University of Florida

                                                       College of Health and Human Performance

                                                      Department of Health Education & Behavior

                                                                             Course Syllabus 

                                                                                  PET 5655                                                              CBS/Fall-05

  I.    Course

A.     Number:            PET 5655

B.     Title:                 Medical Aspects of Individuals with Disabilities in Adapted Physical Activity

C.     Credit:              Three (3) Semester Hours

D.     Offered:            Fall semesters (Tuesdays - 9th-11th periods)

E.     Instructor:         Christine Stopka, Ph.D., ATC/L, CSCS, CAPE, MTAA

Professor, Room 190-B Florida Gym; Phone 392-0583, ext. 1259;

Email: cstopka@hhp.ufl.edu

 

 II.    Course Description

A.     General Purpose/Description

This course will explore the art and science of effectively teaching exercise therapy and adapted physical activity to individuals with physical, medical, and health disabilities.  A Across-disciplinary@ and lifespan approach will be emphasized.  An understanding and appreciation of how to individualize teaching, realize specific limitations, yet maximize potentials will be emphasized.

 

B.     Specific Purposes/Objectives

 

1.      The student will be able to understand and therefore differentiate among the physical, mental, medical, and health disabilities in order to most appropriately provide for the indicated motor developmental, special physical education, or exercise therapy programming.

 

2.      The students will be able to demonstrate competency in making the appropriate assessment and curriculum decisions in terms of planning and implementing appropriate motor developmental programming and adapting physical activity and exercise therapy skills to meet the needs of populations with special needs.

 

3.      The student will be able to understand the appropriate methods and procedures for working with special populations of all ages.

 

4.      The student will be familiar with the current trends and research areas in adapted physical activity and exercise therapy.

 

5.      The student will understand the need for special physical education & lifetime exercise and therefore have developed competencies to effectively implement Public Law 101-476, Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) of 1990 (and re-authorizations of 1997, and 2004) and related legislation including Public Law 101-336, 1990, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2004, in all physical activity/exercise settings.

 

 

III.   Method of Presentation

The method of presentation will be through lectures, discussions, and practical laboratory exercises.


 

 IV.  Course Content

Aug. 30    Introduction.  Welcome, syllabus, text, policies, requirements of course.   Review objectives and organization of Special Physical Education and Adapted Physical Activity.  Discuss personal objectives in course and field. 

 

Sept. 6      Introductory slide presentations; Public Laws; Introduction to Normal and Pathological Motor Development.

 

Sept 13     Neurology: Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injury, spinal myelodysplasia, and poliomyelitis.  Case study analyses - indicated objectives and programming. 

 

Sept  20    Pathophysiology of various types of muscular dystrophies, atrophies, and neuromuscular dyskinesias including cerebral palsy, Duchenne's M.D., poliomyelitis, polymyositis, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, myasthenia gravis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis.

 

Sept 27     Perceptual motor and motor developmental considerations for the students with mental and physical disabilities.  Integration of academics, perceptual motor therapy, and physical education.  Surgery for spastic cerebral palsy: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy -- Implications for adapted physical education.  Mobile standers, walkers, and upright "wheelchairs" to facilitate rehabilitation.

 

Oct. 4       Orthopedics: Assessment and measurement of spinal column curvatures (scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis).  Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis.  Amputations.  Crutch fitting and walking.

 

Oct  11     Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, congenital hip dislocations, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, arthrogryposis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteomyelitis, Osgood-Schlatter's disease, and other epiphysiolysis conditions also osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and other conditions seen in aging populations. 

 

Oct 18      Medical/Health Disabilities: Cystic Fibrosis, asthma, diabetics, leukemia, cancer, hemophilia, epilepsy, cardiac and peripheral vascular disorders. 

 

Oct  25     Visual and Hearing impairment.  Characteristics of individuals with mental retardation, emotional deficiencies, learning disabilities, and autism.  Objectives for adapted physical activity programs.  Understanding learning disabilities -- cognition and social skills. 

                 Midterm.

 

Nov 1       Finish above.  Public Laws 94-142, 99-457, 101-476, 101-336: Inclusionary practices, least restrictive environment, individual educational plans.  Assessment, organizational, administrational and methodological considerations.  PAPTEM:  Plan, Assess, Prescribe, Teach, Evaluate, Modify.  National Educational Goals (Goals 2000).  APENS (Adapted Physical Education National Standards) certification test.

 

Nov 8       Individuals who are medically fragile can need technological assistance.  Talipes deformities, ostomies, OSHA guidelines, therapeutic exercises, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation.  Implications for older individuals (senior citizens).

 

Nov 15     Laboratory work.  Games and sports for the physically, mentally, and sensory impaired.  (Trust walk, adapted equipment, relaxation lab)  Wheelchair basketball (participation - with wheelchair basketball team!)  Class interview with Paralympic athletes.   Medical, social implications.

 

Nov 22     Sportsmedical considerations for athletes with disabilities:  prevention, evaluation, treatment, & rehabilitation.  Videotapes.  Hydrotherapy.  Sports for children, adolescents, college age students and professional athletes with disabilities.

 

Nov. 29   Finish above; All written work overdue after this date. 

 

Dec.  6      Presentations!

FINAL EXAM:  TBA

 

 

  V.   Student Evaluation

A.     Grading

1.      Midterm                                                                     25%

2.      Final                                                                           25%

3.      Field work, practicum logs, presentation                  25%

4.      Written project                                                          25%

 100%

Explanation - Field work generally consists of implementing adapted physical activity  programming to individuals with physical disabilities.  The logs are a daily summarization of these activities and the presentation is generally a summary of the semester's field work.  The written project is generally a paper or research project of publishable quality in this field.

 

B.     Requirements

1.      Attendance to all lectures and field responsibilities.

2.      Completion of all exams and projects at the designated times.

3.      Enthusiastic participation in all class and laboratory experiences.

4.      Required practicum contact hours equals 30 minimum.

 

 

VI.      Texts  Choose selections "1" OR #2, plus 3-6.  Then choose one from 7-11 below.

 

1.      Sherrill, Claudine (2004).  Adapted PE & Recreation/Sport: Crossdisciplinary and Lifespan, WCB/McGraw-Hill.

 

2.      Winnick.   (2005) Adapted Physical Education & Sport, Human Kinetics, latest.

 

3.      Stopka & Todorovich (2004).  Applied Special Physical Education & Exercise Therapy, 4rd ed, Pearson Publishing.

 

4.      Stopka & Bowie (2000).  Adapted Equipment Ideas to Facilitate Inclusionary Teaching, Burgess/Pearson.

 

5.           Stopka & Follenius (1995).  Achieving the Ultra Stretch.  Burgess/Pearson.

 

6.           Kasser, Susan (1995).  Inclusive Games.  Human Kinetics.

 

7.        Lerch & Stopka (1992).  Developmental Motor Activities for all Children:  From Theory to Practice, Brown/Benchmark.

 

8.        Dunn (1997).  Special Physical Education, Saunders.

 

9.        Auxter & Pyfer.  Principles & Methods in Adapted PE & Recreation, Mosby, 1989.

 

10.       Heller, Alberto, Forney, Schwartmann (1995).  Understanding Physical Sensory & Health Impairments.  Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.

 

11.       Hill (1999). Meeting the Needs of Students with Special Physical & Health Care Needs. Merrill/Prentice-Hall.

 

12.       Goldberg (latest).  Sports & Exercise for Children with Chronic Conditions, Human Kinetics.

 

   13.     ACSM (latest).  Exercise Guidelines for Individuals with Disabilities.  Human Kinetics.

 

 

VII. References

A.          Optional Texts

1.  DePauw & Gavron. (2005).  Disability Sport. Human Kinetics.

2.  Seaman & Depauw (latest edition).  The New Adapted Physical Education.  Mayfield Publishing Co.

3.  Horvat (latest edition).  PE & Sports for Exceptional Students.  Wm. C. Brown Pub.

4.  Guttman, Sir Ludwig (1976).  Textbook of Sport for the Disabled.  HM & M Pub.

5.  Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, F.A. Davis, Co., (18th edition or latest).

6.  Basmajian.  Therapeutic Exercise, 4th edition (or latest), Williams & Wilkins.

7.  Paciorek and Jones.  Sport & Recreation for the Disabled, Benchmark, 2001.

8.  Kasser & Lytle. (2005) Inclusive Activities:  A Lifetime of Opportunities.  Human Kinetics.

9.  Davis. (2002). Inclusion through Sports.  Human Kinetics.

13.  Lieberman & Houston-Wilson. (2002).  Strategies for Inclusion.  Human Kinetics.

14.  Follenius & Stopka (1996).  Successful Weight Training Burgess.

15.  Lockett and Keys (1995).  Conditioning with Physical Disabilities, Human Kinetics.

16.  Miller (1995).  Fitness Programming & Physical Disability, Human Kinetics

          

B.     Periodicals

Adapted Physical Education Quarterly                 Research Quarterly

Physical Activities Report                                     Palaestra

JOPERD; Strategies                                              Sports n’ Spokes

Perceptual and Motor Skills                                   Brazilian Journal of Adapted Physical

                 Journal of Sports Rehabilitation                              Education Research

Physician and Sports Medicine                              Athletic Therapy Today

 

C.     Others

Practical Pointers (AAHPERD)                             PE Central

P.E. Newsletter Series                                           PElinks4U

PT/OT Journals

Psyc/Developmental Journals

Medical, related nursing, sports medicine and health science journals

Learning Disabilities

Exceptional Child