Date:
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June 2026
Duration:
2 Days (8:30 - 4:30 both days)
Venue:
Royal Derby Hospital
Overview
It is recommended that potential students for this course have attended the taught element of the “ATACP Accredited Foundation Programme in Aquatic Therapy ” or equivalent training. This is an intermediate course which assumes that the participants are already familiar with the content of the foundation course and will build on it. Although it is aimed at Physiotherapists, any practitioner working in the water with clients is welcome.
Course Aims
To provide the theoretical knowledge & clinical skills to design, implement and evaluate safe and effective Aquatic Physiotherapy for patients with Neurological Conditions including those with Spinal Cord Injuries.
- To revise the hydrostatic and hydrodynamic principles covered at Foundation level and apply to these to patients with a neurological impairment
- To revise the physiology of immersion covered at Foundation level and apply the screening process to patients with a neurological impairment
- To revise the basic principles and consider how they may apply to patients with a neurological impairment
- To introduce the Bad Ragaz Ring Method
- To apply the basic principles to a patient with a neurological impairment in the water
- To improve handling of the neurological patient in the water to maximise function
- To practice some of the Bad Ragaz Ring Method patterns
- To understand the theory of Applied Halliwick and Water Specific Therapy for Neurological Conditions
- To introduce Ai Chi and its role in improving balance for patients with a neurological impairment and those with vestibular dysfunction
- To develop skills in the use of aquatic physiotherapy for patients with a neurological impairment including completion of relevant outcome measures
- To learn how to use some of the Halliwick and Water Specific Therapy techniques for patients with a neurological impairment
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate clinical reasoning and understanding of the physiological effects of immersion regarding the selection of neurological patients for Aquatic Physiotherapy
- Demonstrate an understanding of hydrostatics & hydrodynamic principles by developing & progressing techniques with the neurological patient in the pool using problem solving techniques & evaluation.
- Demonstrate safe moving & handling of the neurological patient in the pool environment
Attendance Information
- Attendance Certificate: Yes
- CPD Hours: 15
(It should be noted that whilst Katy is training to become a Halliwick Association of Swimming Therapy Instructor, she does not hold a qualification as a teacher - students attending this course will not gain a qualification in Applied Halliwick)
