| ISBN13: | 9781032268170 |
| ISBN10: | 1032268174 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 226 pages |
| Size: | 246x189 mm |
| Weight: | 417 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 6 Illustrations, black & white; 6 Line drawings, black & white; 16 Tables, black & white |
| 766 |
The Applied Sport and Exercise Practitioner
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This book explores conceptual issues surrounding applied practice such as the identity and role of the applied practitioner, professional ethics and multi-disciplinary teams.
The Applied Sport and Exercise Practitioner is designed to help all developing sport and exercise practitioners navigate the world of applied work. This book explores conceptual issues surrounding applied practice such as the identity and role of the applied practitioner, professional ethics and how to be part of a multi-disciplinary team. Using a cross disciplinary approach, it brings together the challenges and experiences of sport and exercise practitioners. This book links theoretical ideas with actual practice and compares issues across disciplines and domains. Each chapter includes case studies of contemporary issues from practitioners working in different environments and with diverse populations. Important topics such as insurance, data protection, ethic and soft skills are also discussed.
The Applied Sport and Exercise Practitioner is key reading for graduate students and practitioners interested in improving their practice and careers.
PART I
Context and environment
2 The development and purpose of standards in sport and exercise
NATHAN REEVES AND ANDY MILES
3 Working contexts: The reality of being in the field
LAURA CAREY
4 Professional ethics: Navigating the challenging moments
EMILY RYALL, ANDY BORRIE AND PAULA WATSON
PART II
Being a professional practitioner
5 Getting to know you: Understanding identity and role
CHARLOTTE CHANDLER, ANDY HOOTON AND MARTIN TURNER
6 Getting to know your team: Inter-disciplinary working with others
EMMA COWLEY, JENNIFER JAMES AND JONTY NORRIS
7 Getting to know your client: The importance of ?really listening?
PAULA WATSON, REBECCA LEVETT AND CHRIS MARSHALL
8 Organisational culture in sports: Perspectives, traps, and entry points for cultural practitioners
NIELS FEDDERSEN, MICHAEL MCDOUGALL AND JOHN DOWNEY
9 Reflective practice: The core of professional and personal learning
EMMA HUNTLEY, LAURA JOHNSON AND SAM NAPIER
PART III
Tales from the field
10 ?Relentless, emotional and amazing?: Working in high-performance sport
ANDY BORRIE AND LAURA BORRIE
11 ?A challenging but rewarding path?: Working with disability populations
LOUISE FERRANDINO, SIMON BRILEY AND TOM O?BRIEN
12 ?We are all scousers now?: Integrating ethnically diverse communities through sport and physical activity (The Toxteth FireFit Hub)
MARTIN COOPER, SHARIF YUSUF, ANTHONY WILLIAMS AND DAVE SCOTT
13 ?Balancing the psychosocial and the physiological?: The day-to-day realities of cardiac rehabilitation
ANTHONY CROZIER AND JOHN BUCKLEY
14 ?It isn?t all child?s play?: Working with children and young people
ZOE KNOWLES, HANNAH GOSS, CARA SHEARER AND FREDDIE TURNER
PART IV
Reflections
15 Effectiveness in practice: Principles of evaluation
CHARLOTTE CHANDLER AND TIM DONOVAN
16 Looking across the lines: Common views and shared challenges
ANDY HOOTON, PAULA WATSON, ANDY MILES, CHARLOTTE CHANDLER AND ANDY BORRIE
