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Become a Leader in
4 Easy Steps
STEP 1:
Complete Instructor Application
STEP 2:
Indicate Instructor Training Class Preference
STEP 3:
Mail or Fax Application to Northwest Regional Arthritis Center
STEP 4:
Attend the Workshop After Application Approval
Qualifications/Abilities
1. Formal training in an exercise or health care field leading to a baccalaureate or associate degree or diploma in an exercise or health-related field such as:
- Registered physical or occupational therapist or therapist assistant
- Dance/movement therapist or educator
- Recreation therapist
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Registered or Licensed Nurse
- Exercise physiology
- Exercise Science
- Physical education
- Athletic trainer
2. A person's background in the following will be considered when the individual
does not meet the educational criteria described in number 1 above:
- Course work in anatomy, exercise physiology, kinesiology; and
- Course work/experience in education and teaching skills;
in communication and
group skills; and
- Experience working with the elderly, disabled or other special populations.
3. Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
4. Affiliation with a facility or agency that can provide ongoing exercise classes and
insurance coverage for the program.
5. Other qualifications or desirable abilities are:
- Empathy, gained through personal or professional experience,
with people who
have arthritis
- Interest in working with groups and skill in group process
- Strong belief in the value of regular exercise
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