ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #122-Student-Athlete Well-Being: Creating Synergy Between Wellness and Career Readiness (Room 512AE)

01 Apr 16
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Branch Group B, Child and Adolescent Counseling, College Counseling

Speaker(s): Nicole Hill, Professor, Syracuse University; Linwood Vereen, Associate Professor, Syracuse University; Michele Rivas, Doctoral student, Syracuse University

This session will include an explication of the experiences and contextual factors for student-athletes with the goal of enhancing counselors’ understanding of our ability to provide emotional and career support. The session will provide counselors with specific interventions at the individual and systems level to optimize the emotional and mental well-being and career readiness of student athletes. Case studies will be provided that highlight how to work with student-athletes and their families.