Reviews evidence base for practice in adapted physical activity and provides skills and knowledge necessary for working with people with disabilities in the professional practice of exercise science. Course concentration on neurological impairment, although other impairment types (intellectual, vision, complicated musculoskeletal) are considered. In addition to lectures and tutorials, student learning is enhanced by 8 x 3 hr of clinic-based work in the School's Motor Active Program for children with movement difficulties.<br/>This course had the previous code of HMST3070 which can be viewed in the archived area within the Course and Program site http://www.uq.edu.au/study/archive/index.html -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Sean Tweedy