Certified Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Apprentice (CSRA™)
The CSRA program requires both online and hands-on training at the Project Walk® Institute in Carlsbad, California. Through the certification process you will be exposed to some of the most progressive methods of spinal cord injury recovery in the world. Clients from throughout the United States and over twenty countries have traveled to Project Walk for this amazing program.
The CSRA program prepares you to work with this unique population and provide you with the theory behind The Dardzinski Method™ and Project Walk’s exercise-based recovery program. During the certification program you will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with Project Walk clients under the supervision of our instructional staff. In order to obtain your CSRA certification you must successfully complete a total of nine courses and one week of hands-on training at Project Walk. Below is a comprehensive break-down of the courses involved with the CSRA certification and requirements needed to begin the program.
PREREQUISITES: Those who would like to participate in Project Walk’s certification program must meet one of the following requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in an exercise science/health concentration
- Licensed physical therapist
- Currently hold an exercise training certification from one of the following agencies:
- ACSM, NSCA, NASM, or ACE.
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Course Description
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Cost
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Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) 101
This is course reviews the basic physiological concepts of SCI clients and prepares trainers for future modalities classes and one on one interaction with clients. This course will include information on bowel and bladder issues, circulatory and pulmonary concerns, skin issues, bones density, thermoregulation, medications, and neuropathic pain associated with a spinal cord injury.
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$200
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Introduction to the Dardzinski Method
This course introduces trainers to the theory behind The Dardzinski Method and will take them through the five phases of recovery that SCI clients go through while they are in Project Walk’s exercise-based recovery program.
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$250
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Safety
This course covers proper safety techniques and concerns when training SCI clients. Trainers will review proper safety techniques for variety of apparatuses and exercise positions.
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$200
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Active Nervous System Recruitment I
Active Nervous System Recruitment (ANSR) is the most important tools used in Project Walk’s recovery program and also requires the most training to effectively learn. Trainers can use ANSR to stimulate a client’s nervous system in various positions and sequencing. ANSR can be implemented with no equipment and can allow for free flowing and easily adaptable workouts for your clients. This class will specifically address the client with a dysfunctional nervous and how a trainer can reorganize and illicit the proper responses he/she needs in order to create voluntary muscle contraction and joint stability.
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$250
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Online
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In-House
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Total Gym I
Trainers are taught the fundamentals of incorporating the Total Gym into their client’s workouts. The Total Gym is one of the few pieces of equipment that can be used throughout every phase of recovery and can be beneficial to clients from the first day they begin their recovery.
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$200
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Hands and Knees
Project Walk believes that the recovery process should include developmental movement patters in order for a client to progress through their recovery program. Hands and knees exercises will improve joint stability, core strength, and coordination for clients at all phases of recovery. The hands and knees exercises can also be applied to elbows and knees for c-level clients.
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$200
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Phases I-V Introduction
There are five phases every client goes through during their recovery from a spinal cord injury. At the Carlsbad center, there are clients in every phase of recovery, some of which overlap. This course will give trainers an overview of each stage, what traits a client may possess during these stages and training tips for each stage of recovery. This class will also give trainers a better understanding of how to create and adapt training programs as clients’ progress through their recovery.
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$250
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Reducing Spasm and Tone without Medication
This course is designed by the founder of Project Walk, Ted Dardzinski. Through this course you will be given insight into the secret behind the Dardzinski Method of treating spasms and tone without medication. This treatment option could mean a life free of pain and spasm medication and allow the client to take control of their body and ultimately improve their quality of life. There is no guarantee that clients will regain function, but over 90% of our clients that have participated in our program for over a year have reduced or eliminated all of their spasms and pain medications while increasing their muscle mass and bone density.
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$350
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Client Evaluations
This course provides trainers with the foundation to begin their client recovery tracking. You will be trained how to conduct a client evaluation using both the Developmental Activity Scale™ (DAS™) and a muscle function test. The DAS is one of two tools used at Project to aid both SCI trainers and clients in the tracking of a client’s recovery and categorize their ability level.
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$300
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Totals:
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7
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$2200
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The courses listed above require certification candidates to be at the Project Walk facility for one week. During that week candidates will have a total of four hours of one-on-one training with a Project Walk client. These sessions provide the candidate with valuable hands-on experience under the guidance of a Project Walk Instructor.
Certification candidates do have the option of increasing the amount of one-on-one time they receive with a Project Walk client. Please inquire about this prior to your visit so we can make the necessary accommodations.
There are also various options for candidates who would like to extend their visit past one week. These options include additional course work, one-on-one time with a client, and observation hours. For more information on the Project Walk certification program please contact the Certification Department at Certification@ProjectWalk.org
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