Week 3-4 Flashcards
What are the 3 main factors for our PA choices?
- interests (type of program)
- Needs (how much time can we devote to being acting, where will it take place)
- Preferences (when do we want to be active)
What are the 2 categories of barriers that people face?
- Context related barriers
- external - Person-related barriers
Internal
Specific to individual participant
What are the 5 context-related barriers to physical activity?
- negative attitudes
- labels and inappropriate language
- lack of professional confidence/competence
- Inadequate accessibility
- lack of administrative commitment/support
What is an example of a strategy for promoting inclusive attitudes?
Try to change negative perceptions
- increased knowledge and experience
Exposure to information
- education
- professional development
Experience
- simulations
What are some problems concerning problems with language and labeling?
Labels are often generalized to represent the whole person, regardless of place and time
What are some benefits relating to labeling individuals with disabilities
- often a prerequisite for funding and access to different programming
- enabled disability advocacy groups
What are some harmful perspective relating to labeling individuals with disabilities?
- used to classify or categorize individuals
- labels focus on differences vs similarities
What are some strategies for promoting acceptance through language?
- changing the language we choose, get rid of terms such as “handicapped” or “crippled”
- use person first language (so and so experiences autism)
- take cues from the individual (avoid generalizations)
What are some strategies for enhancing perceived professional competence?
- staff development and training sessions
- take academic courses regarding subject
What are some common architectural barriers?
- curbs at crosswalk
- doorways that are too narrow
- Electric door’s and elevators that don’t work
- location of elevators and ramps
- how spaces are arranged
What is a barrier?
any obstacle that prevents an individual’s equal access to facilities and programs
What are some strategies to overcoming accessibility barriers?
- introduction of anti-discriminatory laws and policies
- education
What are some barriers related to administrative support?
- facility availability/scheduling
- finances for equipment/support services
- time for training/development
- lack of personnel
What are some strategies in overcoming a lack of administrative support?
- program personnel must commit to the time and energy required
What are the 5 person-related barriers?
- Knowledge
- Motivation
- Perceived value
- Perceived risks
- established patterns of inactivity
What are some person-related barriers?
Being unaware of their legal rights to access programs
Being unaware of the benefits of participating in PA
Not knowing or understanding the benefits of PA
What are some strategies to overcome lack of knowledge?
- practitioners can gather information
- community rec programs as a valuable source of info about programs
- form advocacy groups
- involve health professionals
What are some reasons that they want to participate in PA? (Motivation)
- self-interest
- personal commitment
- autonomy
- connectedness
- perceived competence
- external motivators
What are some strategies for increasing confidence and motivation?
- intrinsic motivation
Participants need to feel like they have the skills to be successful