美国体能协会新认证项目（特殊人群运动专家）介绍

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About the CSPS Credential

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Scope of Practice
Certified Special Population Specialist (CSPSs) are fitness professionals who, using an individualized approach, assess, motivate, educate, and train special population clients of all ages regarding their health and fitness needs, preventively, and in collaboration with healthcare professionals. Special populations include those with chronic and temporary health conditions. CSPSs design safe and effective exercise programs, provide the guidance to help clients achieve their personal health/fitness goals, and recognize and respond to emergency situations. Recognizing their own areas of expertise, CSPSs receive referrals from and refer clients to other healthcare providers as appropriate.

History
The Certified Special Population Specialist (CSPS) program was created in 2012 to identify individuals who possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) to design indicated exercise programs for individuals with unique needs. The credentialing program encourages a higher level of competence among practitioners and raises the quality of strength training and conditioning programs provided by those who are CSPS certified.

The inaugural exam for CSPS will proudly be launched at the 2012 NSCA National Conference and Tradeshow. Thereafter, the NSCA will submit the CSPS for national accreditation by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

Prerequisites
All of the following conditions must be satisfied:

• Current NSCA certification (CSCS or NSCA-CPT)
• Current CPR for Healthcare Provider (American Heart Association), Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross), or higher.
  • Related, applicable courses that are must be central to individuals with a duty to recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies.
    
• Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science or related field
  • Registrants must submit an official transcript that indicates a conferred bachelor's degree (BS/BA), physical therapy degree or chiropractic medicine degree granted by an accredited institution.
    • United States and US Territories: the educational institution must be accredited by one regional accrediting associations listed below:
      • Middle States Commission on High Education – Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and several locations internationally.
      • Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
      • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools – Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming
      • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington
      • Western Association of Schools and Colleges - California and Hawaii, the territories of Guam, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the Pacific Basin, and East Asia
      • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
        
    • Extraterritorial: Candidates must hold at least a bachelor's degree that is consistent with the accreditation standards of degree-granting higher education institutions in the United States, or recognized as a higher education degree-granting institution by the ministry of education for that country.
      
  • College seniors of accredited institution are eligible to take the CSPS exam. Exam scores are not release until complete documentation has been processed.
    • College seniors will receive a pass/fail notification after the exam administration. However, college seniors who pass do not become certified until: (1) they have graduated from the college or university; and, (2) the NSCA Certification Department receives the official transcript that confers degree attainment. Score reports and certification (if passed) are released once requisite documents are processed.
    • Exam scores will be valid for one year from the date of the certification exam. If holds are not released at the conclusion of the one year period, the scores become invalid.
      
    
    
• Minimum of 250 hours of related practical experience.
  • A CSPS Practical Experience Form must be completed and submitted as part of the registration process.
  • Related hours must be consistent with the CSPS Scope of Practice, and describe a candidate’s principle or supporting role in managing clients with unique needs.
    • Educate a client on the basic pathophysiology and science of health status, condition, disorder, or disease
    • Perform health appraisals, fitness evaluations, SMART goal development, program design, motivational/coaching techniques, and client outcome monitoring.
    • It is appropriate for candidates to include parallel hours for clients with comorbidities. For example, experience may count in three domains if a candidate works with a client who is obese, has Type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis of the knee.
    • Hours are subject to a random audit.
      
  • It is strongly recommended that candidates gain experience in each CSPS content domains.