Certificate in Teaching Aquaphobics Bundle (CTA1 & CTA2)
Certificate in Teaching Aquaphobics Bundle (CTA1 & CTA2)
Online Learning and Virtual Course
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Certificate in Teaching Aquaphobics (CTA 1)
The Institute of Aquaphobia (IOA) has developed the Certificate in Teaching Aquaphobics (CTA). The course aims to teach aquatic & leisure professionals how to understand, identify and by using the Aquaphobic Learning Programme (ALP) treat Aquaphobics, weak and non-swimmers from both a psychological and physical point of view.
This professional development course establishes a swimming teacher as an Aquaphobia Coach & then as an Advanced Aquaphobia Coach, who will be able to assess the severity of an individual’s fear or phobia and support them through the programme, leading to stress free happy swimming. If you are a swimming teacher who is actively teaching and wants to increase your skill set and revenue stream, then this is a must for you.
The Institute of Aquaphobia aims to help everybody, on a multi-cultural and inclusive basis, who has a fear of water to overcome their worries and concerns and learn to feel happy and relaxed in or around pools, rivers or the sea. The IOA’s worldwide community brings together people from around the globe, who have a personal or professional interest in helping people and communities be free from this life-changing phobia and stresses relating to aquatic events or experiences. You can be a part of this amazing network, either as a member of the public, interested in overcoming aquaphobia or a swimming teacher training to be an Aquaphobia Angel Coach.
The IOA aims, with global partners, to further all aspects of learning that advances scientific research, community networks and best practice by professionals for people, at whatever age, who need to be able to relax with basic swimming skills for personal, social/pleasure, mental and physical health and most importantly life-preservation reasons. To advance education in the water and using the latest Virtual Reality technology for multimedia, so we can truly reach everybody wherever they are in the world, on their phones or tablets.
- 1 STA CPD Point
- £89.00
- Approximately 10 hours
- This programme covers:
- Introduction to primary emotions
- Understanding the roots of fear, phobia and aquatic stress
- Facial feedback and transference
- Sensitisation, panic and hot spots
- Virtual Reality (interactive practical in a 3D pool with avatars)
- CTA circles of swimming (Kind v Vicious)
- Uncontrolled and controlled breathing “paced respiration”
- The ALP water-based activities and exercises
- Psychological safety control
- 10 sets of questions and digital assessment.
Certificate in Teaching Aquaphobics (CTA 2) – Aquaphobia Coach
The Institute of Aquaphobia (IOA) has developed the Certificate in Teaching Aquaphobics (CTA). The course aims to teach aquatic and leisure professionals how to understand, identify and by using the Aquaphobic Learning Programme (ALP) treat Aquaphobics, weak and non-swimmers from both a psychological and physical point of view.
CTA 2 is a 5-hour DIGITAL ONLINE F-2-F tutor led training session. This session further expands upon the theoretical elements of CTA 1, in a live online classroom environment, allowing for discussion and an interactive learning experience (with up to ten other like-minded swimming professionals). How to interview and prepare your client for their lessons. This CTA 2 explains how to apply the “theory” into real world practice.
Case Studies: Each candidate will be given a case study sheet from a real Aquaphobic person. This gives an in-depth insight into how much a traumatic water related experience has affected that individual’s relationship, to aquatic activity and many other aspects of their lives. Each candidate is asked to take on the persona within their case study, pairing up with another attendee and both taking turns to play the role of the Aquaphobic person and then the swimming teacher.
The ALP induction process: Staying in their pairs we undertake the ‘P.A.R’ Q&As. 25 questions to give the Aquaphobic swimmer a total percentage figure of how phobic they really are.
The ALP Fear Curve: Explains on a single chart the theory behind Aquaphobia and how through the ‘ALP’, swimming teachers can desensitise clients from their phobia. Candidates are required to assess where they think their case studies are on the ‘fear curve’ and consider how this affects their planning & assessment processes.
ALP lesson planning: Using the ‘PAR Q&A’ results, case study, and the ‘ALP teachers 12-stage manual’; Candidates are asked to create an ALP lesson plan appropriate to the needs of the Aquaphobic (played by their partner).
Pool Test: Please make and send in a “short video” 5 to 10 minutes long) of you undertaking your CTA 2 ALP lesson plan in the pool with a helper or real aquaphobic person (paid or voluntary). Upon completion of this task CTA CPD 2 e-certificate will be issued. Any videos must be submitted to support@instituteofaquaphobia.com or Assessment.
An appropriate case study from a previous swimmer/s can be used for post course validation and must be submitted prior to completion of the CTA CPDs.
- 1 STA CPD Point
- £139.00
- Approximately 5 hours plus lesson planning and recording your role play lesson.
- This programme covers:
- Trauma from water experiences
- Role play from real life stories
- Calculating the degree of an individual’s aquaphobia
- Understanding the CTA Fear Curve
- CTA digital lesson planning, storage and cloud retrieval.
- Pool test with short video of practical lesson.
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