There will be a Handicapped Scuba Association (HSA - WWW_dot_HSASCUBA_dot_COM) Instructor Training class for active Instructors and Divemasters held at Bubbles Below in Woodinville, WA on November 20, 21, and 22, and run by Jim Gatacre, founder of HSA.
In just three education packed days you will learn what disabilities are, what accessibility is, what HSA training procedures are, and more. During TEN Hours of interactive Lectures you will be introduced to thirteen types of disabilities, HSA training procedures and Multilevel Certification, special considerations for classroom and in-water training, equipment and accessibility considerations.
During FIVE HOURS of Confined water training you will be "handicapped" with your legs tied together, and with blacked out masks, then put into typically problematic training scenarios to "experience" what your students will experience. As a Scuba Instructor you teach your students to do what you do. If you haven't experienced what they will experience, you do not have the tools to teach them. This will give you the tools.
Student logistics can change significantly when disabilities are introduced into your tried and true training procedures.
The half-day OPEN WATER TRAINING will prepare you to be "flexible" when conducting open water training, and dive planning.
Who is eligible for this course? Certified Instructors, Assistant Instructors Dive Buddies and Dive Masters.
Due to last minute cancellations, we will have one place available on this class.
For more information, pricing, and any other question please PM me or call Bubbles Below at 425-48-SCUBA (425-487-2822).
Thanks,
demetrio
In just three education packed days you will learn what disabilities are, what accessibility is, what HSA training procedures are, and more. During TEN Hours of interactive Lectures you will be introduced to thirteen types of disabilities, HSA training procedures and Multilevel Certification, special considerations for classroom and in-water training, equipment and accessibility considerations.
During FIVE HOURS of Confined water training you will be "handicapped" with your legs tied together, and with blacked out masks, then put into typically problematic training scenarios to "experience" what your students will experience. As a Scuba Instructor you teach your students to do what you do. If you haven't experienced what they will experience, you do not have the tools to teach them. This will give you the tools.
Student logistics can change significantly when disabilities are introduced into your tried and true training procedures.
The half-day OPEN WATER TRAINING will prepare you to be "flexible" when conducting open water training, and dive planning.
Who is eligible for this course? Certified Instructors, Assistant Instructors Dive Buddies and Dive Masters.
Due to last minute cancellations, we will have one place available on this class.
For more information, pricing, and any other question please PM me or call Bubbles Below at 425-48-SCUBA (425-487-2822).
Thanks,
demetrio
