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Assessing Athletic Training Preceptor 'S Confidence In Their Role As Clinical Educators, Daniel Cobble Sr.
Assessing Athletic Training Preceptor 'S Confidence In Their Role As Clinical Educators, Daniel Cobble Sr.
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones
Aims: This study aimed to explore athletic training preceptors' confidence through skills associated with clinical educator competency domains for healthcare professionals. The research questions focused on the relationship between years of clinical practice, perceived skills value, clinical practice setting, age, ethnicity, and pedagogy background on preceptors' self-reported confidence. Background: The quality of clinical teaching directly affects students' learning experiences, transition to practice, and job satisfaction. With no clear standards for the role or uniform training, it is unclear whether preceptors are prepared for the clinical educator position. Clinical experiences provide opportunities for students to gain confidence in their skills. Still, …
Injured Athletes' Preferences Regarding Source Of Emotional Support, Kristin Kutz
Injured Athletes' Preferences Regarding Source Of Emotional Support, Kristin Kutz
Honors Projects
Athletes often experience emotional distress as a result of an injury. Feelings of loss, decreased self-esteem, frustration, and anger are not uncommon. Athletic trainers (ATs) who work with injured athletes are focused on helping the progression of athletes' physical healing, but their role in helping athletes emotionally and psychologically is often unclear. There are twelve Athletic Training Education Competencies that the National Athletic Training Association requires to be taught to undergraduate AT students, one of them being psychosocial intervention and referral. However, little research has been done to define the exact role of ATs in this area, as well as …