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Deptherapy’s Richard Cullen appointed to RAID board
Dive RAID International announced today that there will be a special focus on their adaptive training program as Richard Cullen joins the agency’s staff.
Richard Cullen, well-known as one of the founders of Deptherapy has been appointed Director Adaptive Training and joins the agency immediately. Deptherapy develops and delivers specially designed SCUBA diving programs for seriously injured veterans and serving personnel of the British Armed Forces. The Deptherapy program has helped men and women deal with post-trauma mental and physical challenges following all manner of injuries suffered while serving in the military.
In his new role as RAID’s Director Adaptive Training, Richard will take over product-development responsibilities for the RAID Adaptive Diver program. Working with RAID’s VP Training, PJ Prinsloo, Richard will be rewriting both student manuals, creating new instructor materials inline with RAID’s instructor playbook format. Richard will also work on related support materials, and new standards promoting what he called a neglected but highly rewarding aspect of diver training.
Richard Cullen said: “I am honoured and humbled to become RAID’s Director Adaptive Teaching. I hope to bring to RAID the knowledge and experience we have gained over the years in Deptherapy developing an innovative approach to adaptive teaching. My aim is to make RAID the go-to diver training agency for knowledge and advice regarding adaptive teaching.”
He went on to explain that adaptive teaching in most diver training agencies has been stagnant for many years and the changes he plans will benefit the community with the development and innovation a major agency brings to the ‘poolside.’
“Our new approach at RAID, will make scuba diving accessible to those within our communities who have mental and physical challenges,” he said.
RAID says they are excited about Richard joining their training team because he brings a wealth of knowledge developing teaching strategies and hands-on experience working with people with all manner of different challenges (both physical and mental). That deep knowledge gained from years with Deptherapy will be invaluable for RAID Dive Centres and instructors who are interested in working with and offering scuba instruction at all levels to divers of all abilities.
For more about Deptherapy visit www.deptherapy.co.uk . Please contact info@diveraid.com for more details about Dive RAID International and for general crossover information.
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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