Preparing for a Career
What is the definition of a profession?
Defined as a specialized occupation that requires mastery of knowledge and meeting standards demonstrating competence
______ ________ is concerned with learning, teaching and instruction in sport, PE, and teaching physical activity.
Sport pedagogy
What careers is a leader of aerobic exercise classes, outdoor activities, aquatic fitness classes, exercise classes for special populations?
group exercise instructor
List the settings for theraputic exercise.
inpatient, outpatient, sport team, private practice
What does a nurse do?
•monitoring vital signs, administering medication, providing wound care, & assisting patients with ADLs.
The most respected certification are those awarded by _______ and _______.
ACSM and NSCA
List 2 trends and opportunities for teachers.
speak 2nd language, teach higher demand subjects (AP courses, SAT prep), certified as AT, health coach, teach drivers edu or sport skills
What career helps others to change lifestyle behaviors to achieve optimal health?
What is the difference between rehabilitative and habilitative therapy?
•Rehabilitative therapy – treatments that restore skills or functions that were previously acquired but have been lost
•Habilitative therapy – treatments leading to the acquisition of skills and functions that are considered normal and expected for an individual of a certain age and status
How do you become a physician assistant (PA)?
•Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
•Complete a PA Master's program (2 years)
•Pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE)
What are 3 ways to gain experience in college that will prepare you for a career?
- volunteer activities
- internships
- certifications
List 3 issues that PE teachers (or teachers in general) experience.
What are 3 trends in health & fitness?
Who works with cardiac, pulmonary, and metabolic disease care with exercise testing and prescription, and program administration?
clinical exercise physiologist
List 3 trends in medicine.
•Diverse delivery methods
•Focus on disease prediction & prevention
•Increased role of AI in patient decision-making
•Improved surgery robotics
What are the 4 types of professional expertise?
theoretical KIN knowledge
physical activity experience
professional practice knowledge
workplace knowledge
What are the 3 setting for coaching/sport instruction?
community, institutional, commercial
What do public-health oriented careers do?
•Conduct disease-related research & analyze the effects of genetics & the environment on health
•Focus on biostatistics, epidemiology, social/behavioral sciences, healthcare, community & environ health
How does someone become a certified strength and conditioning specialist?
Bachelor’s degree in kinesiology required -- Master’s degree preferred
•Certification (NSCA CSCS)
•Current CPR/AED certification
What is the difference between allopathy and osteopathy?
MDs learn allopathy. They treat and diagnose conditions using conventional medical tools like x-rays, prescription drugs, and surgery. AKA conventional or mainstream medicine.
DOs learn osteopathy. They focus more on holistic health and prevention. They also use a system of physical manipulations and adjustments to diagnose and treat people.
List 5 characteristics of a profession.
•Master complex skills
•Possess cognitive, perceptual, interpersonal skills
•Perform services for others
•Granted a monopoly to supply certain services
•Guided by ethical codes
•Meet expectations and standards of professional subcultures
What is the goal of coaching and sport instruction? How is it reached?
Goal is to help participants in activity settings develop and maintain a modest to high level of motor skill performance and fitness.
Reached through well-designed practice and conditioning sessions that involve explanation, instruction, and verbal and visual feedback.
List 4 reasons become a certified health & fitness professional.
•Most employers now require certification
•Increasingly necessary to differentiate yourself
•Allows you to grow professionally
•Ensures you are being the best you can be for your clients
What is the difference between an occupational therapist and a physical therapist ?
•Helps people with physical, emotional, or mental disability restore or develop maximum level of independence by emphasizing acquisition and retention of functional skills. Help improve concentration, motor skills, problem-solving
•Provides rehabilitative care to a diverse patient population with a wide range of injuries, illnesses, and diseases
What is the process to become a doctor/physician?
•Bachelor’s degree (4 years)
•Take the MCAT
•Medical School (4 years)
•Pass USMLE exam
•Residency Program (4 years)
•Pass specialty Board Certification
•Consider a specialist fellowship (2-4 years)