Clinical Sport Counseling

Catalog description

This course will introduce a variety of topics in the field of Clinical Sport Counseling, bridging the gap between clinical counseling and sport, exercise, and performance counseling through an examination of research and applied practice. This course provides practitioners from a variety of disciplines (e.g., coaching, athletic administration, sport counseling, etc.) with greater understanding of the varying dimensions of clinical phenomena and how nonclinical, subclinical, and clinical issues impact performance and the overall well-being of athletes and performers at a variety of developmental and competition levels. The content of this course is designed to provide an introduction to the field of Clinical Sport Counseling so that students can use the information provided to be more effective in supporting the well-being of athletes in future professional endeavors.