Administrative Topics in Athletic Training: Concepts to Practice, Second Edition

This dynamic text addresses crucial administrative issues, practices, and procedures, as well as fundamental concepts, strategies, and techniques related to the management of athletic training healthcare delivery systems. Unlike other texts, it uniquely balances theory and application around management, administration, and leadership for athletic trainers in multiple practice settings.

Key Features of the Second Edition

• Case studies and instructional activities to help students and clinicians understand and apply concepts to real-world scenarios
• Numerous graphic elements, such as boxes, callouts, tables, and illustrations, to enhance readability
• 12 appendices providing tools and examples to aid in the application of concepts and principles
• Each chapter features an Advanced Organizer to aid the reader in chapter orientation
• All chapters have been updated to include changes in laws, regulations, and practices
• Issues in educational and clinical settings are broken into different chapters
• Chapters are grouped into three sections to improve the flow of the text: Personal Practices, Athletic Training Practices, and Organizational Practices

Updated Topics in the Second Edition

• The strategic use of social media in athletic training
• Managing multiple generations in the workplace
• Effective time management and prioritization techniques
• The process of writing a business plan for athletic training
• Athletic training as a business: strategies for success
• Starting your own athletic training business
• Administrative models in educational settings
• The impact of degree transition in athletic training
• Guidelines for appropriate medical coverage in secondary school and university settings

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Administrative Topics in Athletic Training: Concepts to Practice, Second Edition provides valuable insights on administrative topics and will be a useful resource for athletic training students, practitioners, and administrators responsible for supervising athletic trainers and athletic training service programs.

Product Details:

Publisher: SLACK Incorporated

Publication Date: August 15, 2016

Language: English

ISBN: 9781617119804, 9781630913946