Water Safety for Profound Autism is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Profound Autism Water Safety Skills, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Profound Autism Summit
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Join Free →Session description: In this session, Cindy will share specific, evidence-based strategies for teaching water safety and swimming skills to individuals with profound autism. She will discuss sensory-friendly techniques, adaptive swim instruction, and approaches to ensuring safety in and around the water while addressing the unique challenges this population faces. Attendees will gain practical tools to help reduce drowning risks and create inclusive aquatic experiences for individuals with profound autism.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 0 | — |
| COA | 1 | — |
| NASW | 1 | — |
| PSY | 0 | — |
Meet the unstoppable force making waves in the world of adaptive aquatics, transforming abilities one stroke at a time since 2000: Cindy Freedman (MOTR), Co-Founder of Swim Angelfish. Not only is Swim Angelfish a successful swim school and aquatic therapy provider; it is also an industry-recognized training resource for aquatic professionals wanting to improve their adaptive skill set. Through the specialized Swim Whisperers Certification and Aquatic Therapy training programs, Swim Angelfish equips aquatic professionals with the transformative expertise needed to effectively engage and unlock the potential of swimmers with special needs. Cindy’s adaptive aquatics journey blended her lifelong love for the water with over 3 decades of experience as an Occupational and Recreational therapist. This journey culminated in the creation of Swim Angelfish, founded alongside Ailene Tisser (PT), an organization dedicated to addressing the concerning statistic of drowning as the leading cause of death for children with special needs.Get ready to be inspired and motivated by Cindy Freedman's passion for adaptive swim, aquatic therapy, and above all, the swimmers she helps. Her journey isn't just about swimming; it's about diving deep into the sea of possibilities and making a difference by changing lives.
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