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This white paper describes how ATs can intentionally shape their career paths by identifying opportunities for advancement both within and beyond traditional athletic training workplace settings. This includes preparing for roles in leadership, education, research, administration and emerging health care sectors where the skills of ATs are highly valuable

This poster outlines the role and benefits of ATs in the public safety workplace.

This poster outlines the beneficial role ATs play in the private practice workplace.

The skills and knowledge acquired in professional education translate to treating clients and patients effectively in a variety of employment settings. As employment in the emerging settings has increased, we have started to identify additional skills and knowledge that are beyond our entry-level education and specific to that setting. Identification of this specific content will help athletic trainers identify related continuing education and improve their ability to provide excellent care.

The NATA Private Practice and Entrepreneurship Value Model is a product of the NATA Council on Practice Advancement Private Practice and Emerging Settings Committee. This document is intended for athletic trainers (ATs) and other stakeholders. The information contained in this document may be used as a guide for ATs interested in business ownership and provides best practice recommendations for the private practice setting.

This value model was created to provide a resource for ATs in entrepreneurship to broaden the knowledge base of worth and value in their setting, to assist in presenting their value and worth to stakeholders, expand general business knowledge and understand the value provided to the target market. It is projected that this information will help ATs create and sustain a successful business.
 

In this episode, Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, chair of the task force and host of this series, interviews Jason Daffner, JD, CPA , and Rick Griffin, MS, LAT, ATC to give you some real examples of how to represent yourself and show your value to your employer. Daffner is an attorney who represents many athletic trainers and other clients in the areas of sports law, employment law and corporate law. He will go over scenarios you need to prepare for when negotiating a better salary for yourself and will even give you some ideas of creative ways you can ask for more compensation. Griffin has worked as an athletic trainer in professional sports for more than 40 years and has even spent some time with the professional rodeo. He has learned a lot along the way and wants to share insider tips on how to have the conversation about compensation with your employers.

The Physician Practice Value Model (PPVM) was developed by the Committee on Practice Advancement to educate athletic trainers, administrators and consumers about athletic training services – especially within the physician practice setting. This document is meant to outline the value and worth an athletic trainer in the physician practice can bring to an institution. As the profession of athletic training continues to grow in stature, this value model will be considered a living document, adapting to economic challenges and public perception. This PPVM will serve as a global overview of other more detailed documents.

The Public Safety Value Model is a product of the Public Safety Committee of the NATA Council on Practice Advancement (COPA). This document is intended for athletic trainers (ATs) and public safety agencies alike. The information contained in this document may be utilized to develop an athletic training program and provides best practice recommendations within the public safety setting

Public safety is an emerging setting athletic trainers are finding themselves in. Two athletic trainers share what it is like to care for firefighters.