Overview
The Athletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success is a unique resource designed for both current and prospective athletic training students. This dynamic text supplements the core concepts, terminology, and educational requirements of athletic training with the combination of didactic and clinical education to establish a foundation of knowledge. Unlike other introductory athletic training texts, much of the information is derived from interviews with a diverse group of professionals. This method allows for insight and advice on work environments, ethics, professional preparation, maximizing clinical education opportunities, and building a successful career. The Athletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success effectively blends the basic skills required by athletic training students with guidance on the human elements of the profession of athletic training.Synopsis
Athletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success, Second Edition is a dynamic text designed to create a foundation for future study in the field of athletic training and prepares students for what they will learn, study, encounter, and achieve during their educational and professional career. An ideal first text for any program, it is the perfect choice for an introductory athletic training course.
Breaking the mold of other introductory athletic training texts, this Second Edition includes answers to many “real-life” athletic training situations. The text supplements core content with information derived from a diverse group of professionals. These athletic trainers provide insight and advice on preparing for a variety of topics including work environments, ethics in the workplace, professional preparation, maximizing clinical education opportunities, and a successful career.
Athletic Training Student Primer, Second Edition by Dr. Andrew P. Winterstein also includes three new chapters on taping and bracing skills, first aid and initial care, and components of rehabilitation. Informative boxes and sidebars emphasizing specific concepts and tables utilized to outline muscle actions and innervations for specific regions of the body are included for easy reference throughout.
Some additional topics include:
• Diversity
• Employment settings
• Emerging trends
• Educational resources
Further expanding the learning process, included with each new textbook purchase is access to a companion website with a variety of exciting multimedia features such as taping and bracing techniques, interactive anatomy animations, a glossary, flash cards, and quizzes.
What else is new in the Second Edition?
• Career information from current athletic training professionals in a variety of settings
• Increased depth of discussion on specific injury and conditions
• Expanded resources and up-to-date information on educational requirements
• New case studies and points of historic interest to facilitate student learning
• Additional “injury spotlights” focusing on common injuries
• Anatomical drawings
• Includes additional on-line material available with new textbook purchase
Athletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success, Second Edition effectively combines the core concepts in athletic training with guidance on the human elements of the profession, providing athletic training students with the core information needed for the first step into a future career in athletic training.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:Jennifer Scallin Perez, MS, ATC, LAT(University of Central Florida)
Description:This comprehensive introductory book for athletic training students is well thought out and encompasses every aspect of the profession.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide a general overview and understanding of the profession and possible career paths.
Audience:Potential athletic training students are the intended audience. Andrew Winterstein is a program director in athletic training and his book stems from numerous conversations with athletic training professionals.
Features:The book covers the history of this young field. It does an amazing job of giving readers a full understanding of this multifaceted profession. Students will relate to the individual stories of professionals currently practicing in the field. The book also challenges athletic training students to get involved and ensure that they have a full understanding of the profession.
Assessment:This is an amazing introductory book for anyone interested in the profession of athletic training. It is entertaining to read the stories of professionals currently in the field. It challenges students to be involved and to understand that this profession is composed of more than just the didactic information they get in the classroom, highlighting the tremendous amount of practical application and critical thought that goes into it. This is a book that will continue to grace athletic training programs for a long time to come. It does a great job of explaining where the profession has been and gives a clear picture of where it should be in the future.
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Reviewer: Jennifer Scallin Perez, MS, ATC, LAT(University of Central Florida)Description: This comprehensive introductory book for athletic training students is well thought out and encompasses every aspect of the profession.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a general overview and understanding of the profession and possible career paths.
Audience: Potential athletic training students are the intended audience. Andrew Winterstein is a program director in athletic training and his book stems from numerous conversations with athletic training professionals.
Features: The book covers the history of this young field. It does an amazing job of giving readers a full understanding of this multifaceted profession. Students will relate to the individual stories of professionals currently practicing in the field. The book also challenges athletic training students to get involved and ensure that they have a full understanding of the profession.
Assessment: This is an amazing introductory book for anyone interested in the profession of athletic training. It is entertaining to read the stories of professionals currently in the field. It challenges students to be involved and to understand that this profession is composed of more than just the didactic information they get in the classroom, highlighting the tremendous amount of practical application and critical thought that goes into it. This is a book that will continue to grace athletic training programs for a long time to come. It does a great job of explaining where the profession has been and gives a clear picture of where it should be in the future.