Totally Treatment Pediatric Aquatic Therapy Course Curriculum

Enhance Your Aquatic Therapy Treatment Sessions

Unlock 10 Aquatic Therapy treatment techniques in this 5-hour course! Master water’s power for strength, balance, & sensory needs with video & case studies. Online course for aquatic therapists to help clients with physical & sensory disorders.

Comprehensive Training Includes

  • 5 hours of on-demand training.
  • Variety of learning tools including videos, written content & a workbook.
  • CEU Kit – Apply for CEU’s in your state.
  • Exam.
  • Certificate.

Course Objectives

  • Understand 8 properties of the water and how to use them in your treatment sessions.
  • Learn 8 treatment techniques used in pediatric aquatic therapy.
  • Learn handling techniques by watching them in action for strengthening, balance reactions, relaxation, and sensory integration.
  • Learn creative ways to structure a treatment session to achieve therapy goals with clients that have both physical and sensory disorders.
  • Discover how to write appropriate and measurable long term and short term goals for aquatic therapy.

Totally Treatment Curriculum

Welcome to Totally Treatment. This section covers what you will learn and includes a handy resource for you to take notes as you work your way through the course.

  • Downloadable resources: Speaker Notes and Presentation Handout

In this section, you will learn the objectives of the course and begin to dive into the properties of the water.

A variety of teaching tools will be used including: 9 Videos (1h 40mins), and 7 Quizzes to check your understanding.

  • Course Introduction and Water Properties: Density
  • Water Properties Continued: Density and Buoyancy
  • Water Properties Continued: Buoyancy, Streamline and Turbulence
  • Water Properties Continued: Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Water Properties Continued: Surface Tension, Viscosity
  • Water Properties Continued: Viscosity, Refraction and Temperature
  • Water Properties Completed

In this section we will give you an overview and a video demonstration of each of the following treatment theories: Bad Ragaz, Halliwick, Watsu and Craniosacral Therapy.

A variety of teaching methods will be used including: 5 videos (1 hour 2 mins) and 4 Quizzes to check your understanding.

  • Introduction to Handling: Bad Ragaz, Halliwick, Watsu, Craniosacral
  • Handling Techniques Continued: Respiration, NDT
  • Handling Techniques Continued: Sensory Integration, Motor Learning
  • Handling Techniques Conclusion: Motor Learning, Motor Planning, Reflexes

In this section we move on to treatment progressions starting with gait training. Then we take a look at a video on body awareness and how to use the water to give sensory input that improves coordination and UE function.

A variety of teaching methods will be used including: 2 videos (24 mins) and 2 quizzes to check your understanding.

  • Treatment Progressions: Gait Training, Body Awareness, Core Strengthening
  • Treatment Progressions: High Tone, Semi-Private

This section includes practical resources to help you improve your services. We share important information including client evaluation templates, Client precaution documentation as well as a guide to Selecting the right Aquatic Therapy Equipment.

A variety of teaching methods will be used including: 2 videos (10 mins), 5 downloadable resources and 1 Quiz to check your understanding.

  • Conclusion: Parent Testimonial, Next Steps
  • Documentation Examples and Resources for Precautions
  • Mastering Adaptive Equipment – Selecting the Correct Equipment
  • Adaptive Swim Whisperers Certification: Managing Submerging

The final part of the course includes the Exam, CEU Kit and additional resources to support your aquatic therapy continuing education.

  • Course Evaluation
  • Totally Treatment Exam
  • Resources and Aquatic Education options
  • CEU Kit
  • How to Print Your Certificate

Pricing

Introducing the Swim Whisperers® Certification Program

The multi-level Swim Whisperers Certification program gives Aquatic Therapists more strategies, tools, and techniques to overcome obstacles their clients have, when working on comfort, independence, coordination and independence in the water.

Understanding and overcoming the underlying problem can help with quicker achievement of your clients’ therapy goals.

Introduction and overview of the 14 common roadblocks and 11 key areas of focus in swimming instruction.

Builds knowledge with a deeper dive into understanding the Swim Whisperers® formula for effective teaching strategies.

Learn and master techniques to help students overcome roadblocks and reach swim goals with confidence.

Combines all prior knowledge to advance skills in creating inclusive programs, managing aquatic behaviors, and MORE!