Private Adaptive Swimming Lessons
Children and young adults with special needs often need some special help to learn water safety and to gain swimming skills. Swimming can support sensory and emotional regulation, relax muscles with hypertonia, and allow muscle strengthening and motor skill acquisition in a gravity eliminated setting. Individual lessons taught by a licensed occupational therapist will be customized to meet the needs of swimmers with a range of diagnoses including but not limited to autism, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, and genetic disorders.
Location
Private Residences
Will travel to the home pools of clients based in the North East LA region.
YMCA of West San Gabriel Valley
401 Corto St, Alhambra, CA 91801
The Alhambra YMCA has a heated, indoor, pool kept at 85 degrees.
pricing
$200 per 50 minute lesson
$10 pool fee per lesson for non YMCA members
Currently certified though the Department of Developmental Services Regional Center* Self-Determination Program. Ask your case manager about licensing me as an employee.
*I am not currently a full vendor with the Regional Center. At this time I am only able to serve SDP and private pay clients.
Amers Goff Bio
Amers Goff is an occupational therapist with a decade of experience working with children and young adults with special needs in a therapeutic setting. She is a lifelong swimmer, and currently competes with the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center’s Masters Swim Team. She has taught swimming lessons since she was 15 years old, and is passionate about water safety and skills for all kids. Amers specializes in working with clients with complex behavioral and physical needs, including clients who engage in high risk behaviors (elopement, impulsivity, SIB or aggression) or have medical needs (mobility limitations, seizure disorders) that may prevent them from accessing the water safely through group swimming lessons.
