What is the ESFA?

The SurFedAUT project aims to increase the sustainability and safety of surf therapy programs in support of the development of neurodiverse children and young people by creating a European Safety Framework for inclusive and healthy surf environments for AUTism (ESFA).

The framework will guide organizations and sport workers to enhance occupational safety of surf activities with young people on the autism spectrum in a sustainable manner. These activities can follow any existing specific methodology, and being these programs occasional or continuous, individual or in group, they will all be characterized by validated safety and risk reduction standards.

The framework will enable not only organizations working specifically with surf therapy, but also surf schools and surf clubs in the delivery of safe and effective surf therapy services targeting neurodiverse children and young people thanks to protocols for risk reduction and to specific training.

The ESFA itself can be downloaded from this chapter