Sports Therapy Aide
Program overview:
This course is designed to allow students to explore diverse careers in allied health with a focus on knowledge and skills required for successful transition into the healthcare pathway. The course provides a fundamental understanding of the essential concepts in health care with an emphasis on core skills and knowledge, preparing them for more advanced topics in future courses and applicable to a variety of the health professions, desirable employee attributes, and job seeking skills. Students will be exposed to career exploration through multimedia, guest speakers, options through classroom scenarios, engaged learning experiences, and classroom hands-on training. The competencies in this course are aligned with the California High School Common Core State Standards and the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards.
Sport Therapy Aide: (100 hours)
This competency-based course prepares students to provide students with hands-on training on the basic duties of a physical therapist, certified athletic trainer, personal trainer, physical therapy aide, fitness instructor, massage therapist, and other fields related to healthcare. This course include an orientation, safety and infection control review, ethical and legal issues in sports therapy, observation, reporting and charting review, mathematics, nutrition and metabolism, sports and fitness conditioning, sports injuries, physical therapy procedures review, physical therapy modalities, and physiological effect, sports and therapeutic equipment, pharmacology. clinical protocols, and employable skills and resume preparation review. The competencies in this course are aligned with the California High School Academic Content Standards and the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards.
Cost of tuition: $0
Cost of books and supplies: Approximately $85
Financial Aid may be available: See Advisor
Course Prerequisites: CASAS reading assessment, Completion of Medical Terminology (or equivalent) and Physical Therapy Aide course
Reading assessment: Yes - 228 or higher on CASAS GOALS reading assessment
Math Assessment: Yes
Step Orientation: Yes
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