Professionalism Flashcards
1
Q
What are 4 important steps to take prior to starting with a new client?
A
- Articulate certification, SOP, education and how you CAN & CANNOT help them.
- Highlights costs/payment methods
- Schedule initial consult
- Collect pre-participation consent and screening
2
Q
Why would someone need a physical assessment done?
A
- Can assess specific components of physical health (aerobic/anaerobic etc.)
- ID’s strengths and weaknesses
- Gather data for exercise prescription
- Provides baseline results in case of injury/relapse
- Helps set realistic/attainable goals
- Determines effectiveness of training program
- Education
- Team selection
3
Q
Things to consider for client safety & injury prevention
A
- Inherent risks of activity
- Intensity of exercise
- High risk/ contraindicated exercises
- Clients physical activity background
4
Q
What is negligence and how can it occur?
A
Negligence is careless conduct by the QEP (qualified exercise professional)
The QEP fails to do something that reasonable professional would have done
OR
doing something that a reasonable professional would not have done in the first place
5
Q
What is a “standard of care”?
A
The standard of care for a QEP is to provide reasonably safe programs and services for their clients.
Reasonably safe means taking precautions to prevent foreseeable health risks.
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