Week 2 Flashcards
6 Steps of the CSEP-PATH sequence
- Step 1 - ASK: get to know client
- Step 2 - ASSESS: Conduct physical activity, fitness, and/or lifestyle assessment
- Step 3 - ADVISE: Summarize results and discuss
- Step 4 - AGREE: Devise plan of action
- Step 5 - ASSIST: Increase motivation and overcome barriers
- Step 6 - ARRANGE: Provide Continuing support (follow ups)
Objectives of Step 1 - ASK
- Gain insight on client’s goals and interests
- Explain CSEP-PATH options and confirm the scope of the assessment
- Complete informed consent
- Discuss pre-meeting info
- Complete pre-participation screening process including the GAQ, RHR, RBP, and collection of relevant medical history
Def: Physical Activity
Any movement intentional or not
Def: Exercise
Intentional movement with structure
Def: Fitness
Measurement of variable related to body’s ability to preform movement
- Many different fitness variables
- Don’t always measure (can make plan based on history)
What aspects of fitness should you gain an understanding of what the client thinks about them?
- Knowledge of the importance of physical activity to health
- Primary motivation (Goals) and drivers (intrinsic or extrinsic)
- Level of commitment (readiness for change)
- Confidence that he/she can initiate and stick with physical activity plan (Self-efficacy)
Def: Self-efficacy
Own belief in how well you can do something
What are some potential questions to ask your client about motivation
- What brings you in to see me today?
- What made you sign up for the appointment
What are some potential questions for learning about a clients current activity levels
- How active are you?
- Does you job require you to sit for long periods of time?
- How about your commute?
- How do you spend your leisure time?
Potential questions to learn about clients history
- Was there a time when you were more active
- Have you ever worked with a personal trainer before? what did you like/not?
Physical activity readiness screening
- Pre-assessment instructions
- Informed consent
- Get Active Questionnaire (if applicable, physician guidance for physical activity or GAQ for pregnancy)
- Observations (Daily circumstances like sick)
- Collection of relevant medial history
- Pre-exercise heart rate and pre-exercise blood pressure
Preliminary Instructions for clients (The welcome letter)
Dress Requirements
- Light clothes and walking shoes
Food & Beverages
- No food 2 hours prior
- No caffeinated beverages 2 hours prior
- No alcohol 6 hours prior
Smoking
- No smoking 2 hours prior
Exercise
- no exercise 6 hours prior
Informed Consent
- Describe assessment (written and verbal)
- Signed in pen before anything else done
- Not a waiver form
- <18 years - youth consent form signed by guardians
- Must be witnessed at the time of signing by a 3rd party independent of the association you are working with
- Must be signed by client prior to collecting personal information
Role of QEP in pre-participation health screening
- Conducts prescreening to reduce liability and inform exercise program
- At minimum: evidence-based screening tool, medial history, RHR and RBP, assessment of current PA levels
- Works withing their knowledge skills and abilities
- Charts information about client’s medical history
- Considers client’s risk of an adverse event
Get Active Questionnaire
- Client must read and answer questions on GAQ without interpretation form CPT
- Form must be signed with ink pen and witnessed by 3rd party
- Client’s answer determine whether client falls within the CSEP-CPT scope of practice or requires clearance from a physician before either doing the active portions of the fitness assessment or starting an exercise program
- Form is valid for 12 months or unless health condition changes