Professional Preparation of Athletic Trainers Education, Clinical & Certification Requirements Certification Requirements Athletic Training

11/14/20152 Todays Topics Professional preparation Professional preparation Certification eligibility requirements Certification eligibility requirements Clinical experience requirements Clinical experience requirements Required subject matter areas Required subject matter areas Continuing education requirements Continuing education requirements

11/14/20153 Introduction CAATE accredited programs CAATE accredited programs – Accreditation is an effort to assess the quality of institutions, programs and services, measuring them against agreed-upon standards and thereby assuring that they meet those standards. Must be a major program Must be a major program

11/14/20154 Accreditation in the health-related disciplines also serves a very important public interest. Along with certification and licensure, accreditation is a tool intended to help assure a well-prepared and qualified workforce providing health care services Accreditation in the health-related disciplines also serves a very important public interest. Along with certification and licensure, accreditation is a tool intended to help assure a well-prepared and qualified workforce providing health care services

11/14/20155 Subject Matter Area Requirements Formal instruction requirements Formal 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

11/14/20156 Competencies Physics Physics Biomechanics Biomechanics Exercise physiology Exercise physiology Psychology Psychology Research methods Research methods Statistics Statistics Ethics Ethics

11/14/20157 Competency Requirements Categories Categories 1. Cognitive (knowledge & intellectual skills) 2. Psychomotor (knowledge of motor skills) 3. Clinical proficiencies (skill application) to download proficiencies

11/14/20158 Clinical Experiences Direct supervision Direct supervision Minimum of 2 years (5 semesters) Minimum of 2 years (5 semesters) – Upper extremity – Lower extremity – Equipment intensive – General medical

11/14/20159 LU Clinical Experiences LU and affiliates LU and affiliates Exposures Exposures Football Football Guidelines Guidelines

11/14/ BOC Certification Eligibility Requirements High school graduate High school graduate Proof of graduation -->BS Proof of graduation -->BS Enrolled in professional curriculum for MINIMUM of 2 years Enrolled in professional curriculum for MINIMUM of 2 years Current AED &CPR (professional rescuer) OR EMT certification Current AED &CPR (professional rescuer) OR EMT certification Supervised clinical experience Supervised clinical experience

11/14/ Clinical Experience Current requirements Current requirements 1. Clinical proficiency requirements 2. All experiences must be completed at the curriculum school or affiliation sites 3. All clinical experiences must be under direct supervision

11/14/ BOC Exam Key to practice! Key to practice! Computer based examination Computer based examination May take before graduation May take before graduation

11/14/ Continuing Education Continuing education units: CEU’s Continuing education units: CEU’s Must accumulate 75 CEU’s every 3 years Must accumulate 75 CEU’s every 3 years Must have current CPR/AED in each CEU period Must have current CPR/AED in each CEU period Methods of obtaining Methods of obtaining