

PADI’s Adaptive Techniques Specialty
For PADI Pro's who want to gains skills to support divers with mental and physical challenges
Service Description
Are you a PADI Professional who wants to become more aware of individual considerations when working with people who have physical or mental challenges? PADI Professionals have a long and successful history of working with divers with disabilities. PADI's approach to diver education is (and always has been) inclusive: Everyone who meets a course's prerequisites is welcome to enrol. The PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course builds on that foundation by enhancing the training PADI Professionals receive, and preparing them for student-centred and prescriptive approaches when adapting techniques to meet diver needs. The course consists of knowledge development, two confined water skill development workshops and two open water workshops. In addition, a subset of this course, PADI Adaptive Support Diver, will interest divers who want to learn how they can best support dive buddies who have physical or mental challenges. The PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course focuses on increasing awareness of varying abilities, and explores adaptive teaching techniques to apply when training and diving with physically and mentally challenged divers. Why take this course? - Become more aware and mindful of individual considerations when introducing people with disabilities to diving or freediving. - Properly counsel and direct student divers, based on their abilities, toward PADI certification, PADI experience programs or a disabilities-dedicated diving organization for limited certification programs. What you'll learn: - Explore adaptive techniques that can be applied while supervising and training divers or freedivers with disabilities in PADI courses and programs. - Additional techniques to motivate and encourage student divers with mental and/or physical challenges. Duration: 1 day You must be at least 18 years old. Course prerequisites: PADI Divemaster's or PADI Master Freedivers who have completed EFR Primary and Secondary Care course within 24 months are eligible to take the PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course.
Cancellation Policy
See our Refund, Returns & Cancellations Policy page full details prior to completing your booking. Key points are summarised but you will be bound by our full policy upon booking. Cancellations by us: We’ll always look to reschedule in the first instance, credit for another date or offer a refund (minus transaction and course material fees). Dive Arran Ltd will not be liable for any other associated costs you may have incurred such as but not limited to accommodation or travel. Cancellations by you: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance. We’ll reschedule your activity but if we can’t then we’re always happy to refund you (minus transaction and course material fees). Where less than 24 hours’ notice is given by you then we reserve the right to retain your complete activity payment. Additional Fee's: If you are unable to complete your course in the designated time we reserve the right to add additional teaching and equipment fee's. Lost/damaged equipment will be charged.
Contact Details
Dive Arran, Shore Road, Brodick, Isle of Arran, UK
07713142214
hello@divearran.com