Presentation on theme: "Changing the Culture of Sports Medicine Education in Secondary Schools"— Presentation transcript
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Changing the Culture of Sports Medicine Education in Secondary Schools
Larry Cooper, MS, LAT, ATCNATA Secondary School Athletic Trainer CommitteeDistrict 2 Representative
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Larry Cooper, MS,
LAT, ATC
cooperl@penntrafford.org
Penn Trafford High School
NATA District 2 Representative to the Secondary School Athletic Trainers CommitteeWPIAL Sports Medicine Advisory Committee34 years as a Teacher/Athletic Trainer at the Secondary School level26 years at Penn Trafford
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What is the current culture ?
We as a committee started asking ourselves these very important questions:Who is teaching the course ?What is being taught ?
Does it align with any governing bodies ?
Who develops the content/curriculum ?
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There were AT’s from all over the country assisting with this project with a wide variety of backgrounds.
Who is teaching the course ? Educators with many different backgrounds and specialty areas
What is being taught?
It varied from state to state
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Does it align with any governing organizations?
Not the NATAWho develops the content/curriculum? UnsureIs it broke?
We don’t think so
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New Guidelines
Align with national standardsTrying to help this being a national course with similar standards across state linesWould help with teachers changing positions
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New Guidelines cont.
Promotes educational contentMinors should not be providing healthcare to other minorsProvides exposure to the professions
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New Guidelines cont.
Stays away from minors providing healthcare
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http://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/secondary-school-sports-medicine-course-outline.pdf
THE SECONDARY SCHOOL
SPORTS MEDICINE
COURSE OUTLINE
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What is included in the outline?
Listing of key termsList of educational objectivesApplications and activities for studentsThis is a starting point, not an end point
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Why the Change?
Dealing with minorsState Practice ActsLitigious situationsPromoting and advancing the professions
Will educate administrators and other stakeholders
Align standards
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Be flexible
Change is inevitableEducation is changing very quicklyHealthcare is changing even faster
T
o advance the
professionsTo create jobs for AT’sTo do what is right
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Thank you
To my wife and familyTo my colleagues and friends
To the NATA and SSATC
My administration
To all of the students and athletes
