Certificate in Sport Social Work

Summary

Understanding and supporting athletes and their overall health and welfare has been a prominent specialty service area that social workers have formally and informally navigated for decades. And today, the need for sports social workers with advanced training has never been more requested across sport settings (youth, collegiate, professional, and geriatric). Research currently suggests that: (1) athletes engage in sport across the lifespan to foster a greater sense of belonging and social connection; (2) athlete mental health needs are increasing and licensed, mental health providers are needed to meet this growing demand; and (3) athletes are using their platform to address social injustices and bring awareness to longstanding disparities across our country. As established agents of change, social workers uphold the profession's mission and core values, while having an expansive scope of practice to improve outcomes for individuals, communities, and the larger society.

In addition to the live schedule, program includes 20 hours of recorded lectures:

Overview: History of Sport Social Work
Adjustment/Transition into College Athletics
Integrated Health in Sports Settings
Body Image & Perfectionism
Multidisciplinary Eating Disorders Team
Psychopharmacology and Navigating USADA & WADA, Drug Testing
Sports & Body Image: Identifying Risks and Recommendations for Clinical Intervention
Injury: Loss of Identity
Post Concussion Care
Sport Psychology: Basic Skills, Preparatory Skills, Performance Skills
Performance Anxiety
Intro to Sport Psychology
Transitioning Out of Sport: Clinical Considerations
Supporting LGBTQ+ Athletes in Sports
Critical Research Perspectives for Contemporary Sport Culture
ADHD and Anxiety
Ensuring Healthy Development for Youth through Sport and Recreation
Athletes Connected: Developing Community-Based Programming
Macro Social Work Practice in Collegiate Sport
Sports in Older Adults: Once an Athlete, Always an Athlete
Understanding Racial Diversity and Social Justice in Sports
Sleep and Sport

Describe how a sports medicine team works closely together to improve student-athlete outcomes.
Identify three essential skills to why coaches are a key part to student athlete outcomes
Define next steps in sport social work and the emerging need in the sport industry.
Describe the benefits of experiential learning opportunities within sport.
Identify major historical steps in the development of sport social work.
Describe current mental health programs and their missions and structures.
Name two instrumental social justice moments in sport that contributed to global changes.
Outline gaps in sport social work research and growth trends for the field.
Describe the unique mental health and performance needs of LGBTQ+ athletes.
Describe the impact of community/teams on inclusion of LGBTQ+ athletes.
Describe considerations for building an integrated health team to effectively address an athlete’s medical needs.
Describe pathways to leadership in sport for social workers.
Describe how to use behavior activation to improve an athlete's outcomes.
Identify considerations for responding to the demand and need for clinical services after implementing outreach and education programs.
Use culturally-responsive language and engagement strategies for addressing body image and perfectionism in sport.
Associate physiological and psychological aspects of sports performance.
Describe the impact of concussion management on athletes, coaches, team, and other support staff.
Evaluate an athlete's transition out of sport, considering the impact on identity, and stages of grief and loss.
Describe how aging impacts older adults’ experience of being a sports participant or fan.
Identify three interventions that can reconnect older adults with involvement in sports.
Describe strategies to identify and address eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors across the spectrum of care.
Identify risk factors and assess for potential disordered eating in athletes, encouraging athletes to get help proactively.
Identify the diagnostic criteria, symptoms, and course of treatment for insomnia/delayed sleep-wake disorders.
Outline drug testing protocols and banned substances, and identify resources to help athletes mitigate risk around banned substances.
Describe the role of sport psychologists and identify common issues sport psychologists help athletes address.
Outline best practices on working in multidisciplinary eating disorder teams.
Describe the relationships between ADHD and student-athlete functioning
Outline three different phases of mental skills training.
Implement best practice mental health crisis intervention assessment and intervention models within an organization.
Describe a framework for eliminating self-defeating attitudes.
Describe strategies for helping athletes navigate developmental changes from adolescence to adulthood.
Complete a biopsychosocial history using the Bronfenbrenner's ecological model from an athletic perspective. Identify ways that mental health manifests in athletes differently from the non-athlete population. Distinguish between a performance and mental health intake and what is important to capture when working with athletes on performance enhancement. Describe positive and negative mental and physical impacts of sport on youth, and the effect coaches have on youth athlete development in and out of sport. Apply theories of identity development, resources, and treatment options to assist with transition management and adjustment disorders.

Agenda

Date	Time	Description
June 27, 2023	3:00pm - 4:00pm	Intro to the Sports Social Work Certificate Program
June 27, 2023	4:00pm - 5:00pm	Understanding Athlete Health Needs
July 11, 2023	3:00pm - 5:00pm	Treatment Needs: Managing Mental Health Crises with Athletes
July 18, 2023	3:00pm - 3:30pm	Behavior Activation & Sport
July 18, 2023	3:30pm - 4:00pm	Athletes Connected: Responding to the Program Outcomes
July 18, 2023	4:00pm - 5:00pm	Alcohol and Athletics: Two Things that Do Not Mix
July 25, 2023	3:00pm - 4:00pm	Self Defeating Attitudes and Behaviors
July 25, 2023	4:00pm - 5:00pm	Developing Healthy Relationships
August 1, 2023	3:00pm - 4:00pm	Lessons Learned from a Interprofessional Team in Sports Medicine
August 1, 2023	4:00pm - 5:00pm	Working in Collaboration with Coaches
August 8, 2023	3:00pm - 4:00pm	Importance of Internships and Fellowships within Sport
August 8, 2023	4:00pm - 5:00pm	Future of Sports Social Work

Date

Time

Description

June 27, 2023

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Intro to the Sports Social Work Certificate Program

June 27, 2023

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Understanding Athlete Health Needs

July 11, 2023

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Treatment Needs: Managing Mental Health Crises with Athletes