New educational program
24 August 2011
One of a kind educational program visits Subiaco
A team of specialists from SportsMed Subiaco
are helping a group of disengaged students achieve their career
dreams by taking part in an innovative new educational program.
Bunbury Behaviour Service Centre, together
with Bunbury Senior High School and AFL Schools Ambassadors, have
developed a program that helps disengaged students with a keen
interest in football to find their ‘niche’ and work towards their
future careers.
It is the first program of its kind in
Australia, where Year 10 students take part in Certificate I in
General Education for Adults that is specifically focused on
employment opportunities within the AFL structure and associated
health care careers.
As part of the inaugural program, a group of
16 students will visit the Hospital on Friday 26th
August to see where some of Western Australian’s top AFL players
are treated for injuries and take part in valuable information
sessions.
Michael Devine, a Musculoskeletal
Physiotherapist for SportsMed Subiaco, says the sessions are a
great opportunity for the students to learn about and understand
how integrated medical and therapy services work in providing
healthcare to athletes.
“Hopefully the sessions will not only
encourage and motivate the students towards a career in health and
fitness, but also help them to understand how through further
education they can achieve their goals,” Michael said.
The sessions will cover the role of sports
doctors and physiotherapists in sporting teams, and will focus on
the player’s healthcare, diagnosis of injury, medical management
and rehabilitation.
Elizabeth Walters, Principal of the Bunbury
Behaviour Service Centre, says the program will give students who
would usually lose interest and drop out of school at an early age
valuable literacy and numeracy skills, and will provide a gateway
to TAFE, apprenticeships and further training.
“We are very thankful to the team at SportsMed
and St John of God Hospital Subiaco, who have been very willing to
help out and ensure the first year of this new program is a great
success,” Elizabeth said.
Whilst in Perth the students will also have
the opportunity to experience the inner workings of Paterson
Stadium, take part in football clinic and attend the Fremantle
Dockers game on Friday night.