Course summary
This eight-unit online course, developed by People Dancing, Dance for PD®, and Mark Morris Dance Group provides dance practitioners and others with core foundational knowledge about the safe, effective, and creative delivery of dance sessions for people living with Parkinson’s. The course covers the following topics:
- Unit 1: Ten core principles and the artistic imperative
- Unit 2: The medical condition and medication
- Unit 3: Safe practice and undertaking a risk assessment
- Unit 4: Teaching techniques – environment, setting expectation and providing cues
- Unit 5: Class design and structure
- Unit 6: Exercise design
- Unit 7: Translation for inclusion and accessibility
- Unit 8: Review and summary.
Who is it for?
This course is aimed at dancers and teaching artists who have little or no prior experience of working with people living with Parkinson’s but wish to include them in their regular classes or set up session specifically for members of the Parkinson’s community.
Gain a Professional Qualification/Certification
Successful completion of an assessment - available in conjunction with this online course - means you can gain the Professional Qualification/Certification Approaches to Dance for People with Parkinson’s (Level 4 Certificate).
This qualification/certification enables dance practitioners to evidence that they have gained the knowledge and understanding needed to work safely and creatively with people with Parkinson’s.
You will be able to demonstrate:
- Knowledge and understanding of the physiological and psychological changes that may occur in people living with Parkinson’s and the impact this may have on their participation in dance activities
- Awareness of different approaches to planning and delivering dance sessions for people with Parkinson’s
- Ability to adapt cognitive and practical skills to plan safe dance sessions for people with Parkinson’s.
Pricing
- Standard price: £125 – BUY NOW
- Organisational Partners price: £105 – BUY NOW
- People Dancing Members price: £100 – BUY NOW
What happens next?
- Access codes and a link to your online course will be sent to you by email immediately upon purchase. Please check your junk folder in case the email is filtered. If your codes are not received, please contact us at training@communitydance.org.uk so they can be reissued.
- Access codes and a link for your online assessment will be sent to you by email within seven working days of purchase. Please contact us at qualifications@communitydance.org.uk if you need access sooner.
- Multi-user licences are available for organisations or groups of six or more learners. Please email qualifications@communitydance.org.uk for further information. Additional discounts are also available for groups of 20+ users.