Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
AS10163: Foundation in sports therapy |
 Credits: |
10 |
| Level: |
Certificate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 2 at Swindon College |
| Assessment: |
EX 80%, PR 20% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites: |
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| Description: | Aims: This unit aims to: * examine the role of the sports therapist within the sporting environment; * concentrate on specific functional anatomy, identifying specific bony points. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * describe the principles and concepts of movement, the anatomical and physiological growth and development characteristics; * describe the human body's normal immediate and delayed pathophysiological responses to trauma, the basic life-saving support systems (ABC, CPR etc), the safe and effective methods of handling and removing a casualty from the competitive or recreational environment, the limitations of a sports therapist and the role and function of other healthcare professionals, the ethical and legal requirements of maintaining a medical records system; * describe the physiological mechanisms of pain and pain control, the risk factors associated with the exposure to blood and body secretions, the role and function of medical/paramedical and other health care providers within a sport and exercise context; * describe the availability of and requirements for continuing professional education opportunities and the development of resources for sports therapists, the aims and objectives and roles of sports medicine and regulatory organisations in the UK, the contemporary issues and problems confronting sports therapists in the UK in relation to sports therapists, the availability and access to inter professional communication, the role of the professional body; * demonstrate the application of basic life-saving support techniques, the initiation and maintenance of a comprehensive medical records system, promotion of the importance of sports therapists within the context of the sports medicine team; * demonstrate the location, identification and comparative palpation of 'key' anatomical structures, introduction to examination and assessment, common injuries: signs, symptoms, mechanisms and aetiology. Skills: * communication; * problem solving; * professional skills relating to employment; * working with others; * improving own learning. Content: * key anatomical structures; * role of the sports therapist; * taking history and introduction to note taking and short hand for note taking; * first aid techniques. |