disorder

Seizure Disorder

Tactile System Disorder

Temperature Regulation Disorder

Vestibular System Disorder

Visual Impairment

Visual Perception Disorder

Summary

Chapter 9 Review

Aquatic Fitness and Rehabilitation

Health-Related Physical Fitness and Aquatic Exercise

Physical Conditions and Tips for Aquatic Rehabilitation

Summary

Chapter 10 Review

Program Enhancement

Adapted Aquatics Program Selection

Program Environments

Program Purpose

Types of Participation

Nationally Sponsored Adapted Aquatics Programs

Summary

Chapter 11 Review

Competitive and Recreational Activities

Effect of Legislation on Aquatics Participation

Competitive Swimming for Individuals With Disabilities

Equitable Competition and Classification

Coaching Swimmers With Disabilities

Recreational Aquatic Activities

Summary

Chapter 12 Review

Adapted Aquatics Position Paper of the Aquatic Council: AAALF and AAHPERD

Assessment Forms

Games and Activities for Various Age Groups

Information-Gathering Forms

Adapted Aquatics Program Resources

AAPAR Levels of Adapted Aquatics Credentials

Glossary

References

Index

About the Authors

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