Upon completion of the certificate program, participants will be able to:

1. Describe how a sports medicine team works closely together to improve student-athlete outcomes.
2. Identify three essential skills to why coaches are a key part to student athlete outcomes
3. Define next steps in sport social work and the emerging need in the sport industry.
4. Describe the benefits of experiential learning opportunities within sport.
5. Identify major historical steps in the development of sport social work.
6. Describe current mental health programs and their missions and structures.
7. Name two instrumental social justice moments in sport that contributed to global changes.
8. Outline gaps in sport social work research and growth trends for the field.
9. Describe the unique mental health and performance needs of LGBTQ+ athletes.
10. Describe the impact of community/teams on inclusion of LGBTQ+ athletes.
11. Describe considerations for building an integrated health team to effectively address an athlete's medical needs.
12. Describe pathways to leadership in sport for social workers.
13. Describe how to use behavior activation to improve an athlete's outcomes.
14. Identify considerations for responding to the demand and need for clinical services after implementing outreach and education programs.
15. Use culturally-responsive language and engagement strategies for addressing body image and perfectionism in sport.
16. Associate physiological and psychological aspects of sports performance.
17. Describe the impact of concussion management on athletes, coaches, team, and other support staff.
18. Evaluate an athlete's transition out of sport, considering the impact on identity, and stages of grief and loss.
19. Describe how aging impacts older adults' experience of being a sports participant or fan.
20. Identify three interventions that can reconnect older adults with involvement in sports.
21. Describe strategies to identify and address eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors across the spectrum of care.
22. Identify risk factors and assess for potential disordered eating in athletes, encouraging athletes to get help proactively.
23. Identify the diagnostic criteria, symptoms, and course of treatment for insomnia/delayed sleep-wake disorders.
24. Outline drug testing protocols and banned substances, and identify resources to help athletes mitigate risk around banned substances.
25. Describe the role of sport psychologists and identify common issues sport psychologists help athletes address.
26. Outline best practices on working in multidisciplinary eating disorder teams.
27. Describe the relationships between ADHD and student-athlete functioning.
28. Outline three different phases of mental skills training.
29. Implement best practice mental health crisis intervention assessment and intervention models within an organization.
30. Describe a framework for eliminating self-defeating attitudes.
31. Describe strategies for helping athletes navigate developmental changes from adolescence to adulthood.
32. Complete a biopsychosocial history using the Bronfenbrenner's ecological model from an athletic perspective.
33. Identify ways that mental health manifests in athletes differently from the non-athlete population.
34. Distinguish between a performance and mental health intake and what is important to capture when working with athletes on performance enhancement.
35. 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.
36. Apply theories of identity development, resources, and treatment options to assist with transition management and adjustment disorders.

Please note all times listed are Eastern time.

This certificate course is a blended and interactive online learning experience. Participants will engage in:

• 12 hours of live online, instructor-led learning sessions
• 20 hours of self-paced learning modules

Participants require access to high-speed Internet and a computer or tablet with a camera and microphone. You do not need special skills to be a successful participant in a blended distance-learning environment. SSW will provide detailed, user-friendly instructions and technical support to navigate our learning platform.

We are dedicated to prioritizing the accessibility needs of participants in this program. If you have any questions or concerns related to your learning needs, please contact ssw.conted@umich.edu.

$975 for the 32-hour certificate program.

$850 for UM SSW students (MSW and Doctoral) and MSW Field Instructors.

For 10 or more participants from the same organization, the cost is $850 per person.

Participants may earn 32 social work continuing education contact hours.

The University of Michigan School of Social Work, provider #1212, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. The University of Michigan School of Social Work maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period 5/15/2023-5/15/2026. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers participating in this course will receive 12 live interactive online and 20 asynchronous online social work continuing education contact hours.