The Athletic Training Education Program at the University of North Florida endorses the following curriculum goals and plans its activities and learning experiences to ensure that students will have opportunities to develop personal and professional skills, attitudes and behaviors consistent with these goals. Students and graduates of the Program will demonstrate:

1. Effective communication skills:
•  Verbally and non-verbally
•  In writing and when speaking
•  By being a good listener
•  Using appropriate terminology

2. Good interpersonal skills:
•  With those representing various ages and cultures
•  With those who are ill and those who are healthy
•  With disabled and able-bodied individuals
•  With the terminally ill or those grieving
•  With those who are difficult to handle or inappropriate in their behaviors

3. Professional behaviors in roles as:
•  Teacher
•  Consultant
•  Caregiver
•  Team member
•  Advisor
•  Mentor
•  Friend

4. Management skills in:
•  Use of own time
•  Maintaining emotional stability
•  Providing care to individuals in a clinical setting
•  Supervising other professional and non-professional personnel
•  Equipping the clinical setting
•  Budgeting

5. Ethical behavior in:
•  Selecting an appropriate scope of practice
•  Maintaining level of skills and knowledge to meet needs of patients
•  Setting fees
•  Establishing relationships with patients
•  Establishing relationships with other health care providers

6. Good judgment in:
•  Making personal and professional commitments
•  Planning treatment
•  Setting goals
•  Modifying treatment
•  Problem solving
•  Setting limits on commitments

7. Appropriate levels of knowledge in:
•  Basic science areas pre-requisite to practice
•  Applied sciences
•  Application of skills
•  Evaluation and treatment techniques
•  Context of health care delivery

8. Life-long learning activities through:
•  Reading professional literature
•  Identifying appropriate resources to enhance skills and knowledge
•  Attending continuing education conferences
•  Asking critical questions
•  Participating in research

9. Commitment to the Athletic Training profession by:
•  Joining professional organizations
•  Contributing to the knowledge base of the profession
•  Conducting self in an appropriate manner
•  Delivering quality care

10. Responsible citizenship through:
•  Keeping commitments
•  Maintaining personal health and well-being
•  Participating in altruistic activities
•  Serving as an advocate for those less able
•  Contributing to the common good

The Athletic Training Education Program at the University of North Florida also endorses the Foundational Behaviors of Professional Practice set forth by the NATA Education Council in the Athletic Training Educational Competencies (4 th ed). Students and graduates of the Program will demonstrate:

Primacy of the Patient
•  Recognize sources of conflict of interest that can impact the patient's health
•  Know and apply the commonly accepted standards for patient confidentiality
•  Provide the best health care available for the patient
•  Advocate for the needs of the patient

Teamed Approach to Practice
•  Recognize the unique skills and abilities of other health care professionals
•  Understand the scope of practice of other health care professionals
•  Understand and execute duties within the identified scope of practice for athletic trainers
•  Include the patient (and family, where appropriate) in the decision making process
•  Demonstrate the ability to work with others in effecting positive patient outcomes

Legal Practice
•  Practice athletic training in a legally competent manner
•  Recognize the need to document compliance with the laws that govern athletic training
•  Understand the consequences of violating the laws that govern athletic training

Ethical Practice
•  Understand and comply with NATA's Code of Ethics and the BOC's Standards of Practice
•  Understand the consequences of violating NATA's Code of Ethics and BOC's Standards of Practice
•  Understand and comply with other codes of ethics, as applicable

Advancing Knowledge
•  Critically examine the body of knowledge in athletic training and related fields
•  Use evidence-based practice as a foundation for the delivery of care
•  Understand the connection between continuing education and the improvement of athletic training practice
•  Promote the value of research and scholarship in athletic training
•  Disseminate new knowledge in athletic training to fellow athletic trainers, patients, other health care professionals, and others as necessary

Cultural Competence
•  Understand the cultural differences of patients' attitudes and behaviors toward health care
•  Demonstrate knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills necessary to achieve optimal health outcomes for diverse patient populations
•  Demonstrate knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills necessary to work respectfully and effectively with diverse populations and in a diverse work environment

Professionalism
•  Advocate for the profession
•  Demonstrate honesty and integrity
•  Exhibit compassion and empathy
•  Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills

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