Special Needs Swim Course
This course equips instructors with essential skills to deliver safe and effective swimming lessons tailored for children with autism and other special needs, focusing on adapted techniques, behavior management, and family involvement.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Special Needs Swimming Course provides practical tools to design safe, effective swimming lessons for children with autism and other special needs. Learn adapted aquatics principles, behaviour management, visual supports, and positive reinforcement systems. Build skills in water adaptation, floating, breath control, and basic propulsion, while improving communication, documentation, family collaboration, and pool safety procedures.
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Develop skills
- Adapted aquatics lesson design: plan safe, individualised swim sessions quickly.
- ASD-informed swim instruction: teach with sensory, behaviour, and routine in mind.
- Water safety and risk control: manage pool hazards and emergency protocols.
- Behaviour and family communication: use visual supports, feedback, and training.
- Progressive skill building: teach floating, breath control, and basic propulsion.
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