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Free Printed Study Guide for Swim Whisperers DVD Extended to July

The Printed Study Guide for our Swim Whisperers® DVD has proven to be so popular that we’ve extended this special to July!

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

If you’re a swim instructor or aquatics professional having trouble teaching a child with sensory, motor, or anxiety issues how to swim, keep in mind that for many children, teaching swim strokes simply isn’t enough.

Before you can teach the child, you need to reach the child. And to do that, you need to understand how a child experiences the water.

The Swim Whisperers® DVD + Study Guide will show you how to overcome the obstacles that prevent children with issues like these from being safe, confident, and independent swimmers.

Order Swim Whisperers in July, and receive the printed Study Guide at no cost.

CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS OFFER

Live in the Boston Area? Come See Us July 11th!

On Wednesday, July 11th, from 7:00-8:30pm, owners Ailene Tisser, MA PT, and Cindy Freedman, MOTR, CTRS, will be speaking at The Spiral Foundation (Sensory Processing Institute for Research and Learning) in Watertown MA.

The topic for this informative speaking event will be …

“THE POWER OF SWIMMING: Using the Properties of Water to Benefit Your Child’s Sensory System”

Come learn about the properties of water and how they can address sensory processing dysfunction. We will discuss pool activities that promote self regulation, attention and modulation. We will specifically identify swimming strokes, motor planning, and tools you can implement to help your child. Learn about resources for training parents and professional staff on how to teach children with sensory processing issues to swim.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

Drowning is a leading cause of death for children with autism.  Together we can decrease this statistic.  Come by and find out how!

Date & Time:
Wed., July 11, 2012, 7-8:30 p.m.

Location:  
The Spiral Foundation at OTA-Watertown
124 Watertown Street
Watertown, MA  02472

Program Cost:
$25 parent/professional ($10 for a second parent)

Contact hours available for professionals.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

Teasers for Our New Training DVDs

If you haven’t already, take a look at the teasers for our new video training products.

First up is our Swim Whisperers DVD, which shows you how to overcome the various obstacles that prevent teaching children with sensory and motor issues how to swim …

Next is our Pediatric Group Therapy DVD, which walks you through the basics of aquatic therapy, with footage from our popular parent/child Jumpstart Angelfish group classes …

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE DVD PRODUCTS

New 2012 Training Workshop Schedule

We’ve made some changes to the 2012 training workshop schedule.  The workshops in Florida previously scheduled for February have now been moved to April.

This decision was made to cut down on the amount of travel that Cindy and Ailene need to do over the next few months. They’ll be in both California and Colorado in March, then in Florida speaking at the 1st Annual NDPA (National Drowning Prevention Alliance) International Adapted Aquatics Conference on April 30th and May 1st.  So it made more sense to piggyback the workshop onto that trip.

Here’s the new Spring 2012 schedule …

  • Friday & Saturday, Mar. 16th & 17th:
    Colorado Springs, CO @ Donna’s Dolphins Swim School
  • Friday & Saturday, Apr. 27th & 28th:
    St. Petersburg, FL @ Tampa Bay Turners Swimming & Gymnastics

CLICK HERE to learn more about what these workshops can offer you.

So Many Training Options, So Little Time

As the year draws to a close, we here at Angelfish Therapy are busier than ever. In addition to the time we and our therapists/instructors spend in the pools providing aquatic therapy and swim lessons for children with special needs, we’re also creating training DVDs and setting up new training workshops for 2012.


Training Workshops Coming Soon to Colorado:

Our Angelfish Training workshop weekend went so well earlier this month that we’re taking the show on the road. Early in 2012, you’ll find us teaching our Totally Treatment (aquatic therapy) and Swim Whisperers workshops in Colorado …

  • Friday & Saturday, Mar. 16th & 17th:
    Colorado Springs, CO @ Donna’s Dolphins Swim School

CLICK HERE to learn more about what our workshops can offer you.


All New Video Training DVDs for 2011:

If you haven’t already, visit our DVD Training page to learn more about our Swim Whisperers DVD + Study Guide, as well as our Pediatric Group Therapy DVD.  These products are a great option for parents and professionals who either can’t make it to one of our workshops, or who want to have something on hand to reinforce the training they’ve already received.

CLICK HERE to learn more about what our training DVDs can offer you.


Whether you’re a swim school instructor/director, YMCA aquatics director, physical or occupational therapist, fitness professional, lifeguard, or even a parent involved with a child or children who deal with the sensory or motor difficulties — like those that affect kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD), Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, hypotonia, apraxia, development delays, and more — the innovative methods and strategies provided by these training options will give you the tools you need to make a difference!

Angelfish Training Workshops Are Filling Up Fast!

Are you a pediatric occupational, physical, or recreational therapist, speech-language pathologist, exercise physiologist, kinesiologist, or sports medicine specialist who wants to add aquatic therapy to your skill set? Are you already an aquatic therapy specialist, but want to refresh your skills or add new tools to your therapy toolbox? Are you a swim instructor or parent who finds it difficult to teach your children with sensory or motor issues how to swim?

If any of these apply to you, or even if you’re just new to aquatic therapy or swim instruction and want to jump start your current caseload with innovative techniques that will help you keep your clients happy, then our Angelfish Training workshops are for you!  And we’ve got two great sessions coming to the Norwalk Marriott in December, taught by licensed professionals with more than 20 years therapy experience both in and out of the water.

On December 9th, join us for our popular Totally Treatment workshop, designed for PTs and OTs who either want to enter the world of aquatic therapy, or who want boost their adaptive aquatic skill set and take full therapeutic advantage of the buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, and vestibular stimulation offered by a pool environment.

On December 10th, for the first time ever, we’ll be offering our new Swim Whisperers workshop, designed for swim instructors, parents, swim school directors, PE teachers, fitness instructors, or anybody faced with a child or children who experience little to no success with traditional teaching methods.

Both workshops are filling up fast, so don’t wait another day to sign up!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

Swim Whisperers is On the Road

For those of you who usually have aquatic therapy sessions with Ailene or Cindy, you probably already know that they won’t be found in the pools in Connecticut this week.

Instead, they’re down in Florida, spreading the word about our new Swim Whisperers™ program at two conferences — the United States Swim School Association conference in Orlando, and the World Aquatic Babies & Children Network conference in Clearwater Beach.

USSSA and WABC are both great organizations that share Angelfish Therapy’s mission to help children of all ages, ability levels, and learning styles become confident and independent swimmers.  When we first designed our Swim Whisperers program, we recognized that it would be impossible for us to personally teach every child in the world who experiences issues with traditional swim instruction methods how to swim.  That’s why we’ve put together a video product aimed at swim instructors, parents, swim school directors, PE teachers, fitness instructors, and anybody else who deals with children who have issues that might physically or psychologically impede the process of learning to swim.

We’re putting the finishing touches on this video product now, and it will be available in November.

Our hope is that by presenting the innovative 14 step Swim Whisperers training method to the many swim instructors and swim schools who will be attending the two conferences in Florida this week, Cindy and Ailene will not only create awareness of the unique challenges some children face when learning to swim, but also give instructors the tools they need to improve swim competency and swim safety for children of all ability levels worldwide.

Stay tuned to the website or sign up for our newsletter to be alerted when the new video product is available.

It’s Time To Schedule Your Fall Aquatic Therapy Sessions!

It’s official.  The summer is over and the new school year is upon us.  That means it’s time for all of you parents out there to schedule your fall therapy sessions.  As you know by now, aquatic therapy does wonders for helping children remain focused, supporting their land-based therapy initiatives, and creating a level of arousal that allows them to participate in school and family activities throughout the day.  In short, it helps them become a splashing success!

Angelfish therapists can be found in the pools working with children almost every day of the week this fall, from morning to night!  CLICK HERE to see the days and times that we currently have therapist coverage for each of the nine locations you’ll find us at — in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.  If you haven’t already, please contact us to check on time availability, to make specific arrangements with a therapist, or to let us know if you need to make scheduling arrangements for days/times that aren’t on the list.

Parent Workshop with CT Autism Advocate Sponsored by Angelfish

Ailene Tisser and Cindy Freedman are no strangers to the Fairfield County Special Education Community. They and their amazing staff provide our kids with exceptional aquatic therapy and a rare combination of professionalism and love.

Angelfish Parents and their friends are invited to attend our first Parent Workshop entitled. “How to Really Read an IEP,” at a discounted price, thanks to Angelfish Therapy’s generous sponsorship.   Join us for this unusually frank discussion.  You will come away understanding the IEP document like never before!

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