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  • Level 2 Sports Trainer Reaccreditation

    Please complete the following form to initiate your Level 2 Reaccreditation
  • South Australian Sports Medicine Association believes in the importance of re-accreditation to ensure a high standard of immediate care is provided by Sports Trainers, hence the need to keep up to date with the latest information. The following are requirements for the completion of reaccreditation.

    • Verified Practical Competency (approved by Accredited Level 2 Trainer with a minimum of 3 years experience, Club Physio or Doctor, Head Trainer in a higher nominated position, Enrolled Nurse/Registered Nurse)
    • Completed Education Record 
    • Current copy of First Aid Certificate
    • Current Copy of CPR Certificate
    • Completion and certificates provided for Sports Integrity Australia online modules and Connectivity Concussion short course - outlined below
    • Agree to the Sports Trainer Code of Ethics
      $150.00 reaccreditation payment
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  • * Sport Integrity Australia Modules required:

    • PBTR - Harassment and Discrimination 
    • Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport Induction
    • Clean Sport 101
    • Decision Making in Sport

    ACCESS ONLINE MODULES HERE

     

    * Connectivity: Sport Related Concussion Short Course

    ACCESS HERE

  • Practical Competency

    Please complete the following sections are accurately as possible.
  • The Sports Trainer has competence in the following areas

  • Are you competent in the following areas? Please complete the following as accurately as possible.

    You are required to list a club contact that can verify this information.

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  • Education Record Form

  • Click here for Education Record Point Allocation Guide.

    As Sports Medicine is an ever-changing science and the ways in which we
    manage injuries is constantly changing. It is necessary for Sports Trainers
    to continually learn and keep their skills up to date

    As an accredited Sports Trainer you are required to reach a minimum of 6
    points from the education sessions you attend over the three years of your
    current accreditation. Alongside is a table outlining the number of points
    assigned to a range of education sessions. Your total can be made up of
    any combination from the three categories with a maximum of 3 sessions
    from any one category.

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  • Sports Trainer Code of Ethics

    It is the primary role of the Sports Trainer to make sport and recreation safer. This is achieved by implementing appropriate injury prevention regimes.
  • Click here to download a copy.

    The Sports Trainer must clearly understand their defined roles and responsibilities and has a moral responsibility to work within the limits of their qualifications, and hence not assume roles outside of those predetermined ones. In keeping within the limits of their qualifications the Sports Trainer must, if appropriate, refer to a physician, physical therapist, or other allied health professional for further advice, treatment and management.

    As members of the SA Sports Medicine Association (SASMA), Sports Trainers have an ethical responsibility to their clients, society and other health professionals. The following ethical foundations for Sports Trainers in the field of Sports First Aider/Trainer serve as a Code of Ethics for practicing professionals. The Code implements many of these foundations in the form of rules of ethical conduct. Noncompliance with the Code may affect an individual's initial or continuing
    status as a recognised certified Sports Trainer by SASMA, and this could lead to the possibility of having their certification/accreditation revoked.

    Ethical Foundations

    1. Sports Trainer – Client (athlete) relationship: The welfare of the athlete is central to all considerations in the Sports Trainer – Client (athlete) relationship. This includes the obligation of the Sports Trainer to respect the rights of athletes, colleagues and other health professionals, and to communicate only factual
    information and not to misrepresent competency on any level. In the case of injury, applying appropriate initial management procedures, and referring injuries as necessary. Ensure that both athletes and Sports Trainer’s actions are at all times unambiguously professional, and appreciate the importance of seeking to
    defuse anxiety and apprehension before physically touching an athlete by means of verbal explanation of the Sports Trainer’s intention.


    2. Sports Trainer conduct and practice: The Sports Trainer should deal honestly with athletes and colleagues. This includes not misrepresenting him/herself through any form of communication. Maintenance of professional competence is an obligation of the practising Sports Trainer. This can be achieved by complying with re-accreditation requirements. Sports Trainers are trained to provide definite skills and knowledge (as outlined in roles and responsibilities document) to sport clubs/sporting events, and it is acceptable to receive remuneration for their time
    involvement with that club/event. It is, however, clearly inappropriate and outside of the role of the Sports First Aider/Trainer to offer him/herself as a primary health care practitioner and charge on a fee-for-service basis. If a Sports Trainer is found to be acting outside of the above ethical foundations they will be investigated by SASMA and possibly have their certification/accreditation revoked.


    3. Professional relations: The Sports Trainer should respect and co-operate with other Sports Trainers and allied health professionals. Sports Trainers should not represent themselves qualified to perform roles which are outside the scope of SASMA’s Sports Trainers Roles and Responsibilities.


    4. Societal responsibilities: As a recognised certified Sports Trainer of SASMA, Sports Trainers are required to uphold the dignity and honour of the profession and comply with professional standards of practice. Commercial promotions of injury prevention and treatment products and services may generate bias unrelated to product/treatment merit. The Sports Trainer should be aware of this potential conflict of interest and offer advice that is evidence based and accurate, without bias.

    Code of Conduct

    Client (athlete) – Sports Trainer Relationship

    1. The Sports Trainer should serve their athletes by exercising all reasonable means to ensure that the most appropriate injury prevention methods and recommendations are provided to the client/s.

    2. The Athlete – Sports Trainer relationship is built on confidentiality, trust and honesty. The Sports Trainer must adhere to all applicable legal and/or contractual constraints whilst in the ‘Athlete – Sports Trainer’ relationship.

    3. It is not ethical to recommend, refer, prescribe, provide or seek compensation for treatment or products that are of no benefit to the athlete.

    4. The Sports Trainer should not discriminate against athletes based on race, colour, national origin, religion or any other basis that would constitute illegal discrimination.

    5. Sexual misconduct on the part of the Sports Trainer is an abuse of professional power and a violation of athlete trust.

    6. The Sports Trainer should not practice or attempt to provide professional services to an athlete while impaired by alcohol, drugs of any kind, or physical or mental disability. If a Sports Trainer experiences any of these above mentioned problems they should seek appropriate assistance to address them and limit his/her professional practice until the impairment no longer affects the quality of the athlete service.

    Respect and education are vital in any successful attempt to promote the role
    of the Sports Trainer in making sport and recreation safer in an ethical context.

     

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