| Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determined comfort level of entry level ATS with Psychosocial Intervention and Referral competencies. The second purpose was to examine whether ATS received the proper academic curriculum-based content in relation to psychosocial interventions and referral competencies. Method. There were over 1,000 entry-level student athletic trainers eligible for the Board of Certification Exam for the year 2005. Four hundred and three students responded to a completed survey. The survey consisted of 3 demographic questions, 41 questions pertaining to Psychosocial Intervention and Referral Competencies and twelve questions specific to content areas in athletic training. Findings. There was no significant difference found between females and males comfort level in psychosocial interventional and referral competencies. A significant negative relationship was not found between age and comfort-level of entry-level athletic training students on psychosocial intervention and referral competency. Psychosocial Interventional and Referral competencies ranked forth lowest amongst the 12 athletic training competencies. Conclusions. Although there were no significant findings, undergraduate students and males indicated greater comfort levels. Overall, students feel somewhat comfortable with the Psychosocial Intervention and Referral competencies. |
