3.00 Credits
Designed for those seeking careers in fields involving the instruction of clients, students, and patients in proper movement form. This includes teaching someone to learn a new motor skill or improve upon an already-acquired movement. Students will learn about how to schedule practices and rest breaks, how to leverage the learner's attentional focus, how to encourage the retention of learned tasks, and how to maximize the learner's motivation for learning a new motor skill. This material applies to physical therapy, athletic training, occupational therapy, physical education and strength & conditioning.