Certificates & Memberships

Overview of the Programs Course Content:

• Understanding the Need for a Multidimensional Programming Approach to Reducing Fall Risk in the Elderly
• Internal and External Risk Factors Associated with Increased Falls
• Medical Diagnoses and Medications Associated with Increased Fall Risk
• The Screening and Assessment of Balance and Mobility
• Overview of “Fall Proof: A Comprehensive Fall Risk Reduction Program.”
• Center of Gravity Control Training: Theory and Practice
• Floor to Standing Transfers
• Multisensory Training: Theory and Practice (Somatosensory; Visual; Vestibular)
• Eye-Head Coordination
• Abnormal Gait Patterns: Biomechanics of Age and Pathological-Related Changes
• Gait Pattern Enhancement and Variation Training: Theory and Practice
• Integrating Strength and Flexibility Activities
• Warm-Up and Cool-Down Components
• Incorporating Important Motor Learning Principles into Lesson Planning
• Training Program Assistants for Group-Based Programs
• Developing Effective Lesson Plans for Groups
• Program Management
• Marketing Your Fall Risk Reduction Program

(Debra Rose PhD, Certificate of Achievement; web seminar; 2-hrs; May 8/07)

• Effective fall prevention programming begins with screening and assessment. This webinar will introduce you to a variety of tests that you can use to identify the level of risk and the type of balance-related impairments contributing to a heightened risk for falls in your older adult clients. You will learn how to interpret your test results and how to develop tailored exercise programs for your balance and fall prevention classes. In this real-time event you will also learn about the American Geriatrics Society's screening guidelines, the eight factors that affect mobility and how to use three different balance scales. Register now and confidently take your older adult population to their next level of mobility and stability!

(The Arthritis Society; April 1/07)

• Recreational physical activity program for people with mild to advanced arthritis created at The Arthritis Society by a team of health professionals; these exercises help people to improve their strength and flexibility

(BC Women's Osteofit Instructor Sept 25/06; Training Course Apr 22,23/06)

• Supported by the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and the RBC Foundation, and endorsed by Osteoporosis Canada (BC Division) and the BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA).
• Falls: Osteofit Instructor Updates Workshop (4 hrs):
• Review of Exercises for the Management of Osteoporosis (Mar 25/07)
• Common Medications Used In Osteoporosis Treatment by Sue North, Nurse Clinician; Practical Ideas For Fall Prevention Activities by Carolyn Pinsent & Karen Bester BCRPA Older Adult instructors (Nov 18/06)
• Physical Activity and Bone Health by Dr. Karim Khan, Physician; Frequently Asked Questions on nutrition as it applies to bone health by Dietitian Debbie Reid; Exercise Do's and Don'ts by Physical Therapist Cathy Watson; (June 10/06)

(Presented by Rick Kaselj B.Sc. (Kinesiology), CPT; Apr 2/06)

• Balance, range of motion, strength and function are importance components when recovering from an injury.
• Balance assists in recovery from an ankle, knee, hip and back injury.
• Balance training assists older adults in preventing falls and fractures.
• Balance for fitness program, rehabilitation program and fall prevention.
• Balance exercises discussed, demonstrated and practiced
• Equipment used to evaluate, challenge and progress balance: Reebok Core Board, Extreme Balance Board, rocker board, wobble board and discs

(Presented by Tom Myers; Oct 21-23/2005; www.anatomytrains.net)

• Explanation of longitudinal and relational anatomy, often a missing link in the understanding and teaching of Yoga, Pilates and movement.
• Succinct and relevant introduction to the embryology, geometry, and character of the connective tissue and the topology of fascial planes.
• Complete description and 'feel' for the 6 major and 6 supplemental fascial meridians along which movement, tension, and postural distortion travel
• Strategy outlines for resolving postural distortions that lead to limitation and injury.

(Presented by Twist Conditioning Inc; June 25/05; June 3/07)

• Optimal performance is dependent on effective and efficient movement. Techniques to improve speed, agility, and quickness (SAQ) are covered in this comprehensive certification. Topics covered include functional readiness assessments, dynamic warm up, balance and equilibrium, nervous system activation, multidirectional movement mechanics, deceleration as well as speed, agility, and quickness in a scientific and practical format suitable for athlete training, teams, PE curriculum, functional training and post injury return to action. Guaranteed to increase an athlete's performance.

(Presented by the BCAK- British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists; 4 day course; took 2004 & 2005; with Paul D. Brown, B.Sc.(KIN) & Perry Strauss, Hons.BSc.(KIN), BHSc. P.T.)

• This course is designed to provide Kinesiology graduates with practical clinical skills. Those working in the field of exercise therapy, personal training, athletic therapy, health and fitness or ergonomics will gain excellent knowledge and training that will be beneficial in the clinical or gym setting.
• Part I SPINE: Background Theory; How to Take History; Assessment of Posture; Dynamic Orthopaedic Assessment of the Spine; Neurological Assessment.
• Part II EXTREMITIES: Assessment of Shoulder; Knee; Elbow; Ankle; Wrist; Hip.

(Aug 28 & 29/04 with Andr No l Potvin BPE, MSc, CES, CSCS)

• Clinically accepted exercise prescription guidelines
• Common injuries of the hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow & wrist
• Corrective exercise practice sessions
• Return to work/sport exercises with progressions
• Chronic pain relief strategies
• Hands-on anatomical analysis & land marking

(June 20/04 with Chad Benson BSc, BPE, MSc, CSCS, PFLC)

• To develop 'core-dination' exercises prescription must be designed to link the upper and lower body through the core. The session will introduce biomechanical and anatomical considerations for the adolescent, athletic and aging populations. This practical session will involve stable and unstable exercises using medicine balls, stability balls, dumbbells, & tubing. Each participant will leave with a handout, including drill inventory, core prescription, exercise progressions and sport science needed to challenge fitness enthusiast, weekend warrior and advanced client alike.

(June 27/04 with Chad Benson BSc, BPE, MSc, CSCS, PFLC)

• This practical - theorectical session will demonstrate you how to incorporate speed, agility and quickness training into your fitness and athletic programming. Learn both the sport science and the art of the sport science needed to successfully program plyometric based conditioning for fitness or high-end performance. Program considerations for different populations will be discussed. You will leave ready to prescribe simple plyometric patterns and advanced coordination drills. The practical session will introduce movement patterns, ladders, hurdles, gym lines, and leap frogs.

(June/04 with Carmen Bott, MSc(c), B.H.K., CSCS)

• Traditional machine-based resistance exercise and linear drills will not enhance an athlete's neuromuscular system because the athlete must rely on a series of quick biomechanical adjustments and quick deceleration movements
• Learn how to implement exercises that increase the firing rate on motor neurons and improve synchronization of muscle recruitment allowing for quicker reactions and more accurate, less injurious movement

(June/04 with Justin Lam, RK)

• Development of the practical skills and theoretical information necessary for palpation of the spine and surrounding areas
• Learn the structural, soft tissue and superficial landmarks of the body used in palpation techniques of the spine

This course is designed to teach foundation leadership skills for instruction of basic weight training programs. In the course you will learn:

• About the weight training industry, equipment usage and facilities;
• Exercise ideas and teaching techniques to be able to set up a program for a variety of ages, stages and special needs groups;
• A review of anatomy and physiology;
• Health screening and fitness testing;
• Counseling and communication skills practiced;
• The application of scientific training principles;
• Nutrition, supplements, professional ethics and career direction.

Healing Touch (HT) is a multi-leveled program in energy based therapies derived from the multi-cultured ancient art of hands on healing. It works with the energy of the body to induce deep relaxation and promote self-healing.

Scientific research continues to suggest that HT is helpful in promoting relaxation, reducing pain and managing stress. It can also be effective in speeding tissue and bone healing and strengthening the immune system. Many people describe an increased sense of well-being after treatment.

Healing Touch is used for surgery, pregnancy & labour, headaches, back and neck pain, bone fractures, cancer, grief, arthritis, depression, PMS, viral infections, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, and many other situations. It is useful in combination with traditional medicine as part of an effective health care program.

After talking with you for a few minutes, the Healing Touch practitioner will ask you to lie down fully-clothed on a massage table. You are welcome to ask questions or rest during the treatment. A session lasts 30 minutes to an hour. The practitioner will move his or her hands in a gentle motion around the body. Light touch may also be used if you are comfortable with this.

Reiki is Universal Life Force Energy. The Reiki Practitioner taps into an unlimited source of Universal Life Force Energy and in a "hands-on fashion, shares this energy with the client. The practice of Reiki is the art and science of channeling this energy to promote spiritual, mental and physical well-being.

Therapeutic massage techniques, i.e. palpation, effleurage, petrissage, wringing, kneading & stroking.

Brain Gym is a program of physical activities that enhance learning ability and includes 26 easy and enjoyable targeted activities that bring about rapid and often dramatic improvements in concentration, memory, reading, writing, organizing, listening, physical coordination, and more. Brain Gym develops the brain's neural pathways the way nature does: through movement. Educational Kinesiology e.g. Brain Gym, - enhanced learning through movement - was created by Dr. Paul E. Dennison and Gail E. Dennison through their extensive research in areas that include education, brain function, psychology, and applied kinesiology.