Development
of
Recognition
Standards
and
Guidelines
for
Athletic
Training/Therapy
Education
Chris
O'Hare
3:52.98
during
the
Wanamaker
Mile
at
the
Millrose
Games
alternate
title:
Herding
Cats
from
Different
World
Federation
of
Athletic
Training
and
Therapy
WFATT
Vision
•
Athletic
Training/Therapy
will
be
globally
recognized
as
in
integral
part
of
the
health
care
system.
•
Athletic
Trainers
and/or
Therapists
will
enjoy
global
portability
of
their
professional
credential.
•
Academic
collaborations
between
accredited
Athletic
Training/Therapy
programs
will
promote
WFATT
Mission
• To establish a global standard of entry level
competencies for Athletic Training/Therapy
• To establish a global standard for program/curriculum accreditation
• To establish a clear, transparent and user friendly
system for seeking program/curriculum accreditation
• To establish a global template for the establishment of
mutual recognition agreements (MRA).
• To promote international collaborations leading to the
WFATT
Initiatives
•
Complete
the
Knowledge
Skills
Analysis
and
– Develop a report that outlines the commonalities
between the current partners (CATA/NATA/ARTI).
– Identify Knowledge and skills that are unique to
WFATT
Initiatives
•
Develop
a
global
standard
for
program/curriculum
accreditation
– Establish a program/curriculum accreditation
committee of the World Federation of Athletic
Training and Therapy
– Conduct an accreditation review of current
accredited programs to determine equivalencies
of current accredited standards to the proposed
global standard.
Global Recognition of Athletic Training/Therapy Mutual Recognition Agreements Global Credentialing Analysis Global Curriculum Accreditation Knowledge Skills Analysis Global Credibility & Portability
Banff
Conference
Center
World
Congress
‐
2011
•
National
Athletic
Trainers
Association
(NATA)
•
Canadian
Athletic
Therapists
Association
(CATA)
•
Athletic
Rehabilitation
Therapy
Ireland
(ARTI)
•
World
Federation
of
Athletic
Training
and
Therapy(WFATT)
•
Board
of
Certification
(BOC)
•
Canadian
Board
of
Certification
for
Athletic
Origin
•
WFATT
Meeting
– January 2012, Dallas Texas
– Task Force
• Charge: develop recognition guidelines for ATEP’s
Driving
force
•
Level
of
credibility
for
ATEP’s
– Europe
– Asia
– Middle East
•
Need
for
recognition
Focus
Content vs. Process
Focus on program content, NOT process!
Global Practice Analysis
Timeline
•
Initial
work
done
Spring
2012
– Modify “old” NATA Recognition Standards
– Rationale
• Greater flexibility
Timeline
•
Fact
Finding
– CATA Annual Meeting
• Quebec City
• May 2012
– Dexter Nelson
– Glen Bergeron
Timeline
•
Initial
International
input
– Connie Klassen
• CATA President
– Steve Dzubinski
• Chair – Canadian Board of Certification
– Khatija Westbrook
• Chair of Program Accreditation
– Dennis Valdez
• Chair of Education Committee
– Richard DeMont
Input
at
this
point…
•
“clinical
education”
– very different meaning
•
Direct
Supervision
– Purely a US issue!
• http://www.business2community.com/sports/university‐of‐oregon‐athletics‐unveils‐latest‐
Input
at
this
point
•
Medical
model
– Team physician
– Medical Director
•
Program
Director
and
faculty
– Few and far between
•
University
vs.
College
– VERY different in Canada
•
Capstone
exam
– BOC insistent on this point
Timeline
•
Incorporate
Canadian
Input
– January ‐ February 2013
•
Pacific
Rim
input
– Pan Pacific Conference on Medicine and Science in
Sport and Exercise
Timeline
•
Incorporate
Pacific
Rim
input
– March 2013
•
Focused
fact
finding
– Steve Aspinall
• BASRaT President
• Manchester, England
– ARTI/DCU
• Enda Whyte
Timeline
•
Formal
presentation
of
recognition
standards
•
World
Congress
meeting
– Fall 2014
– Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy of Ireland
