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PWR! Academy

PWR! CLINICIAN TRAINING

Translating Research into Exercise4BrainChange™ approaches for individuals with
Parkinson disease – Real World Rehabilitation and Community Implications

1.4 CEU's
This course has been approved by the AzPTA for 14 contact hours.
AzPTA approved courses are "Category A" courses pursuant to Arizona Administrative Code R4-24-402. 

Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy (PTCE002218)

(Audience: Physical/Occupational Therapists, Physical/Occupational Therapist Assistants)

Tuition
$500 Professional Fee
$350 Graduate Student Fee
Group Discounts:  $450 for 3+; $400 for 5+
(Limited spots available for students enrolled in a Master or Doctoral Program) 


Description:  Recent advances in basic and clinical science research suggest exercise and learning approaches can promote brain change (neuroplasticity) in persons with Parkinson disease (PD). 

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PWR! FITNESS TRAINING

PWR! MOVES™ & PWR! CIRCUIT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COMBO!!

1.2 CEC's
Approved by the American Council on Exercise (ACE CEP35095)

Target Audience: Hold a 2 or 4 year degree in health, exercise science, recreation or physical activity related field with 2 years experience in the field. Must maintain current CPR certification and have a desire to help people with Parkinson Disease get BETTER and stay BETTER LONGER! May include: Group fitness instructors, fitness professionals (personal trainers, yoga, tai chi, dance, Pilates instructors, recreation therapists, exercise physiologists, etc.), physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants.

Tuition
$300 Professional Fee
$100 Discount for PWR! Clinicians (call or email us for more info)
$50 late fee applied after registration deadline

Description: This course will provide participants with the background and unique skills to teach individuals with Parkinson Disease using 1) a 1-hour group exercise class format (PWR! MOVES), and 2) a 1-hour small group circuit class format (PWR! CIRCUIT).

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  PWR! COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS

For People with Parkinson and their Parkinson Partners and anyone that wants to
JOIN THE PARKINSON EXERCISE REVOLUTION!!!

  
Community Projects
PWR! UP™ Understanding Exercise and Parkinson Disease
 Target Audience: This is a basic course open to anyone with a desire to learn about Parkinson disease and how they can help people with Parkinson disease get BETTER and stay BETTER LONGER!  It is already included in the PWR! courses above, but may be presented as its' own course as well for lay public or medical professionals.  

Description:

Attendants will gain knowledge about the mission and vision of the Parkinson Wellness Recovery (PWR!) Project. They will be introduced to the rationale for exercise programs for people with PD that adhere to Exercise4BrainChange™ principles. Participants will then gain general knowledge about Parkinson disease (PD) to include: who gets it, what causes it, diagnosis, different clinical presentations and progressions of the disease, interventions for symptomatic relief to include medications, deep brain surgery, and exercise. Recent basic and clinical science research will then be presented about new interventions (gene/cell therapies and exercise) that promote brain repair (neuroprotection), reorganization (neuroplasticity) and offer hope for behavioral recovery in human PD. The translation of these exciting findings calls for new community-based delivery paradigms that focus on early intervention, provide continuous access to PD-specific exercise programs, and that implement Exercise4BrainChange™ principles. Barriers and Solutions to this new healthcare delivery paradigm will be discussed.


PWR! COACH™

Target Audience: Lay public, caregivers, family and friends of people with PD.

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