Management Strategies in Athletic Training by Richard Ray
Textbook for undergraduate and graduate athletic training students and those preparing for certification; also a reference for any sports medicine professional.
Management Strategies in Athletic Training
Management Strategies in Athletic Training
Summary
Management Strategies in Athletic Training, Fourth Edition, helps current and future athletic trainers deal creatively with the management challenges they will face on the job.
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Management Strategies in Athletic Training Reviews
[This text] covers current topics in a practical manner that makes it easy for athletic trainers to apply them to their daily work. It is an easy-to-read book with good real-life examples.
Doody's Book Review (4-star review)
The text is surprisingly engaging, easily readable and certainly achieves the stated purpose...
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy(review of third edition)
This is the only source athletic trainers can turn to for a comprehensive body of knowledge in management theory and practice.
The Park & Recreation Trades(review of second edition)
...the content is practical, useful, comprehensive, and easily applied.
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) (review of third edition)
About Richard Ray
Richard Ray, EdD, ATC, is provost and professor of kinesiology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. A recognized leader in the field of athletic training, he is a practicing administrator who is responsible for 400 employees and the author of the popular texts Case Studies in Athletic Training Administration and Counseling in Sports Medicine. He is also a former editor of the journal Athletic Therapy Today and associate editor of the Journal of Athletic Training.
Ray is a member of the NATA Research and Education Foundations Board of Directors. He was chair of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Education Task Force and the Nomenclature Task Force. He is a member and former president of both the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association (GLATA) and the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS). Ray was named to the Educational Advisory Board of the Gatorade Sport Science Institute in 1993 and the MATS Hall of Fame in 1999. He was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 2006 and received the 2004 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award and the 2001 Sayers Miller Outstanding Educator Award from the NATA.
Ray received his EdD in educational leadership, as well as a master's degree in physical education, from Western Michigan University.
Jeff Konin, PhD, ATC, PT, FACSM, FNATA, is associate professor and vice chair of the department of orthopaedics and sports medicine at the University of South Florida (USF). At USF, he also serves as the executive director of the Sports Medicine & Athletic Related Trauma (SMART) Institute, a community outreach program with a mission of promoting safety in sports. Konin is a founder and partner of the Rehberg Konin Group, which provides scientific investigation, research, and litigation support services for incidents involving sports and physical activity. He is the author of textbooks including Clinical Athletic Training, Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination, Documentation for Athletic Training, and Reimbursement for Athletic Training.
Konin is a fellow of both the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is a recipient of the NATA Service Award (2008), the NATA Continuing Education Excellence Award (2008), the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association Education/Administration Athletic Trainer of the Year Award (2010), and the NATA Most Distinguished Athlete Trainer Award (2011).
Konin received his PhD in physical therapy from Nova Southeastern University, a master of physical therapy from the University of Delaware, master of education from the University of Virginia, and a bachelor of science from Eastern Connecticut State University.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Theoretical Basis of Management
Foundations of Management
A Brief History of Management
Three Management Roles
Improving Managerial Effectiveness
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Chapter 2. Program Management
Vision Statements
Mission Statements
Planning
Facility Planning
Meetings and Conferences
Program Evaluation
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Chapter 3. Human Resource Management
Factors Related to the Sports Medicine Organization
Staff Selection
Personnel Deployment
Staff Supervision
Performance Evaluation
Fair Labor Standards Act and Athletic Training
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Chapter 4. Financial Resource Management
Budgeting
Purchasing Supplies, Equipment, and Services
Inventory Management
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Chapter 5. Facility Design and Planning
Conceptual Development
Elements of Sports Medicine Facility Design
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Chapter 6. Information Management
Why Document?
Two Kinds of Information
Filing Sports Medicine Records
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Chapter 7. Reimbursement for Health Care Services
Insurance Systems
Third-Party Reimbursement
Claims Processing
Purchasing Insurance Services
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Chapter 8. Legal Considerations in Sports Medicine
Legal Principles
Reducing the Risk of Legal Liability
Strategies for Dealing With Legal Challenges
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Chapter 9. Ethics in Sports Medicine
Defining Ethics
Relationship Between Legal and Ethical Considerations
Three Approaches to Ethical Decision Making
The Act of Whistle-Blowing
Practicing Ethically As an Athletic Trainer: Specific Recommendations
Cultural Competence
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Chapter 10. Preparticipation Physical Exams and Drug-Testing
Organizing Preparticipation Physical Examinations
Organizing Drug-Testing Programs
Applications to Athletic Training: Theory Into Practice
Summary
Key Concepts and Review
Additional information
CIN0736077383VG
9780736077385
0736077383
Management Strategies in Athletic Training by Richard Ray
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Human Kinetics Publishers
20110720
384
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