Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish needs and expectations.
- Interpret information about participant characteristics, needs and special requirements.
- Encourage participants to articulate their own needs and expectations.
- Make assessments of participant capacity in consultation with relevant support personnel and within scope of own responsibility.
- Identify potential barriers to participation.
- Advise participants of factors preventing participation in a program.
- Plan programs for people.
- Access and interpret relevant information to plan programs for people with a disability.
- Assess the likely demands of the program on the participants in consultation with appropriate staff.
- Select and access equipment and resources appropriate for the program.
- Design and document a program plan to meet the identified needs and abilities of participants.
- Determine range of activities and strategies for inclusion appropriate to the context, participant needs and capabilities.
- Recognise risks to participant safety and act to eliminate or minimise risks.
- Identify and incorporate injury prevention strategies and support requirements.
- Seek agreement on the program plan from relevant staff, participants and organisations where relevant.
- Prepare for programs.
- Inspect and confirm set-up of location and equipment; report issues to person responsible.
- Provide clear and accurate instructions and information using communication techniques suited to participants.
- Confirm understanding and encourage participants to seek clarification as required.
- Issue required equipment and aids and provide assistance with fitting where necessary.
- Modify equipment for use by different participant groups.
- Identify emerging risks to participant safety and take action to minimise these.
- Conduct programs.
- Encourage participants to warm up and cool down through safe and appropriate exercises.
- Monitor technique, correct use of equipment and aids and provide feedback and assistance to participants.
- Encourage participants to seek and provide feedback regarding their progress during the program and modify as required.
- Use techniques that motivate participants to maintain an appropriate participation rate.
- Conclude programs.
- Conclude program at a pace appropriate to participants, their level of involvement and duration of the program.
- Inform participants of follow-up programs, sources of information and further opportunities.
- Collect and check issued equipment for damage and wear and report problems to appropriate staff.
- Evaluate programs.
- Establish needs and expectations.
- Interpret information about participant characteristics, needs and special requirements.
- Encourage participants to articulate their own needs and expectations.
- Make assessments of participant capacity in consultation with relevant support personnel and within scope of own responsibility.
- Identify potential barriers to participation.
- Advise participants of factors preventing participation in a program.
- Plan programs for people.
- Access and interpret relevant information to plan programs for people with a disability.
- Assess the likely demands of the program on the participants in consultation with appropriate staff.
- Select and access equipment and resources appropriate for the program.
- Design and document a program plan to meet the identified needs and abilities of participants.
- Determine range of activities and strategies for inclusion appropriate to the context, participant needs and capabilities.
- Recognise risks to participant safety and act to eliminate or minimise risks.
- Identify and incorporate injury prevention strategies and support requirements.
- Seek agreement on the program plan from relevant staff, participants and organisations where relevant.
- Prepare for programs.
- Inspect and confirm set-up of location and equipment; report issues to person responsible.
- Provide clear and accurate instructions and information using communication techniques suited to participants.
- Confirm understanding and encourage participants to seek clarification as required.
- Issue required equipment and aids and provide assistance with fitting where necessary.
- Modify equipment for use by different participant groups.
- Identify emerging risks to participant safety and take action to minimise these.
- Conduct programs.
- Encourage participants to warm up and cool down through safe and appropriate exercises.
- Monitor technique, correct use of equipment and aids and provide feedback and assistance to participants.
- Encourage participants to seek and provide feedback regarding their progress during the program and modify as required.
- Use techniques that motivate participants to maintain an appropriate participation rate.
- Conclude programs.
- Evaluate programs.