Athletic training education and dance medicine

Purpose. The following questions were investigated by the researcher: (1) Is the presence of dance medicine course content and clinical experience in CAATE curricula dependent on the program director's view that the management of the dancer patient by certified athletic trainers requires specialized competencies in the "Cognitive," "Affective," and "Psychomotor," Domains of Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning? (2) Is the presence of dance medicine clinical experience in CAATE curricula dependent on the existence of a dance program, and the extent of athletic training services provided for the program by the athletic training staff? and (3) Is the extent of athletic training services dependent on the athletic training budget having sufficient enough resources?;Problem. Based on the review of literature, the following areas of dance medicine are well documented: (1) From a cultural perspective, dancers infuse their own language, creativity, and spirituality into shaping unique human movement; (2) From an athletic and scientific perspective, dancers represent a population of highly skilled individuals that are at significant risk for injury due to the repetitive, dynamic nature of their unique movement patterns; (3) Dancers are at a higher risk for mental and emotional difficulties due to lesser health care attention, combined with the demands of their environment; and (4) A job market in dance settings exists for certified athletic trainers with specialized competencies in dance medicine and experiences in dance culture.;Method. A descriptive study was conducted by emailing 216 athletic training education program directors the "Athletic Training Education and Dance Medicine" survey. The survey consisted of 23 questions. A total of 76 program directors (69 entry-level undergraduate, 5 entry-level graduate, 2 post-certification graduate) responded with completed surveys (35% response rate). The survey was deemed "valid.";Findings. Chi-square tests of independence were conducted on all hypotheses. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The following significant results were discovered: (1) The presence of dance medicine clinical experience in ATE curricula is more likely if the program director received dance injury course content as a student in an entry-level curriculum; (2) The presence of dance medicine clinical experience in ATE curricula is more likely if the program director completed a dance clinical rotation as a student in an entry-level curriculum; and (3) The presence of dance medicine clinical experience in ATE curricula is more likely when a certified athletic trainer (full time, part time, or grad assistant) is assigned formal responsibilities in providing athletic training services for the dance program.;Theme. The classical African idea known as Ubuntu; The essence of being human. I am because we are.