Swim Whisperers® DVD + Study Guide

Are you a swim/aquatics instructor dealing with children with special needs who have experienced little to no success learning to swim through traditional methods? Or the parent of a child with sensory, motor, or anxiety issues?

Swim Whisperers® DVD + Study Guide will give you the tools you need to work with children who have mild to severe sensory issues, problems with motor skills, difficulty processing information, attention issues, anxiety, or any other condition that might physically or psychologically impede the process of learning to swim.

Who Can Benefit From This?

Swim Instructors
Swim School Directors
YMCA Aquatics Directors and Instructors
Physical/Occupational Therapists
Physical Education Teachers
Fitness Instructors
Lifeguards
Parents

What Will You Get?

1.5 hours of high-quality video, covering 10 hands-on case studies of 14 actual clients, including private, semi-private, and group sessions, illustrating what’s found in the study guide:

James: Child with Down Syndrome who loves water
Annie: Child with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
Christan: Individual session of child with Motor Incoordination
Anna-Kate: Child with Auditory Processing Disorder
Teddy: Non-verbal child on the Autism spectrum
Brian: Child with Down Syndrome who is initially fearful
Aiden: Sensory seeking child on the Autism spectrum
Group Lesson: 3 girls on the Autism spectrum
Christian & Rachel: Adolescents with Motor Incoordination
Anna-Kate & Annie: Young children with Motor Incoordination

A digital study guide (PDF) that walks swim instructors and parents through the 14 swimming road blocks faced by children with a broad range of sensory processing issues, detailing the innovative methods and strategies needed to overcome these obstacles …

Safety concerns
Water properties as they relate to the sensory system
“I can’t touch that!”
Making a child go under water successfully
“What did I say?”
“How do I control my body?”
“I’m not going on my back!”
Seeking sensory input
Petrified to let go of the side
Engagement and interaction
Reacts extremely when getting splashed
Excessive drinking of the pool water
Ritual and routine to increase comfort
Success with swim strokes

Research-based trade secrets from two therapy professionals, each with 20+ years of PT/OT experience, half of that specializing in pediatric aquatic therapy, ready to share their insights with the swimming community.
For swimming/aquatics instructors and directors, the opportunity to broaden your client base, allowing you to confidently invite children into your swimming program who were previously out of reach, by learning: 1) how to understand these children; 2) how to reach these children; and 3) how to teach these children.

SUMMER SPECIAL: Order the Swim Whisperers DVD, and receive a printed version of the study guide with your order (while supplies last). Use it to read along as you watch the DVD, to highlight the concepts that are most relevant to your clients, and to take along to the pool.

CLICK TO VIEW A 10-PAGE EXCERPT OF THE STUDY GUIDE

We at Angelfish Therapy believe that every child, regardless of ability, has the potential to be a safe, confident, and independent swimmer. The material you’ll be exposed to in this DVD and study guide will show how it’s possible to make that happen in less time than you ever thought possible.