“ATACP Accredited Foundation Programme in Aquatic Therapy”
(Taught Element)
This is the two day accredited taught element of the Post Graduate ATACP accredited Foundation Programme in Aquatic Therapy. The aim is “To equip a physiotherapist with the knowledge and clinical reasoning skills necessary to work safely and unsupervised in a pool.”
Date: March 2024 – date to be announced
At: Lymden Hydrotherapy and Physiotherapy, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8NE
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A supervision and rescue qualification required by therapists, teachers, educational and support staff working poolside or in water where they will not be required to swim, to perform a rescue (e.g. hydrotherapy or shallow pools less than 1.3 metres deep)
Date: date to be announced
Time: 09.00 – 16.30
Location: Lymden Hydrotherapy and Physiotherapy Centre (LHAP)
Reigate, RH2 8NE
Cost: £100 plus VAT includes examination, qualification and manual
Prerequisites
To enter onto the course candidates must be able to:
To gain the RLSS ATSPRA qualification (valid for 2 years) candidates must:
Course Content:
Section 1 – The Teacher/Therapist, Risk Assessment, and Pool Safety
Section 2 – Intervention, Rescue and Emergency Action (with specialist extraction equipment practice)
Course Duration : 6 Hours plus 1 hour assessment with external examiner
Assessment for the ATSPRA takes place at the end of the course. It determines your knowledge and understanding of the principles of working in a shallow water pool and assesses your ability to apply the skills and knowledge in a work-related environment.
The assessment is split into two sections:
This course can also be integrated with an Emergency First Aid at Work Level 2 Qualification and AED which is being held on Thursday 24th November 2022
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To provide paediatric physiotherapists with the theoretical knowledge & advanced clinical skills to design, implement and evaluate safe, effective aquatic physiotherapy treatment in the management of paediatric and young people’s conditions and syndromes using Aquaepps® and advanced paediatric aquatic physiotherapy techniques
Date: to be announced
At: Lymden Hydrotherapy and Physiotherapy, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8NE
To provide physiotherapists with the theoretical knowledge & clinical skills to design, implement and evaluate safe, effective aquatic therapy treatment in the management of paediatric neurological conditions using Aquaepps® techniques, neurodevelopmental and physical principles of movement in water
Date: Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th January 2024
At: Lymden Hydrotherapy and Physiotherapy, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8NE
To download an application form click here
Course for assistants and other staff who take children with disabilities into the pool
Date: to be announced
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Aquaepps® ADVANCED Paediatric Aquatic Therapy
Date: To be announced
Venue: Lymden Hydrotherapy and Physiotherapy, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8NE
Please email if you would like further information.
