Taking a Timeout to Ensure Well-Being: Social Work Involvement in College Sports

In 2013 there were over 450,000 college athletes competing in 23 sports across the US. The purpose of the social work profession is to promote human and community well-being, which would include the college athlete population and the colleges and universities for which they compete. To promote well-...

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Published in:	Social work (New York) Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 267 - 269
Main Author:	Moore, Matt A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States NASW PRESS 01-07-2016 Oxford University Press
Subjects:	Athletes College sports Colleges & universities COMMENTARY Female Health Behavior Humans Male Psychosocial factors Quality of life Social psychology Social skills Social Work Social workers Sports Sports - psychology Student athletes United States Universities Well being United States United States > US
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Summary:	In 2013 there were over 450,000 college athletes competing in 23 sports across the US. The purpose of the social work profession is to promote human and community well-being, which would include the college athlete population and the colleges and universities for which they compete. To promote well-being, social workers should be competent in various constructs and perspectives that support the engagement, teaming, assessment, planning, and intervention of athletes when they are experiencing psychosocial challenges.
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ISSN:	0037-8046 1545-6846
DOI:	10.1093/sw/sww020