Comparing Responsibilities between Outreach and Staff Secondary School Athletic Trainers

School nurses and athletic trainers team up on concussion management.

Work-family conflict among athletic trainers in the secondary school setting.

CONTEXT Work-family conflict (WFC) negatively affects a professional's ability to function at work or home. OBJECTIVE To examine perceptions of and contributing factors to WFC among secondary school athletic trainers. DESIGN Sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. SETTING Secondary school. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS From a random sample of 1325 individuals selected from the Nati...

Psychosocial aspects of athletic injuries as perceived by athletic trainers.

CONTEXT Despite the Psychosocial Strategies and Referral content area, athletic trainers (ATs) generally lack confidence in their ability to use this information. OBJECTIVE The current study's primary purpose was to determine (a) perceived psychological responses and coping behaviors athletes may present to ATs, (b) psychosocial strategies ATs currently use with their athletes, (c) psychosoci...

Athletic Trainers in Connecticut Schools a Must.

High School and middle schools sports programs in Connecticut provide a tremendous opportunity for young people to grow both physical and mentally. Participation in the right program with a coach that sees the student-athlete as a developing young person is fundamental to the growth and maturity of our young people. However, even with the right coaching and the best equipment, there is always a...

Evaluating the “industrial Athlete” Utilizing Athletic Trainers