Introduction to Exercise Science Chapter 12 Powerpoint

Copyright © 2018 American College of Sports Medicine
Careers and Professional Issues
in Exercise Science
Chapter 12

Career Opportunities
• Educational qualifications range from
– Bachelor’s degree (BS)
– Advanced professional degree (MD, DC, DD, DO,
DPT)
– Advanced educational degree (MS, EdD, PhD)
• Demonstrate achievement of certain skills and
competencies which may mean successfully attaining
certification, licensure, and registration

Credentialing
• Credentialing – providing certified documents showing
that an individual is entitled to recognition or has a right
to perform certain functions or actions
• Credentialing organization – professional organization or
governmental agency that oversees and administers
examinations for certification, licensure, or registration
• Why is credentialing important?

Certification
• Requires individuals, educational programs, or institutions
to be evaluated and recognized as meeting predetermined
standards
– Successful completion of a valid and reliable
examination (individuals) and review (educational
programs and institutions)
• Examinations for individual certifications generally include
both written and interactive components
• Certified individuals are usually required to obtain
continuing education units (CEUs) to retain certification

Certification
• Certification – can also be extended to educational
programs and facilities
– Individual programs or facilities are required to meet
specific criteria related to curriculum, staff, facilities,
and environment
– Program accreditation is required for athletic training
and dietetics
• Students must graduate with degree from
accredited program before allowed to take
certification exam

Licensure
• Granting of permission by an official or legal authority
(e.g., state government agency) to an individual or
organization to engage in the legal practice of a
professional activity that would otherwise be illegal
• Requirements and regulations vary among states
• Health care professionals are required to attain licensure
to practice as a professional
– Physicians, nurses, physical and occupational
therapists, and dietitians

Registration
• Documentation of professional qualification information
relevant to government licensing requirements
• Registration and licensure are similar in scope
– Except a licensed professional generally has a
broader range of professional practice
• Ex:
– Registered Dietician (RD)

Registration

Career Employment and Professional
Opportunities
• Questions to ask yourself about professional employment
– Are you willing to commit to the necessary
investment in education, academic training, and
professional education that are required of working
exercise science professionals?
– In what type of professional employment setting do
you wish to work?
– Do you enjoy working with all types of people or are
you only interested in certain populations?

Athletic Trainer
• Involved in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation
of injuries to physically active individuals and athletes
• Must be certified and in some states licensed
• Employment settings
– High school
– College
– Professional
– Industrial

Athletic Trainer – Figure 12.3

Biomechanist
• Clinical biomechanics focuses on the mechanics of
injury and the principles of prevention, evaluation, and
treatment of musculoskeletal problems
• Sport biomechanics examines factors of human
movement associated with exercise and training for the
purpose of improving sport and athletic performance
• Ergonomics is the study of the interaction between
humans, the objects they use, and the environments in
which they function and optimizing environment

Clinical Exercise Physiologist
• Work with healthy and diseased individuals in a variety of
employment settings
• Responsible for performing
– Health and fitness assessments
– Developing and implementing exercise prescriptions
– Monitoring the effectiveness of the interventions
• Certification and registration are becoming a requirement

Dietician/Sport Dietician
• Licensed professional (RD)
– Assesses the nutritional needs of individuals
– Develops and assists with the implementation of
nutritional programs
– Advises patients and clients on health and disease-
related conditions
• Weight loss, diabetes control, high blood pressure
control, and cholesterol reduction

Dietician/Sport Dietician – Figure 12.4

Exercise and Sport Psychologist
• Work with healthy and diseased individuals, and athletes
of all performance and competition levels to enhance the
psychological components related to successful
performance
• Principles are used in a variety of employment settings
– Wellness and fitness industry, athletic training,
coaching, and clinical exercise and rehabilitation

Graduate School and Researcher
• A masters degree (MS or MEd) generally requires 1 to 2 years
of graduate coursework and experiences.
– End with a master’s thesis, independent research project, or
possibly an internship
– Completion of a master’s degree generally requires between
30 to 40 credit hours beyond the undergraduate degree.
• Doctoral degree (PhD or EdD) typically requires between 3 and
5 years of graduate coursework and research experiences.
– End with dissertation demonstrating competency in
conducting independent research

Medical Doctor
• Licensed professional
– Involved in the prevention, treatment, and
rehabilitation of illness and injuries to individuals
• Has a defined scope of practice
– allopathic, chiropractic, osteopathic, podiatric, and
ophthalmology

Occupational Therapist
– Assists individuals with physically, mentally,
emotionally, or developmentally crippling conditions
to maintain or recover working skills and daily
function
– Helps individuals learn or regain the ability to
perform activities of daily living, including dressing,
preparing meals, and eating

Personal Trainer
• Works with individuals to assess functional capacity
• Develops and implement exercise programs for
enhancing physical fitness and health
• Benefits from having a strong academic background in
exercise physiology, biomechanics, fitness assessment,
exercise prescription, exercise psychology, and nutrition
– Client’s home, personal trainers place of
employment, fitness facility

Physical Therapist
– Develops structured treatment and rehabilitation
programs to improve mobility, reduce pain, and
prevent or limit permanent disability
– Conducts evaluations of muscular fitness, range of
motion, and muscle and joint functions
– Uses information to develop and implement
individualized treatment programs for patients

Physical Therapist – Figure 12.5

Physician Assistant
– Works under the supervision of a medical doctor in the
prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of illness and
injuries to individuals
– Works with other allied health professionals to provide
preventive care to a wide range of healthy and diseased
individuals
– Private practice, long-term care facilities, medical institutions,
hospitals, residential care facilities, colleges and universities

Public and Private School Teacher
– Works to help children, adolescents, and young adults
develop motor skills, health, and physical fitness within a
school setting
– Must graduate from a NCATE–accredited program and pass a
national licensing exam
– Practicum experience must be completed before licensure
exam
– K-12, coaching additional responsibilities

Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Involved in the development and implementation of
specialized training programs for athletes
• Works with a variety of individual and team sport athletes
– Increase muscular strength and endurance,
cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and movement skills in
an effort to improve performance
– Secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional
sports programs, sports medicine clinics, commercial
business

Strength and Conditioning Coach – Figure 12.7

Wellness and Fitness Industry Professional
• Works with members of the general public to develop and
implement physical activity and exercise programs to
improve health, wellness, and fitness
– Individual and group exercise leaders, fitness director,
operations or facility manager, club manager, or
general manager
– Individual and group exercise leaders, fitness director,
operations or facility manager, club manager, or
general manager

Professional Organizations
• American Council on Exercise (ACE)
– Committed to enriching quality of life through safe
and effective exercise and physical activity
• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)
– Provides with wide-ranging and coordinated support,
resources, and programs to help professionals
improve their skills and abilities to help further
enhance the health and well-being of the public

• American Association of Cardiovascular and
Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
– Provides educational and networking opportunities that
inform individuals of new advances, current legislative
and reimbursement initiatives, as well as member
benefits to help improve the care and quality of life for
patients with heart and lung diseases
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
– Provides support for individuals with an interest in
exercise and health

• American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
– Encourages and fosters the exchange of information
and ideas among biomechanists working in various
disciplines and fields of application for the
improvement of health, well-being, and sport
performance
• American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP)
– Committed to the professional development of
exercise physiology, its advancement, and the
enhanced credibility of exercise physiologists

• Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)
– Promotes the ethical practice, science, and advocacy
of sport and exercise psychology
• International Society of Biomechanics (ISB)
– Promotes international contacts among scientists,
promotes the dissemination of knowledge, and forms
liaisons with national organizations

• International Society of Biomechanics in Sport
(ISBS)
– Provides a forum for the exchange of ideas for sport
biomechanics researchers, coaches, and teachers
• International Society of Motor Control (ISMC)
– Dedicated to the development of its members who
are interested in basic and applied research in the
area of control of movements in biologic systems

• National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
– Develops and presents the most advanced information
regarding injury prevention and rehabilitation
• National Strength and Conditioning Association
(NSCA)
– Develops and makes available the most advanced
information regarding strength training and
conditioning practices, performance enhancement, and
injury prevention

• North American Society for the Psychology of Sport
and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)
– Works to disseminate information about the
psychology of physical activity, exercise, and sport
• Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition
Dietetics Practice Group (SCAN)
– Works to promote healthy active lifestyles through
practice in sports, cardiovascular, and wellness
nutrition and the prevention and treatment of
disordered eating

U.S. Government Agencies
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• National Institutes of Health
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Office of Public Health and Science

U.S. Government Agencies – Figure 12.9

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