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Concurrent Session

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High school students with cognitive impairments: Functional changes with group interval training

On-Demand: Secondary Students with Cognitive Impairments: Functional Changes with Group Interval Training

ON DEMAND
Evidence continues to support that many individuals with significant cognitive impairments and medical conditions are at risk for obesity and sedentary lifestyles. School-based physical therapists are in a unique position to help promote physical fitness and wellness in at-risk populations. A multidisciplinary school-based team created and implemented an 8-week interval fitness program for students with cognitive impairments. This session brings to light many thought-provoking questions and discussions. Is a physical education class enough to create functional changes in at-risk populations or prevent a decline in function? Are minimal or consultative physical therapy services meeting high school student needs? What is the role of the physical therapist in supporting physical education classes or center-based programs? How does function correlate with participation? This program challenges the traditional school-based model of service delivery and highlights the need for ongoing intervention for at-risk populations.

Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to summarize the differences between traditional school-based physical therapy service delivery and a group fitness model.
  • Identify ways to create an exercise program and describe strategies for reducing barriers to the implementation of a group fitness program in school-based or other pediatric physical therapy settings.
  • Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to describe ways that a school-based physical therapist can help support Physical Education classes or center-based programs.