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Developed by Dr Laura Walton Clinical Psychologist & PADI IDC Staff Instructor
PADI Psychological Diver
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OVERVIEWA B R I E F O V E R V I E W O F T H EP A D I P S Y C H O L O G I C A L D I V E R C O U R S E .
. . . is a dist inct ive
specialty written
by Laura Walton
to inform divers
about theories of
behaviour and
learning.
The aim is to
help people to
understand
why we do
what we do as
scuba divers,
and therefore
improve choice
and awareness in
act ions and
decis ions.
PADI Psychological Diver ..
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05 Being a PADI Psychological Diver 07 How it works 09 eLearning preview 12 Learn more
PADI distinctive specialty course to explore the psychology of scuba diving.
Psychological Diver eCourse
PADI Psychological Diver Certification
Counts as 1 specialty for PADI Master
Scuba Diver
Interactive workshop
Developed by Dr Laura Walton Clinical Psychologist & PADI IDC Staff Instructor
Think like a diver. Dive aware.
Psychological Diver
COURSE POSTER
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Think like a diver,dive aware.
We spend a lot of t ime and effort gett ing to know the
equipment we use in scuba diving.
What about that one i rreplaceable piece of k i t? How
much do we know about how the human diver works?
This is a course ful l of theory and references to psychological
sciences, with summaries of research in dive psychology. I t 's
Psych. 101 for divers!
You wil l learn about psychology and how to apply this
understanding in your div ing and dive training. You wil l also
pract ice var ious psychological ski l ls for div ing.
BEING AWAREP A D I P S Y C H O L O G I C A L D I V E R O F F E R S A R A N G E O F B E N E F I T S T O Y O U A S AD I V E R
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QUESTIONS?F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S .
Is this a real PADI course? Yes! PADI Psychological Diver is an
approved dist inct ive course and may be counted towards your
PADI Master Scuba Diver rat ing.
Who is this course for? This course is for qual i f ied divers, of
Open Water level and above.
What wil l I learn? Human behaviour is complex, even more so
underwater . In this course you wil l learn about yourself as a
diver and ways to dive smarter .
How long is the course? The elearning is designed to take 6-12
hours (depending on deep you want to go! ) Following that ,
there are a range of opt ions including a classroom-based
psychological ski l ls session and opt ional dives.
Where can I take the course? The elearning is accessed onl ine
and contains al l of the knowledge development for the course,
but for ful l cert i f icat ion, we wil l need to meet up. I f you would
l ike to organise a ful l course for your centre or club, contact
me at [email protected]
Wil l I get a card? Yes! On successful complet ion of the course,
you wil l gain a PADI dist inct ive specialty card. More
importantly, you wil l have an improved awareness of yourself
as a diver .
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HOW IT WORKSP A D I P S Y C H O L O G I C A L D I V E R
eLearning - The knowledge
development is del ivered via
eLearning (the Psychology for
Scuba Divers onl ine course) . You
wil l complete the eLearning
individually before attending for
an in-person session.
(approx. 7-14 hours)
workshop – (dry) An opportunity
for discussion and workshop
exercises. You wil l complete
the exam to ensure knowledge
development.
( recommend 4 - 6 hours)
This course works the same way as other PADI courses, withknowledge development, assessment and (optional) dives.
optional dives – There are
three opt ional dives to
choose from, depending on
your interests and
development needs.
Dive A (open water) focuses on awareness and attention,Dive B (confined or open water) is focuses on skill development through training/coaching and practice.Dive C (open water) focuses on neuropsychological changes with depth (i.e. planning, problem-solving, memory).
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K N O W L E D G E D E V E L O P M E N T
Knowledge development is completed via eLearning. Psychological theories and concepts are presented inbrief lessons using a range of formats. You will work atyour own pace and uses the quizzes to self-test as youprogress through the topics:
Innerworld in Water II
Abilities under Pressure
Deeper, Darker, Further
Tribes and Identity
Develop in Diving
Innerworld in Water Iemotion in diving • understanding panic • changing behaviour
making sense of senses • being aware of attention • underwater senses and perception • thoughts and beliefs
neuropsychology in diving • the effect of pressure • explaining the effects • a note on the research • understanding attention • task loading • situational awareness • adapting behaviour
basic needs • pursuing extremes • extreme environments • incidents in diving • gas narcosis • psychology and narcosis • exploration and personal limits
cognitive dissonance • attribution • conformism and obedience • groups in diving • buddy psychology • diver personality • beliefs and attitudes • identity as a diver
theories of learning • emotion and learning • approaches to education • effective learning • barriers to learning • benefits and therapy
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eLEARNING PREVIEWE X A M P L E S L E S S O N S & M A T E R I A L F R O M " P S Y C H O L O G Y F O R S C U B A D I V E R S "
To watch a br ief tour of the eLearning fol low this l ink:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqiTcptKXU8
Navigation pane displaystopics, expands to show lessons.
EXAMPLE 1 - the course player and a typical lesson. This lesson is the third within the f inal topic, Develop in Diving, and presents an educat ional psychology theory relat ing to how people learn via the student- instructor relat ionship.
Five lessons per topic, lessons may be doodle videos, presentations, talking exercises, text and image, or audio.
Student clicks to record progress.
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Simple narrated doodles present psychological theory in lay terms.
EXAMPLE 2 - "doodle" v ideo. These lessons talk through complex ideas in asimple way. In this example, excessive task loading is presented with themetaphor of overloaded Wif i . This lesson fol lows from earl ier lessons on howthe brain works, attent ion and leads on to further lessons on s i tuat ionalawareness, stress and learning.
EXAMPLE 3 - a short quiz . At the end of each sect ion, you wil l check yourlearning by taking a quick quiz based on the learning object ives for thatsect ion. The course includes lessons on how we learn and presents the valuefor self-test ing in retent ion of knowledge and motivat ion.
Explanations are provided
Check your learning with quickquizzes
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Printable and audio downloads cover course content.
EXAMPLE 4 - Every topic sect ion of the course comes with a set ofdownloadable course notes for you to keep. You can pr int these to read. Youalso have the opt ion to download audio versions of these notes in mp3 f i les .
Go to https://learn.scubapsyche.com/courses/psychology-for-scuba-divers
to s ign up or take the free tr ial .
Ready to learn more?
The best way to contact me is v ia email : [email protected]
I am also avai lable on the scubapsyche Facebook page.
LEARN MOREW H E R E T O F I N D M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N
RESOURCES FOR DIVERSPSYCHOLOGY SERVICES
For information on al l aspects of the psychology of scuba diving:
vis i t www.scubapsyche.com (scuba - sy - kee)
CONTACT
Online psychological services, including therapy and training, are
avai lable. https://www.scubapsyche.com/consultat ion
#FITTODIVE
Join and support the f i t-to-dive Facebook group for information,
inspirat ion and motivat ion. You can also share your centre's
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