SISFFIT045 — Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for adolescent clients

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138 assessable components: 6 elements (31 performance criteria), 22 performance evidence and 79 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Screen and assess adolescent clients.

1.1Consult with clients and parents or guardians to identify reasons for exercise program, current physical activity and specific goals.
1.2Build client trust and rapport using client-centred and age-appropriate communication, and showing sensitivity and empathy during interactions.
1.3Select and use pre-exercise screening questionnaire and fitness assessment activities and equipment based on client age and stage of development.
1.4Accurately record and evaluate client data to determine current fitness capabilities and explain program implications to clients and parents or guardians.
1.5Identify need for medical guidance prior to participation in exercise programs and communicate to client and parent or guardian.
1.6Develop and document client profile to assist with programming and ongoing evaluation.

2 Develop personalised exercise programs for adolescent clients.

2.1Review client goals, stage of development, current fitness capabilities, and medical and physical activity-specific advice in program design.
2.2Determine types of exercises and equipment that are suited to client stage of growth and development.
2.3Determine appropriate training volume and frequency of sessions required to achieve client goals.
2.4Design a systematically structured program that incorporates the effective use of exercise science principles.
2.5Design overall program consistent with client’s stage of development and goals and gain parent or guardian informed consent according to procedures.
2.6Document exercise program according to organisational format.

3 Plan individual sessions.

3.1Determine objectives of individual sessions within overall exercise program.
3.2Select exercises and equipment suitable for adolescent clients that target client’s goals.
3.3Plan sessions that incorporate volume and intensity and load of exercises appropriate to client’s age and existing fitness capabilities.
3.4Plan for exercise phases and volume within client’s preferred session duration.
3.5Develop sequenced and varied sessions to enhance client motivation and program adherence.
3.6Incorporate injury prevention strategies that respond to exercise risks and duty of care for adolescent clients.
3.7Document session plans in according to organisational format.

4 Instruct exercise sessions for adolescent clients.

4.1Use and combine verbal, visual and tactile instructional methods according to nature of information, client age and needs.
4.2Observe client technique for safety and effectiveness and provide corrective instruction based on observations.
4.3Monitor client performance against objectives using measures suited to the type of exercise.
4.4Provide succinct explanations about relationship between exercises and client goals.
4.5Identify signs of fatigue and exercise intolerance and make required session modifications.

5 Encourage and support clients during sessions.

5.1Encourage and respond to client questions about individual exercises and overall program.
5.2Use age-appropriate communication techniques that provide positive reinforcement and motivation to client.
5.3Highlight client’s key strengths during instruction and provide information about progression of fitness capabilities.

6 Evaluate program effectiveness.

6.1Monitor client progression towards goals through ongoing observation and measurements and compare with expectations in program plan.
6.2Request ongoing feedback from client and parent or guardian to identify program likes and dislikes and their views on goal achievement.
6.3Modify and update program and future sessions according to feedback and evaluation.
6.4Update client records with details of evaluation and modifications.

Performance evidence

complete pre-exercise screening and fitness assessments of three different adolescent clients, to collectively include:
a female adolescent client
a male adolescent client
an adolescent client aged between 13 and 15 years
an adolescent client aged between 16 and17 years
for each of the above three client assessments:
determine health risk factors for exercise participation using industry standard screening questionnaire and guidelines for young people
select and use activities and equipment appropriate to age and stage of development to assess:
cardiovascular endurance
muscle strength
muscle endurance
flexibility
functional motor skills
accurately record screening and fitness assessment results in client records
for each of the above three clients:
develop and document one personalised exercise program suited to the client age and stage of development
develop and document two personalised session plans, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes
incorporate exercises and injury prevention strategies suited to client stage of development
instruct two sessions for two of above the clients (four sessions in total), according to session plans, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes
consistently use client-centred communication and instructional techniques that are suited to client age and stage of development
develop one 30 minute group session plan and instruct one group session of at least four adolescent clients
according to actual client interactions or case studies, evaluate the effectiveness of one client program, modify program and session content and document details of the evaluation and changes.

Knowledge evidence

procedures for obtaining informed consent from parents or guardians
boundaries and responsibilities of fitness instructors in providing personalised exercise prescription for adolescent clients and relationship to duty of care
legal requirements for fitness instructors specific to working with adolescents:
working with children checks
obtaining informed consent from parent or guardian
sharing adolescent health information with parents or guardians, including ability of adolescents to limit and refuse information sharing
format and inclusions of industry standard pre-exercise screening questionnaires and guidelines for young people, and:
purpose of different stages of screening questionnaires
how to use to identify and evaluate adolescent health risk factors
circumstances indicating need for guidance from medical and allied health professionals
specific health risk factors to be considered in screening adolescents for participation in exercise programs, why these factors are important, and how single and multiple factors contribute to assessment outcomes:
heart conditions in adolescents and family history of conditions
epilepsy, seizures, convulsions, fainting and dizziness
diabetes
asthma
allergies and anaphylactic reactions
surgery in recent months
use of medications
key purpose and overview content of established national guidelines that support the provision of fitness services to adolescents:
movement guidelines for children and young people
Australian Physical Literacy Framework or its successor
industry-developed children’s health and fitness services guidelines
overview of the key stages of development and milestones for adolescent females and males, and implications for exercise programming and instruction at different ages:
physical
social
emotional
cognitive
language
common reasons why adolescent clients present for personalised exercise prescription and instruction:
sport and event specific training goals
muscle hypertrophy
fat loss
developmental and health concerns
credible sources of information about eating and excessive exercise disorders in adolescents and overview knowledge of:
prevalence in adolescents
physical, social, and psychological impacts
physical and behavioural warnings signs
referral options and how fitness instructors can work collaboratively with medical and allied health professionals to support recovery
methods, exercises and equipment suitable for assessing adolescents in:
health related components of fitness:
cardiovascular endurance
muscle strength
muscle endurance
flexibility
body composition
skill related components of fitness:
power
speed
agility
coordination
balance
reaction time
aspects of exercise science principles relevant to the design of programs and sessions for adolescents
principles of safe practice when prescribing exercise for adolescents related to:
growth and maturation
coordination development and control
stability
posture
fundamental movement skills
aerobic capacity
different types of exercises suited to adolescent clients, types of suitable equipment, and safe techniques for their completion:
cardiovascular exercises
resistance exercises
flexibility exercises
coordination and balance exercises
common exercise-related injuries and issues for adolescent clients, and how to prevent and address these in exercise instruction:
sprains
osteochondrosis including severs and patellofemoral pain syndrome
shoulder instability and joint hypermobility
appropriateness of different demonstration and instruction techniques for effective instruction of adolescent clients of varying ages
communication considerations for adolescents:
recognising stage of cognitive development
being positive and focussing on strengths
respecting the rights of young people
checking own understanding and the understanding of the younger person
methods used to evaluate effectiveness of personalised exercise programs:
ongoing informal discussions with client and parent or guardian, and targeted questions to elicit opinion about achievement of goals
ongoing observation and measurement of client performance and improvements
staged formal assessments and comparison measurement.

Foundation skills

Reading skills to:: interpret information of varying complexity about exercise options for adolescents, including fitness and health terminology.
Writing skills to:: produce detailed program and session plans that use fitness terminology and abbreviations for instructional use use fundamental sentence structure to complete forms, basic evaluation records and client records that require factual and subjective information.
Oral communication skills to:: ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to elicit information from adolescents and adults and to determine understanding of information provided modify and use language according to client age and stage of development.
Numeracy skills to:: complete calculations of varying complexity for program and session plans involving times, frequency, intervals, volume, speeds and loads.
Problem-solving skills to:: critically analyse client health information to determine significance of risk factors and referral needs.
Initiative and enterprise skills to:: critically evaluate: all client requirements for appropriate program design successes and failures of program to initiate improvements.

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