The Athletic Training and Exercise Science Department at Lasell College offers many connected learning opportunities, low clinical instructor-to-student ratio, and small class sizes.

Faculty Bio

Cristina Haverty, M.Ed.Chair of Athletic Training & Exercise Science; Associate Professor of Athletic Training Office: Wass Hall
Tel: 617-243-2131
Email: chaverty@lasell.edu

The Athletic Training and Exercise Science Department offers majors in Athletic Training and Exercise Science and a minor in Coaching. The department offers a variety of clinical education opportunities, individualized attention, low clinical instructor-to-student ratio, and small class sizes. Lasell's exercise science and athletic training courses are designed with a hands-on approach to learning where content is not only presented to students orally, but also visually and kinesthetically.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Lasell College Athletic Training Education Program is to allow for the intellectual and personal growth of students pursuing a career as a Certified Athletic Trainer. The role of the Certified Athletic Trainer as part of the health care team, and the development of professional and ethical principles will be emphasized within a comprehensive competency-based didactic and clinical education foundation designed to prepare the student for eligibility to sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) national certification examination.

The athletic training education program (ATEP) incorporates evidence based practice through the didactic and clinical education of the 12 content areas identified by the NATA professional education committee (PEC). In accordance with the mission at Lasell College, the ATEP creates a student focused learning atmosphere that integrated challenging coursework with practical experience in an environment that fosters lifelong intellectual exploration, active citizenship and social responsibility.

Goals and Learning Outcomes
The GOALS of the Athletic Training Education Program are:

To develop competence and attain skills in written and oral communication, ethical decision making, clinical proficiency and the application of performance domain content, professional decision making and critical thinking, and professional and personal development.

In support of these goals, the followng LEARNING OUTCOMES delineate what we expect students to be able to do when they complete the major program of study in the Athletic Training and Exercise Science Department:

Goal 1: Communication
Outcomes:

  1. Conduct literature reviews, research writing and formal professional written work
  2. Create discipline specific written work
  3. Engage in reflective writing for the purpose of self assessment ne specific written work
  4. Professional Interactions and instruction with clients, patients, peers, colleagues and medical/athletic personnel on various preventative, therapeutic health and wellness techniques
  5. Utilize and incorporate technology into discipline specific written and oral work
Goal 2: Ethical Decision Making
Outcomes:

 

  1. Adhere to the National Athletic Training Association (NATA) code of ethics
  2. Identify ethical issues
  3. Translate ethical issues into responsible actions in the Allied Health Field
Goal 3: Professional Competence/ Application of Performance domain content
Outcomes:
  1. Demonstrate cognitive competence in core athletic training content areas as defined >by the NATA Education Council in accordance with CAATE (The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education)
  2. Demonstrate psychomotor competence in core athletic training content areas as defined by the NATA Education Council in accordance with CAATE (The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education)
  3. Demonstrate clinical proficiency in core athletic Training content areas as defined by the NATA Education Council in accordance with CAATE (The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education)

Goal 4: Professional Decision Making/Critical Thinking
Outcomes:

  1. Incorporate evidence based practice into clinical decision making
  2. Develop ideas based on course content and discipline specific subject matter
  3. Collect and Analyze information from various sources
  4. Produce results/conclusions based on collection, analysis and interpretation of information

Goal 5: Professional and Personal Development
Outcomes:

  1. Engage in continuous improvement of content in Athletic Training Performance Domains
  2. Engage in professional conduct and behavior

Operational Goals
In an effort to maximize the effectiveness of the Athletic Training Program the following operational goals have been established.

Throughout the academic year the Athletic Training Education Program:

  1. Faculty will engage in professional development and scholarly activity
  2. Faculty will be evaluated by students
  3. Will be evaluated by current students and alumni
  4. ACIs will attend an ACI training workshop
  5. ACIs will be evaluated by the ATEP CIE and provided verbal and written feedback
  6. Will provide a lecture series for all ATEP ACI and faculty.

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