Adapted Physical Activity Across the Life Span (EPUB)

Although there are several texts on adaptive physical activity, none compare to this one. The reason for this is that Adapted Physical Activity Across the Life Span adopts a distinctive multidisciplinary approach from the fields of health sciences, education, and sports. In order to prepare pre-professionals and professionals for service delivery in the modern world, it integrates the long history of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in adaptive physical activity with the significance of SEL (social-emotional learning). The following are characteristics of Adapted Physical Activity Across the Life Span:

Content on adapted physical education for children and young people to educate students in the full implementation of IDEA and general physical education for children with disabilities, including interdisciplinary assessments, IEPs, and program modifications; interviews with professionals that give students real-life stories from educators, allied health care professionals, coaches, and others who work with people with disabilities; and an interdisciplinary and life span approach to show students the wide range of careers across education, clinical, and community settings

Content on adapted physical activity for adults that uses the Healthy People guidelines, research, best practices, and the most recent model of aging to help students understand the roles of different professions that support adapted physical activity for adults—from seniors to those who just graduated from high school.
Tables and infographics that highlight important ideas, chapter objectives, and chapter summaries
Ancillaries for instructors to facilitate their preparation and delivery of the course

Teachers have more options when teaching courses that include students from allied health fields such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language pathology, nursing, medicine, sport psychology, exercise physiology, therapeutic recreation, and more thanks to the interdisciplinary approach. According to coauthor Carol Leitschuh, “service in adapted physical activity today is interdisciplinary, starting in the earliest ages and continuing with professionals who instruct and nurture the physical activity of the oldest of our communities.” “The life span approach is this.” “The interdisciplinary approach and life span approach provide a much wider view of helping people with disabilities achieve optimal health,” says coauthor Marquell Johnson. The majority of texts concentrate on a more limited viewpoint, like in a school, hospital, or community context, or with a certain age group. Nonetheless, this book provides a coordinated approach by examining all the occupations that a person may encounter during their lifetime. Future professionals will be more equipped to assist those who need modifications to live active, fulfilling lives throughout their lives thanks to Adapted Physical Activity Across the Life Span.