DedicATed: NATA President, Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC
02/16/23 • 30 min
How can volunteering help you in your professional endeavors?
And how can making the time to volunteer help move the profession forward?
Being president of NATA is arguably the highest form of dedication to the athletic training profession. But how do you get there? Tune in to the premiere episode of "DedicATed," a special, new series of "The NATA-Cast," where we take a look at members dedicated to the profession. In this episode, series host Katie Scott, MS, ATC, talks with NATA President, Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC, to learn how leadership has been a constant thread in her career trajectory.
This episode covers everything from overcoming impostor syndrome, conflict management tips and some of the best advice Dieringer received during her early days as a young volunteer. This is one you don't want to miss!
“DedicATed” is a series in which we visit with ATs who have a passion for the profession. Whether it’s someone in a leadership role, an AT who is making strides in research or a member who is bringing increased awareness of the profession by working in an emerged setting – “DedicATed” highlights their stories and path as they advance athletic training.
RESOURCES:
How to use Gather
Connect with district or state leaders
NPR News Article: Personalities don't usually change quickly but they may have during the pandemic
NATA Events
74th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo
NATA Forward Motion
November 2021 NATA News - "Self-Confidence Over Self-Doubt" (p. 32)
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How can volunteering help you in your professional endeavors?
And how can making the time to volunteer help move the profession forward?
Being president of NATA is arguably the highest form of dedication to the athletic training profession. But how do you get there? Tune in to the premiere episode of "DedicATed," a special, new series of "The NATA-Cast," where we take a look at members dedicated to the profession. In this episode, series host Katie Scott, MS, ATC, talks with NATA President, Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC, to learn how leadership has been a constant thread in her career trajectory.
This episode covers everything from overcoming impostor syndrome, conflict management tips and some of the best advice Dieringer received during her early days as a young volunteer. This is one you don't want to miss!
“DedicATed” is a series in which we visit with ATs who have a passion for the profession. Whether it’s someone in a leadership role, an AT who is making strides in research or a member who is bringing increased awareness of the profession by working in an emerged setting – “DedicATed” highlights their stories and path as they advance athletic training.
RESOURCES:
How to use Gather
Connect with district or state leaders
NPR News Article: Personalities don't usually change quickly but they may have during the pandemic
NATA Events
74th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo
NATA Forward Motion
November 2021 NATA News - "Self-Confidence Over Self-Doubt" (p. 32)
Follow The National Athletic Trainers' Association on social media!
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Have an idea for an episode or series? Send us an email!
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CompensATion ConversATion: Work-Life Rhythm
How can employers create an enjoyable work/life rhythm for their staff?
What are some things you can look for when considering a long-term position somewhere?
In this episode, Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, chair of the task force and host of this series, interviews Jamie DeRollo, MBA, DAT, ATC and Ann Wallace, MSEd, ATC, NASM-CES, to discuss retention in athletic training.
DeRollo is the head athletic trainer at Modesto Junior College, and lends her expertise as an employer, a mom and an employee in the collegiate setting. Wallace is an associate director of athletic training at the University of Kansas and is in charge of hiring and onboarding new athletic trainers into her program. As an employer, this episode will give you ideas for how to foster relationships with your staff to increase retention, therefore improving your athletic training program. As an employee, this conversation can provide some key things to look for when looking for an athletic training program to call home.
The NATA AT Compensation Task Force was formed in August 2021 with the purpose of investigating what influences compensation for athletic trainers, including economic, social and health care related issues.
The “CompensATion ConversATion” series, available through “The NATA-Cast” podcast, focuses on what the task force has identified as the five stages in the life cycle of employment: fundamentals, recruitment, advancement, retention and separation. Each of these cycles will feature an in-depth discussion on potential strategies and solutions to some of the more commonly faced issues found in each stage.
EPISODE RESOURCES:
NATA Revenue Resources (Value Models)
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CompensATion ConversATion: Gender Equity
What can you do in your current role to help close the gender equity gap?
In this episode, Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, chair of the task force and host of this series, interviews Marje Albohm, MS, AT Ret., and Megan Smith, MSEd, ATC, NASM-CES, to discuss gender equity in athletic training and what you can do to help close the gap.
Albohm and Smith are both part of the subgroup within the NATA AT Compensation Task Force. With the NATA membership being 56% female, what is the issue? If equality has been established in the profession of athletic training, what's next? Tune in as our guests discuss the importance of equity, small ways you can help draw attention to gender disparities at your workplace and why it is important to do so.
The NATA AT Compensation Task Force was formed in August 2021 with the purpose of investigating what influences compensation for athletic trainers, including economic, social and health care related issues.
The “CompensATion ConversATion” series, available through “The NATA-Cast” podcast, focuses on what the task force has identified as the five stages in the life cycle of employment: fundamentals, recruitment, advancement, retention and separation. Each of these cycles will feature an in-depth discussion on potential strategies and solutions to some of the more commonly faced issues found in each stage.
EPISODE RESOURCES:
NATA Salary Survey
Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It by Peggy Klaus
CompensATion ConversATion: Busting Three Big Myths About AT Compensation
CompensATion ConversATion: Recruitment Tips
CompensATion ConversATion: Recruitment Tips Pt. 2
NATA NewsNATA Leadership Academy
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