Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for program/activity
- Prior to commencement, people with a disability agree to participate and view the program/activity as suitable for their needs
- Assess the impact on participation for the person with a disability on an individual basis
- Determine the range of activities to be utilised in the program
- Identify and source resources required for the program prior to program commencement
- Identify support requirements of people with a disability and barriers to participation
- Establish effective communication
- Provide instructions in a communication style suitable to the individual person with a disability with choices of communication made available
- Encourage people with a disability to seek clarification of information when and where necessary
- Communicate feedback on session technique and correct usage of equipment to people with a disability at an appropriate time and with appropriate communication choices
- Understand and support individual ways of communication
- Assist the person with a disability to meet lifestyle and relationship needs through participation in a program/activity
- Foster self esteem and confidence of people with a disability
- Modify program, where necessary, based on an assessment of the conditions, status of person with a disability, facilities and equipment
- Conduct activities within the program at a level and pace to suit the abilities of individuals and/or the group
- Select activities within the program to take into account the individual structural and functional variations to the human body and enhance emotional well-being of people with a disability
- Provide assistance with the provision and use of aids, including modification, as appropriate
- Brief people with a disability on safe and responsible behaviour and make aware of rules, codes, organisational/health and safety requirements, restrictions and the need to minimise damage to equipment and the environment
- Encourage people with a disability are encouraged to warm up and warm down through safe and appropriate exercises relevant to the proposed session
- Utilise appropriate techniques to motivate clients to maintain an appropriate participation rate
- Provide advice on general physical activity issues concerning people with a disability within range of expertise
- Allocate sufficient time for discussions with people with a disability after the program/activity
- Collect and check issued equipment for damage and wear
- Give people with a disability the opportunity to provide feedback and identify further needs
- Place acknowledgments and value upon individual participation levels