The District VI Director represents SWATA on the NATA Executive Board and is our district's voice on national issues. Our current District Director, Brian Conway, has served the maximum number of terms allowed. Director Conway's term officially ends in 2012, but electing this year will allow the newly elected District Director to shadow for one year and learn the details and duties of the position. In order to serve as District Director, an individual must be a certified member of NATA and must have previously served as an elected member of the SWATA Executive Board. Only certified members of NATA can vote for District Director. To see the candidate platforms, be sure to check out the Special Election Edition SWATA Newsletter.
How can the YPC help young professionals with that?
(referring to question 1)
Mike Carroll-Head Athletic Trainer, Stephenville High School
The YPC has been and will continue to be instrumental in this area. They have always tried to indentify the interests, needs, and concerns of young professionals. Because of that increasing a young professional’s abilities and opportunities to network with their fellow athletic trainers who are either in the YP demographic or more experienced is right up their alley.
Bucky Taylor-Athletic Trainer, Mesquite ISD
I think developing a cadre of mentors in regional areas would be a useful tool for the YPC. It always helps to have someone to call who will lend an ear and/or advice to the young professional. I think we could dedicate time at professional meetings to how public school systems work. You would need to have knowledgeable athletic trainers, athletic directors, and administrators provide the information. Everything from public school finance, legal issues, testing, and day to day operation should be covered.
Kathy Dieringer-Athletic Trainer/Co-Owner, D& D Sports Med
I am certain that I was not the first, nor the last person to take a job based on the “glory” of the place rather than the specifics of the job. We continue to see many athletic trainers accept jobs, as I did, at universities for very low pay and benefits because of the place not the position. The NATA is often called upon to improve life balancing issues such as salaries and working conditions, and I agree that this should be a major goal for the NATA. To assist in this goal, we must also do a better job of being selective about the positions we take, and negotiating for better positions based on our worth.
Recently, I co-authored an article in the October issue of NATA News called “Your Worth, Your Skills, Your Value”. In concert with the NATA Chairs of COR, YPC, CUATC, and Sec. Schools, we are attempting through a series of articles to assist athletic trainers with bargaining skills, providing success stories and tools to show your worth to your employer and market your value as an athletic trainer. This issue transcends settings, and is vital to all athletic trainers, but especially to the young professional who is setting the course of their career. The YPC is an integral part of this endeavor, and certainly will continue to be.
Ron Carroll-Head Athletic Trainer, Arkansas State University
The YPC should develop a phone list and/or list serve for young professionals to contact when they have a need to discuss athletic training issues such as injuries, rehabilitation programs, job opportunities etc.
Mike Carroll-Head Athletic Trainer, Stephenville High School
The YPC has been and will continue to be instrumental in this area. They have always tried to indentify the interests, needs, and concerns of young professionals. Because of that increasing a young professional’s abilities and opportunities to network with their fellow athletic trainers who are either in the YP demographic or more experienced is right up their alley.
Bucky Taylor-Athletic Trainer, Mesquite ISD
I think developing a cadre of mentors in regional areas would be a useful tool for the YPC. It always helps to have someone to call who will lend an ear and/or advice to the young professional. I think we could dedicate time at professional meetings to how public school systems work. You would need to have knowledgeable athletic trainers, athletic directors, and administrators provide the information. Everything from public school finance, legal issues, testing, and day to day operation should be covered.
Kathy Dieringer-Athletic Trainer/Co-Owner, D& D Sports Med
I am certain that I was not the first, nor the last person to take a job based on the “glory” of the place rather than the specifics of the job. We continue to see many athletic trainers accept jobs, as I did, at universities for very low pay and benefits because of the place not the position. The NATA is often called upon to improve life balancing issues such as salaries and working conditions, and I agree that this should be a major goal for the NATA. To assist in this goal, we must also do a better job of being selective about the positions we take, and negotiating for better positions based on our worth.
Recently, I co-authored an article in the October issue of NATA News called “Your Worth, Your Skills, Your Value”. In concert with the NATA Chairs of COR, YPC, CUATC, and Sec. Schools, we are attempting through a series of articles to assist athletic trainers with bargaining skills, providing success stories and tools to show your worth to your employer and market your value as an athletic trainer. This issue transcends settings, and is vital to all athletic trainers, but especially to the young professional who is setting the course of their career. The YPC is an integral part of this endeavor, and certainly will continue to be.
Ron Carroll-Head Athletic Trainer, Arkansas State University
The YPC should develop a phone list and/or list serve for young professionals to contact when they have a need to discuss athletic training issues such as injuries, rehabilitation programs, job opportunities etc.
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