The fourth edition of Developing Clinical Proficiency in Athletic Training: A Modular Approach takes the skills that athletic training students need and organizes them into a modular system that will help students progressively develop while providing instructors with a systematic means of assessing their students’ learning. The manual presents a flexible system consisting of three levels that are broken down into 146 modules used for assessing students’ clinical skill development over the course of their athletic training program. The text is presented in such a way that it allows instructors to adjust the order of presentation of the modules while maintaining a complete record of the competencies achieved.
Chapter 1. Philosophy and Principles of Clinical Skill Development
Chapter 2. Module Program Overview
Level 1: Introduction to AT Clinical Education
Level 2: Individual AT Skills Development
Level 3: Integrating and Polishing Skills
Appendix A: Information for Customizing Modules
Appendix B: Reprint of Hyposkillia and Critical Thinking
Appendix C: O/P Examination
Appendix D: Master Module Completion File References
Appendix E: Master Module Completion File
Kenneth L. Knight, PhD, is professor of athletic training at Brigham Young University, past chair of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Education Council, former editor in chief of the Journal of Athletic Training, and founding editor of the Athletic Training Education Journal. He has been involved in athletic training education for over 40 years and practiced athletic training for 25 years at the high school, junior college, and collegiate levels.
Kirk Brumels, PhD, is an associate professor of kinesiology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He has been a practicing athletic trainer for more than 20 years, including 11 years in the National Football League with the New England Patriots where he was a member of the 1997 NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year. Brumels serves as a clinical athletic trainer, didactic and clinical instructor, and director of the athletic training education program at Hope College.