Special Needs Swim Course
This course equips instructors with essential skills to teach swimming to children with special needs, focusing on safety, adaptation, and effective communication.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Special Needs Swimming Course provides practical tools to create safe and effective swimming lessons for children with autism and other special needs. You will learn principles of adapted aquatics, managing behaviour, using visual aids, and positive reinforcement methods. Develop skills in adapting to water, floating, controlling breath, and basic swimming movements, while enhancing communication, record-keeping, working with families, and ensuring safety around the pool.
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Develop skills
- Design adapted aquatics lessons: quickly plan safe, personalised swimming sessions.
- Instruct swimming for ASD: teach considering sensory needs, behaviour, and daily routines.
- Ensure water safety and manage risks: handle pool dangers and emergency procedures.
- Communicate on behaviour and with families: apply visual aids, feedback, and training.
- Build skills progressively: instruct floating, breath control, and basic propulsion.
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