Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
AS10090: Ethics and safety in the sporting environment |
 Credits:
| 5 |
| Level:
| Certificate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 at City of Bath College | |
| Semester 1 at Swindon College | |
| Semester 1 at Weston College | |
| Semester 1 at Weymouth College |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: Students undertaking this unit will examine and analyse the ethical considerations in sport to allow students to assess the role of the coach/instructor/therapist in welfare issues in relation to sports participation. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * analyse the issues and pressures experienced by the coach/instructor/therapist and the participants/clients; * identify the key issues contributing to ethical practice; * demonstrate they can implement safe and effective practice when working with participants/clients/special populations; * identify and analyse the impact of unethical practice within the sports context. Skills: * communication; * information technology; * basic management skills. Content: * the role of the coach/instructor/therapist in child welfare, to include child abuse, trainability of children, growth and development; * drugs in sport, including the ethical implications of drug testing; * ethical practice (codes of conduct: codes of ethics) * safe working practice to include health and safety responsibilities, intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for injury; * professionalism vs. amateur, funding, media and role model status; * pressures of success, under achievement and the impact it has on ethical practice. |