The Ethics of Australian Fitness Professionals

The Australian fitness profession has grown rapidly
in the past three decades, but there has been
unequal growth in the ethical practices of its
workers. The purpose of this book is to examine the
ethical beliefs and behaviours of Australian fitness
professionals. Several questions are of particular
interest: 1) How ethical are the beliefs and
behaviours of Australian fitness professionals? 2)
How do the ethical beliefs and behaviours of Australian university trained fitness professionals
compare with TAFE (community) college trained
fitness professionals? This book explores the
ethical knowledge and practices of Australian
fitness professionals and compares their beliefs and
behavious with practitioners from other helping
professions such as psychology. Issues examined in
this book include: 1) the ethics education of
fitness professionals; 2) the regulation of
questionable behaviours by practicing members of the
fitness profession; 3) and the professional
boundaries of Australian fitness workers.

Autorentext
Andrew is a lecturer and researcher in sport psychology, exercise behaviour and sport coaching at Deakin University, Australia. Andrew also has more than 20 years experience coaching individuals and groups to enhance their performance in a number of areas including athletics, health, fitness, career development and academic skills.

Klappentext
The Australian fitness profession has grown rapidly in the past three decades, but there has been unequal growth in the ethical practices of its workers. The purpose of this book is to examine the ethical beliefs and behaviours of Australian fitness professionals. Several questions are of particular interest: 1) How ethical are the beliefs and behaviours of Australian fitness professionals? 2) How do the ethical beliefs and behaviours of Australian university trained fitness professionals compare with TAFE (community) college trained fitness professionals? This book explores the ethical knowledge and practices of Australian fitness professionals and compares their beliefs and behavious with practitioners from other helping professions such as psychology. Issues examined in this book include: 1) the ethics education of fitness professionals; 2) the regulation of questionable behaviours by practicing members of the fitness profession; 3) and the professional boundaries of Australian fitness workers.