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Show Water survival skills offered In conjunction with the Orem Recreation Center, Ehzabeth Walker will offer a series of inland child water survival skills using the Infant Swimming Research (lbK) method. . . The purpose of the course is to teach infants and children how to survive aquatic accidents involving pools, lakes, bathtubs, drainage of irrigation ditches or similar localities where bodies oi water are present to create a potential hazard. The ISR method was developed by Dr. Harvey Barnett after the death of a neighbor's child by drowning in a drainage ditch behind the home. The techniques developed by Dr. Barnett incorporate operant conditioning, non-verbal cues, and over 1800 hand signals which cue the infantchild into using the desired life-saving behavior. Throughout the lessons as young as six months learn to hold theb S underwater, grasp the edep .pool, position arms and coordinated sequences to f ? swimming, and use a ! combined techniques t,nf floating on the back rotate flipping over to the belly C in swimming activities in complete a desired s distance. The ISR program is taUBkf on-one, m 10-minute sessio " 7 days a week. One parent is required to a(t each session in order to a " data-collection during each?' 111 which aids the mstmcw determining the rate and 11 of the child. Pr( For more information reeM registration, cost and session? and times, please call Mrs at 374-9486. |