Health & Wellness Design : PHB Bulletin

Courses

Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology - SPH-O

Recreation - SPH-R

Recreational Therapy - SPH-Y

Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management - SPH-T

Wilderness and Outdoor Skills - SPH-W

SPH-W 111 Outdoor Survival (2 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the basic skills of outdoor survival and challenge students to explore their comfort zone in a way that reiterates camaraderie, health, and wellness. Through experiential learning, this course covers survival shelters, water location and purification, friction fire making, hunting techniques, wild edible plants, and outdoor ethics. Classroom knowledge and skills will be followed by a weekend field experience to practice and refine newly acquired skills.

SPH-W 113 Backpacking (2 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the basics of backpacking and backcountry camping, proper equipment selection, topographic map use, water purification, campsite selection, and Leave No Trace ethics. This is a highly experience-based course where students will engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

SPH-W 116 Wilderness First Aid (1 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the basics of wilderness emergency medicine by combining both hands-on learning and classroom instruction. Content includes response to environmental emergencies, soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries, and patient assessment and care. Lecture is followed by live scenarios conducted outside the classroom. Students who successfully complete this class will obtain a Wilderness First Aid Certification.

SPH-W 120 Fundamentals of Search and Rescue (2 cr.) This course is designed to prepare students for certification as a Search and Rescue (SAR) Tech II according to the National Association of Search and Rescue. Includes topics in three major areas: survival and support, search, and rescue. Course provides practical experience during simulated search and rescue operations during day/evening scenarios.

SPH-W 125 Introduction to Mountain Biking (1 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the foundational knowledge and techniques of mountain biking. Students will learn proper trail use and the fundamentals of off-road riding through single or double track trails and/or gravel roads. Participation is through experiential learning and demonstration of new skills in field-based experiences.

SPH-W 132 Canoeing (2 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the basics of canoeing, including paddle strokes, essential maneuvers, basic canoe rescues, and Leave No Trace ethics. A highly experience-based course where students will engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

SPH-W 134 Whitewater Rafting (1 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the essential techniques required in whitewater rafting. Topics covered include rafting strategies and tactics, water safety, river dynamics, and relevant whitewater rafting equipment. A highly experience-based course where students engage in genuine reflection and new skill demonstration.

SPH-W 135 Whitewater Kayaking (1 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the essential techniques required in whitewater kayaking. Students will learn the basics including paddle strokes and essential maneuvers, wet exits, basic kayak rescues, navigation, equipment, river dynamics, water safety, and Leave No Trace ethics. A highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

SPH-W 136 Coastal Kayaking (2 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the techniques for kayaking on protected waters. Skills include essential paddling strokes, maneuvers, wet exits, kayak rescues, navigation, equipment, water safety, planning, and Leave No Trace ethics. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

SPH-W 138 Cross Country Skiing (1 cr.) This course is designed to teach the fundamental skills and knowledge for cross country skiing and winter backcountry travel. Introduces flat-track techniques then progresses to uphill and downhill techniques. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

SPH-W 140 Snowboarding (1 cr.) This course is designed to introduce or further the skills of the student in snowboarding. Intended for all experience levels from beginners to advanced. The Nationally Certified Instructors of Paoli Peaks will tailor lessons to the specific wants and needs of the student to help advance their snowboarding skills.

SPH-W 143 Ice Climbing (1 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the basics of top rope ice climbing. Students will learn belay techniques, safety, gear selection, movement on ice, as well as tool and crampon placement. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

SPH-W 144 Rock Climbing (2 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the basics of outdoor rock climbing including belay techniques, gear selection, climbing partner communication, general movement on rock, as well as hand and foot placements. Highly experience-based course where students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

SPH-W 149 Vertical Caving (1 cr.)
This course is designed to introduce the essential techniques in vertical caving. Topics covered include equipment use, rappelling techniques, and caving commands. Highly experience-based course where

students engage in a weekend field experience involving group dynamics, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

SPH-W 305 Introduction to Outdoor Leadership (3 cr.) This eight-week course is designed to introduce the foundations of outdoor adventure leadership, including core competencies of outdoor living skills, education, leadership, risk management, environmental integration, and planning and logistics. The course emphasizes backcountry leadership and judgement with a broad overview of the relevant theories and practices of the outdoor adventure industry. Students participate in two weekend backcountry field experiences. Teaching processes include lectures, discussions, group projects, peer teaching experiences, practical skills sessions, and expeditionary learning.

SPH-W 331 Wilderness First Responder (3 cr.) The Wilderness First Responder course is the most widely accepted standard in medical care for outdoor professionals including but not limited to mountain and river guides, outdoor trip leaders, expedition leaders, camp & outing club leaders, and rangers. The curriculum uses the principles of long-term care, improvised resources, and varying environmental conditions as the framework for learning. This course was created to provide outdoor leaders and adventurers with the knowledge and skills needed to deal with emergencies in remote settings. The course takes an in-depth look at the underlying physiology of common and uncommon emergencies that might be encountered in the outdoor context; primary components include personal/group safety, hygiene, backcountry survival, anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology, patient assessment, documentation, trauma, medical emergencies, environmental emergencies, long-term care, teamwork, organizing/improvising rescues, decision making, leadership, judgment, and prevention.