Department of Education, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
ED10149 Working with special populations |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
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Aims: By considering factors and contexts which impinge on appropriate teaching approaches for special populations, students completing this unit will be able to: identify their responsibilites in teaching both children and adults with a disability; investigate ways of making sport more accessible and positive to all populations; appreciate the individual requirements of children and adults with a disability; describe the services and opportunities for specialist sports populations; and appreciate the physical and mental developmental factors in children. Students will also consider the specific needs of a range of populations including the ageing population, teenagers, women, the unemployed, ethnic/religious groups, and the corporate market. Students will examine opportunity and accessibility factors for specific populations, to include Reasons for participation, Motivation and Exercise Adherence, Reasons for drop-out.
Learning Outcomes: Students will have the knowledge and understanding to identify a specific population, and design an exercise/sports skills session for a specific population. Skills: The following key skills are either taught (T) and/or facilitated (F) and/or assessed (A) in this unit: * Comprehensive and scholarly written communication (e.g. essays) (T/F/A) * Ability to apply theory into practice (T/F/A) * Ability to work independently, without close supervision or guidance (T/F/A) Content: Students will examine the responsibilities of a coach working with special populations including those related to legal aspects, health and safety, as well as ethical, moral and physical/emotional responsibilities. Students will examine making sport more positive and accessible to special populations, analysing the benefits of sport and considering how to accommodate the needs of individuals and the community. Students will acknowledge the need to adapt communication, practices and equipment to satisfy the individual requirements of athletes with a disability. Students will consider the services and opportunities for specialit sport populations, including sport-specific rules and regulations, team selection, team training, funding, sponsorship and publicity. Students will have the opportunity to examine different types of exercise prescription and design exercise programmes for specific populations. Students will take into account the specific and individual needs of individual needs of individual clients. Students will consider varied types of screening, including the use of PARQ questionnaires, to assess the current health status and fitness needs of clients. The unit will include practical sessions specifically designed for specific populations, such as water aerobics and/or armchair exercise for the ageing population, and stress management, mediation and relaxation techniques for the corporate market. |