I would contact the professional body direct. Having looked at the HPC
website (Health Professions Council), that Society has applied for the term
Sports Therapist to be regulated (
http://www.hpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10001312council_meeting_20060511_minutes.pdf
).
It may be that you could ask whether they are in accord with the HPC's
guidelines on Health and Disability (
http://www.hpc-uk.org/assets/documents/100008E3Health_and_disability_policy_v5.pdf
), even though they are not a member of the HPC yet - as the HPC's view is
that it is all about meeting the core standards as opposed to how they are
met...but that meeting the standards does not guarantee employment/fitness
to practice in a certain area (they give the example of a wheelchair user
successfully completing a paramedic degree would be able to call themselves
a paramedic, but not work on the frontline due to manual handling issues).
Quoting Kate Nixon <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hello
>
> This is both to introduce myself as a new member of the boards and to
> pick your brains!
>
> Has anybody had any experience with the Society of Sports Therapy? We
> have a potential student (wheelchair user) who is very keen to do a
> Sports Therapy course, part of which is validated by the Society of
> Sports Therapists. However, we've been informed by the department that
> we may have an issue with the professional body when it comes to
> fulfilling the more practical elements of the course.
>
> I was wondering if anyone else has had experience of this and if they've
> managed to overcome them. The student concerned is a very keen
> sportsman.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Kate Nixon
>
>
>
>
> Kate Nixon
> Inclusion Officer
> Student Information Centre
> Edge Hill University
>
> 01695 584758
> Text phone: 01695 514129
>
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