Judith Sexton is Assistant Professor at Department of Health & Human Performance, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS 67601.
J Athl Train. 1994 Sep;29(3):208-12.
This study was conducted to determine job availability for athletic trainers in school and/or clinic settings in western Kansas, western Nebraska, western Oklahoma, and eastern Colorado. A survey was sent to 109 physical therapy (PT) clinics and 194 public schools to determine the major factors associated with job marketability. Of the 194 questionnaires mailed to the public schools, 119 were returned for a 61% response rate. Of the 109 questionnaires mailed to PT clinics, 57 were returned for a 52% response rate. Very few school districts (13%) hired their own trainer due to financial restrictions; therefore, the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) athletic trainer would increase his/her likelihood of being hired if he/she was also teacher-certified. Most of the clinics responding would hire an NATA-certified athletic trainer if that individual was also licensed as a physical therapist, whereby, the trainer without PT licensure could be used for outreach programs for the local high schools. Essential factors identified by both the public school and clinic personnel for increasing the marketability of athletic trainers were: 1) NATA certification, 2) acquisition of an additional certification such as a teaching endorsement or a PT degree, and 3) willingness to provide services jointly to the schools and/or clinic with either being the primary hiring agent.
本研究旨在确定堪萨斯州西部、内布拉斯加州西部、俄克拉荷马州西部和科罗拉多州东部的学校和/或诊所中运动训练师的工作机会。我们向 109 家物理治疗 (PT) 诊所和 194 所公立学校发送了一份调查，以确定与就业市场相关的主要因素。在寄给公立学校的 194 份问卷中，有 119 份被退回，回复率为 61%。在寄给 109 家 PT 诊所的问卷中，有 57 份被退回，回复率为 52%。由于财政限制，很少有学区（13%）会聘请自己的培训师；因此，如果国家运动训练员协会 (NATA) 的运动训练师同时获得教师认证，他/她被聘用的可能性会增加。大多数回复的诊所如果个人获得 NATA 认证且同时获得物理治疗师执照，会聘请认证的运动训练师，因此，没有 PT 执照的培训师可以用于为当地高中提供外联计划。公立学校和诊所人员确定的提高运动训练师就业能力的重要因素有：1）NATA 认证；2）获得额外认证，如教学认证或物理治疗学位；3）愿意与学校和/或诊所联合提供服务，其中一方为主要招聘代理。
