Administrative and Professional Aspects of Sports Health Care

Catalog description

Theoretical and practical aspects for management of an Athletic Training professional practice and identifying contemporary issues related to the profession. ATHTR 438W Administration and Issues in Athletic Training (3) This course is designed to instruct students in the concepts and skills required for successful administration of an athletic training program and to understand and discuss contemporary professional issues attendant to the Athletic Training profession. General topics to be covered include theoretical basis of management, program management, human resource management, financial resource management, facility design and planning, information management, athletic injury insurance, legal aspects of sports medicine, ethical considerations in sports medicine, pre participation physical and drug-testing, professional preparation issues, professional practice issues, and clinical practice issues. Experts from the community are brought in to lecture on several of the topics. This is a writing intensive course. Writing will be used to facilitate critical thinking about course material. Written assignments are based on the technical writing requirements of an athletic training administrator.