Teaching Leadership and Coalition Building in Diverse Communities
Abstract:
Effective leadership demands a profound understanding of the unique needs, concerns and aspirations of various groups within a community. In diverse settings, conflicts and disagreements are inevitable, and in health care, these can affect patient care quality, staff morale and overall organizational functioning. To address this, it’s essential to help students develop conflict resolution skills and create a professional, safe space for dialogue and negotiation. Coalition building can facilitate consensus building by identifying common goals, highlighting shared values and promoting compromise and understanding. Athletic trainers, in particular, should recognize and celebrate community diversity while striving to provide equal opportunities for all.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore one method of incorporating leadership and coalition building in diverse communities.
- Connect leadership and coalition building in diverse communities to social determinants of health and health care.
- Adapt the learned strategies and skills to tailor the strategies to the various athletic training programs.
Track: Program Administration
Format: Model Practice
This Session is Not Eligible for CEUs.
Melissa Snyder, PhD, ATC, LAT
Melissa Snyder is an Associate Professor and Athletic Training Clinical Education Coordinator at Western Carolina University. She earned her undergraduate degree in Athletic Training from the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse; she completed her masters in Exercise Physiology and PhD in Kinesiology from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro.
Her research interests are in evidence based pedagogy, inclusive excellence, and communication. Melissa’s clinical specialties are performance enhancement, spine, neuro, and public health. She serves on the ATEC Planning Committee and the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers' Associations LGBTQ Advisory Committee