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Professional Preparation of Professional Preparation of Athletic TrainersAthletic Trainers
Education, Clinical Education, Clinical
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Certification RequirementsCertification RequirementsAthletic Training
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Todays TopicsTodays Topics
Professional preparationProfessional preparation Certification eligibility requirementsCertification eligibility requirements Clinical experience requirementsClinical experience requirements Required subject matter areasRequired subject matter areas Continuing education requirementsContinuing education requirements
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IntroductionIntroduction
CAATE accredited programs CAATE accredited programs – Accreditation is an effort to assess the quality Accreditation is an effort to assess the quality
of institutions, programs and services, of institutions, programs and services, measuring them against agreed-upon measuring them against agreed-upon standards and thereby assuring that they meet standards and thereby assuring that they meet those standards.those standards.
Must be a major programMust be a major program
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Accreditation in the health-related Accreditation in the health-related disciplines also serves a very important disciplines also serves a very important public interest. Along with certification public interest. Along with certification and licensure, accreditation is a tool and licensure, accreditation is a tool intended to help intended to help assure a well-prepared assure a well-prepared and qualified workforce providing health and qualified workforce providing health care services care services
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Subject Matter Area RequirementsSubject Matter Area Requirements
Formal instruction requirementsFormal instruction requirements
•Risk management•Pathology•Clinical exam & diagnosis•Medical conditions•Acute care•Therapeutic modalities
• Conditioning & rehabilitation• Pharmacology• Psychosocial intervention & referral• Nutrition• Health care administration•Professional development
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CompetenciesCompetencies
PhysicsPhysics BiomechanicsBiomechanics Exercise physiologyExercise physiology Psychology Psychology Research methodsResearch methods StatisticsStatistics Ethics Ethics
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Competency RequirementsCompetency Requirements
CategoriesCategories
1. 1. Cognitive (knowledge & intellectual skills)Cognitive (knowledge & intellectual skills)
2. Psychomotor (knowledge of motor skills)2. Psychomotor (knowledge of motor skills)
3. Clinical proficiencies (skill application)3. Clinical proficiencies (skill application)
www.nataec.orgrg to download proficiencies to download proficiencies
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Clinical ExperiencesClinical Experiences
Direct supervisionDirect supervisionMinimum of 2 years (5 semesters)Minimum of 2 years (5 semesters)
– Upper extremityUpper extremity– Lower extremityLower extremity– Equipment intensiveEquipment intensive– General medicalGeneral medical
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LU Clinical ExperiencesLU Clinical Experiences
LU and affiliatesLU and affiliatesExposuresExposuresFootballFootballGuidelinesGuidelines
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BOC Certification Eligibility BOC Certification Eligibility RequirementsRequirements
High school graduateHigh school graduateProof of graduation -->BSProof of graduation -->BSEnrolled in Enrolled in professionalprofessional curriculumcurriculum for for
MINIMUMMINIMUM of 2 years of 2 yearsCurrent AED &CPR (professional rescuer) Current AED &CPR (professional rescuer)
OROR EMTEMT certificationcertification Supervised Supervised clinical experienceclinical experience
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Clinical ExperienceClinical Experience
Current requirementsCurrent requirements
1. 1. Clinical proficiency requirementsClinical proficiency requirements
2. All experiences must be completed at 2. All experiences must be completed at the curriculum school or affiliation sitesthe curriculum school or affiliation sites
3. All clinical experiences must be under 3. All clinical experiences must be under direct supervision direct supervision
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BOC ExamBOC Exam
Key to practice!Key to practice!Computer based examinationComputer based examinationMay take before graduationMay take before graduation
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Continuing EducationContinuing Education
Continuing education units: CEU’sContinuing education units: CEU’s
Must accumulate 75 CEU’s every 3 yearsMust accumulate 75 CEU’s every 3 yearsMust have current CPR/AED in each CEU Must have current CPR/AED in each CEU
periodperiodMethods of obtainingMethods of obtaining