Conducting Interprofessional Education Experiences With Applied Sport Psychology Students
Abstract:
Recent athletic training literature calls for more psychologically informed practice, including development of a therapeutic alliance with mental health professionals. Though recommendations have been made as to how to incorporate sport psychology into athletic training, students may receive limited experience incorporating these professionals into their care. This issue, combined with the CAATE Standard requiring interprofessional education (IPE), presents both a challenge and an opportunity. The purpose of this facilitated discussion is to provide an in-depth, interactive example of an IPE between the AT professional program at Adrian College and the applied sport psychology professional program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The discussion will begin with an overview of the field of sport psychology, with emphasis on the role of a certified mental performance consultant in athletics. Attendees will then be separated into small groups and given a unique scenario of a patient with a barrier affecting their rehabilitation. Each group will need to determine: 1) what they think is the presenting issue, 2) how the issue might be addressed psychologically (with the help of the presenters) and 3) how they might use patient-oriented and practitioner-oriented outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of the psychological strategy. Following the small group breakouts, attendees will come together again and discuss their scenario and experience with the entire group. We will also discuss strengths and challenges of IPE and how it may be implemented across other AT programs.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the value of a sport psychology/certified mental performance consultant in the athletic environment and their role on an integrated care team.
- Apply IPE standards to an athletic training student experience involving collaboration with applied sport psychology students.
- Evaluate the feasibility and utility of an IPE method with sport psychology students against those conducted with other professions.
Track: Pedagogy
Format: Facilitated Discussion
This Session is Not Eligible for CEUs.
This session will be recorded live and available on-demand beginning Oct. 23.
Tyler Harris, PhD, LAT, ATC
Dr. Tyler Harris earned his B.S. in Athletic Training from Northern Arizona University, M.S. in Psychology from Northern Michigan University, and Ph.D in Psychosocial Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity from Michigan State University. His clinical athletic training experience ranges from Olympic weightlifting to fencing to women’s roller derby. His teaching experience ranges from athletic training, to sport psychology, to research methods and thesis advising. He is now in his fifth year as a professor at Adrian College.
Heather Schuyler, EdD, LAT, ATC
Heather Schuyler has been an educator for over 16 years and serves as the coordinator of clinical education at Adrian College. She earned her B.S. degree in Athletic Training at Eastern Michigan University, then attended the University of South Florida where she earned her M.A. degree in Exercise Science, and finally the University of St. Augustine earning her Ed.D in Education. Heather has worked in the high school and collegiate settings and is also a certified and licensed massage therapist. Heather's primary professional interests are athletic training clinical education, concussion, and non-western therapies.
Meredith Wekesser, PhD, CMPC
Meredith Wekesser, PhD, CMPC is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. She teaches in the master's degree program for Performance, Sport, and Exercise Psychology at UIC. Meredith is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and has provided sport and performance psychology consultations with a variety of populations including Division I collegiate athletes, youth athletes, and musicians. Her research focuses on positive youth development through sport, coaching, and measurement in sport psychology. She was recently awarded the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.