Fitness Certifications - Lecture #17

Question 1

What is a membership

Answer 1

determined and controlled by parent organization (no regulations)

Question 2

Overseen and controlled by the certifying organization (no regulation)

Answer 2

Certification

Question 3

What is meant by no regulation

Answer 3

There’s no need to get a registration or license to be doing a certain profession and be called a certain job title.

Question 4

How is CSEP both Membership and Certification

Answer 4

You can be a member of CSEP or you can have a certification from CSEP to work as a PT.

Question 5

Registration

Answer 5

national process overseen by independent professional organization

Question 6

Who is typically seen in registration

Answer 6

People who qualified via national or provincial exams

Question 7

Licensure

Answer 7

Established by provincial legislation (overseen by the government)

Question 8

What does a licensure tell someone

Answer 8

Legal control of title and scope of practice (Legally allowed to call themselves physiotherapists, chiropractors, and do that job.)

Question 9

The only regulated profession is Kinesiology in Ontario

Answer 9

These individuals are allowed to work and use their job title as kinesiologists so long as they are licensed and registered

Question 10

CSEP

Answer 10

Known for providing personal trainer certification degree and you do not need your undergrad or degree for.

Question 11

Certified Exercise Physiologist (Under CSEP)

Answer 11

Need degree for this.

Question 12

ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine)

Answer 12

Gives personal trainer certification with no education required.
- Health and Fitness Instructor
- Exercise Specialist
- Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologists

Question 13

Health and Fitness Federation of Canada

Answer 13

CPT, and CEP which can both be done at York

Question 14

National Strength and Conditioning Association

Answer 14

Most recognizable in sports; working with athletes and teams for strength conditioning

Question 15

What certifications come from NSCA

Answer 15

CPT, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (degree required)

Question 16

CPTN (Certified Personal Trainers Network)

Answer 16

Not that well known

Question 17

CAN FIT-PRO

Answer 17

Most PT’s at good life for example will have certifications from CAN FIT-PRO

Question 18

OFC (Ontario Fitness Council)

Answer 18

CPT, offered at college level.

Question 19

Common thing about these certifications

Answer 19

Easy to acquire; pay fee, do course, do the test and you get certified. (no degree)

Question 20

Which certification requires supervised hours?

Answer 20

CSEP; required to be supervised and this helps strengthen the certification

Question 21

What is insurance coverage?

Answer 21

The amount of risk and potential loss that occurs is protected by insurance

Question 22

Why does CSEP, HFFC, and OFC provide insurance coverage?

Answer 22

When you pay a fee for the membership, it provides professional liability insurance which protects your business if a person you work with gets harmed and attempts to take legal action.

Question 23

How do you keep up with your knowledge after getting your certifications?

Answer 23

Attend workshops to keep things fresh in your mind.

Question 24

What does industry recognized mean in terms of certification?

Answer 24

The value of your certificates is based on the opinion of your potential employer or client

Question 25

Where opportunities are there for Kinesiologists

Answer 25

Fitness, Ergonomics & Workplace Safety, Injury Rehab, Pain and Chronic diseases management, Disability Management, Health Promotion

Question 26

Where can we see Kinesiologists work?

Answer 26

There’s a lot of variability:
Hospitals, Wellness Clinics, Schools/Colleges/University, etc.

Question 27

Kinesiology ACT 2007

Answer 27

Kinesiology is a regulated health profession.
- It’s based on this provincial legislation + legal foundation

Question 28

How is Kinesiology overseen as a regulated health Profession

Answer 28

A regulatory body (COKO for example), oversees memberships and how people practice.

Question 29

Difference between regulated health profession versus a certification program

Answer 29

There’s more oversight in regulated, so people can search your name up and find out about you while people with certifications don’t have that much oversight.

Question 30

Scope of Practice

Answer 30

What you can and can’t do

Question 31

What does the scope of practice of Kinesiology essentially say?

Answer 31

The scope of practice is really broad (can’t prevent injuries promote health, etc.)

Question 32

Restricted titles in Kinesiology

Answer 32

Not allowed to call oneself a Kinesiologists unless you have a certification proving you are one.

Question 33

How many steps are there to becoming a registered Kinesiologists?

Answer 33

7 Steps

Question 34

What are the 7 steps to become registered

Answer 34

1) Graduate with a Kine degree
2) Submit Transcript and Application
3) Complete Jurisprudence Module
4) Pass Exam
5) Background Check
6) Finish Registration
7) Maintain Ongoing PD and Insurance/Annual renewal

Question 35

How many times a year can you write the RKIN exam?

Answer 35

2x a year

Question 36

Certificate Program: Fitness Assessment and Exercise Counselling

Answer 36

Offered at York and must be second or third year completing 8 full or 12 full courses respectively

Question 37

What National certificates can you apply for with the Fitness Assessment and Exercise Counselling certificate?

Answer 37

CPT and CEP through HFFC.

Question 38

What PKIN is required for the certificate?

Answer 38

Personal Training

Question 39

Benefits of this York Certificate?

Answer 39

Get experiential education working in the lab, doing fitness assessments, and assessments on physically demanding workers

Question 40

What is the other certificate program at York?

Answer 40

Athletic Therapy

Question 41

Strengths of Athletic Therapy Program

Answer 41

Good experiences working with different sports teams and assessing injury.