Reviews
"The Athletic Trainer's Guide to Psychosocial Intervention and Referral is a much needed textbook and reference addressing psychosocial issues encountered in athletic training and allied health care settings. The wide array of psychosocial topics provides the reader with an excellent resource to refer to when challenged with atypical health issues in athletic training settings. Another major strength of this text is the pratical application of scenarios presented in each chapter. I particularly enjoyed the style of writing, which promotes critical thinking and classroom discussionhellip;.Overall, this is a nice text for teaching or referral decision making for the practicing clinician." - James E. Leone, PhD, ATC, CSCS*D, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, Journal of Athletic Training, "The Athletic Trainer's Guide to Psychosocial Intervention and Referral is a much needed textbook and reference addressing psychosocial issues encountered in athletic training and allied health care settings. The wide array of psychosocial topics provides the reader with an excellent resource to refer to when challenged with atypical health issues in athletic training settings. Another major strength of this text is the pratical application of scenarios presented in each chapter. I particularly enjoyed the style of writing, which promotes critical thinking and classroom discussion....Overall, this is a nice text for teaching or referral decision making for the practicing clinician."-- James E. Leone, PhD, ATC, CSCS*D, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, Journal of Athletic Training, "The skills addressed in this book are valuable and essential for all practicing athletic trainers. The authors not only define and teach skills needed for athletic training students, but provide an excellent resource for practicing athletic trainers. This is a comprehensive, well written resource that excellently combines psychological theories with clinical athletic training practice and education. It is structured to be both an excellent educational resource for athletic training students and an invaluable resource for practicing athletic trainers. I am unaware of any book that so expertly and thoroughly defines and describes psychological issues facing athletic trainers."-- Jodi Schneider, MS, ATC, Doody's Enterprises, Inc., "This text would be beneficial for athletic training educators as they prepare to teach students the psychological components of providing care for young professionals with limited exposure to these concepts. This text is full of scholarly referenced theories and models that can be useful to athletic trainers… the practical application of the content is a positive feature. Athletic training educators could use this text to supplement information in a variety of classes within the athletic training curriculum due to the wide array of topics covered in the text." - Dorice Hankemeier, MSEd, ATC, Old Dominion University, Athletic Training & Sports Health Care, "The Athletic Trainer's Guide to Psychosocial Intervention and Referral is a much needed textbook and reference addressing psychosocial issues encountered in athletic training and allied health care settings. The wide array of psychosocial topics provides the reader with an excellent resource to refer to when challenged with atypical health issues in athletic training settings. Another major strength of this text is the pratical application of scenarios presented in each chapter. I particularly enjoyed the style of writing, which promotes critical thinking and classroom discussion&.Overall, this is a nice text for teaching or referral decision making for the practicing clinician." - James E. Leone, PhD, ATC, CSCS*D, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, Journal of Athletic Training, "The skills addressed in this book are valuable and essential for all practicing athletic trainers. The authors not only define and teach skills needed for athletic training students, but provide an excellent resource for practicing athletic trainers. This is a comprehensive, well written resource that excellently combines psychological theories with clinical athletic training practice and education. It is structured to be both an excellent educational resource for athletic training students and an invaluable resource for practicing athletic trainers. I am unaware of any book that so expertly and thoroughly defines and describes psychological issues facing athletic trainers." -- Jodi Schneider, MS, ATC, Doody's Enterprises, Inc., "This text would be beneficial for athletic training educators as they prepare to teach students the psychological components of providing care for young professionals with limited exposure to these concepts. This text is full of scholarly referenced theories and models that can be useful to athletic trainers... the practical application of the content is a positive feature. Athletic training educators could use this text to supplement information in a variety of classes within the athletic training curriculum due to the wide array of topics covered in the text." -- Dorice Hankemeier, MSEd, ATC, Old Dominion University, Athletic Training & Sports Health Care, "This text would be beneficial for athletic training educators as they prepare to teach students the psychological components of providing care for young professionals with limited exposure to these concepts. This text is full of scholarly referenced theories and models that can be useful to athletic trainers... the practical application of the content is a positive feature. Athletic training educators could use this text to supplement information in a variety of classes within the athletic training curriculum due to the wide array of topics covered in the text." -- Dorice Hankemeier, MSEd, ATC, Old Dominion University, Athletic Training & Sports Health Care, "The skills addressed in this book are valuable and essential for all practicing athletic trainers. The authors not only define and teach skills needed for athletic training students, but provide an excellent resource for practicing athletic trainers. This is a comprehensive, well written resource that excellently combines psychological theories with clinical athletic training practice and education. It is structured to be both an excellent educational resource for athletic training students and an invaluable resource for practicing athletic trainers. I am unaware of any book that so expertly and thoroughly defines and describes psychological issues facing athletic trainers." - Jodi Schneider, MS, ATC, Doody's Enterprises, Inc., "The Athletic Trainer's Guide to Psychosocial Intervention and Referral is a much needed textbook and reference addressing psychosocial issues encountered in athletic training and allied health care settings. The wide array of psychosocial topics provides the reader with an excellent resource to refer to when challenged with atypical health issues in athletic training settings. Another major strength of this text is the pratical application of scenarios presented in each chapter. I particularly enjoyed the style of writing, which promotes critical thinking and classroom discussion....Overall, this is a nice text for teaching or referral decision making for the practicing clinician." -- James E. Leone, PhD, ATC, CSCS*D, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, Journal of Athletic Training
Table of Content
Contents Dedication About the Authors Contributing Authors Introduction Chapter 1 Athletic Training And Psychosocial Issues James M. Mensch, PhD, ATC Chapter 2 Helping Approaches, Skills And Applications Gary M. Miller, MD Chapter 3 Systematic Referrals: Issues And Processes Related To Psychosocial Referrals For Athletic Trainers Matthew E. Lemberger, PhD Chapter 4 Substance Abuse Issues For Athletic Trainers Laura J. Veach, PhD, LPC, LCAS, CCS, NCC Chapter 5 Disordered Eating Teresa B. Fletcher, PhD, LPC, NCC; Mark E. Cole, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS; and Barbara B. Meyer, PhD Chapter 6 Psychological Response To Injury And Interventios Eva V. Monsma, PhD Chapter 7 Mental Health Issues For Athletic Trainers H. Ray Wooten, PhD Chapter 8 Catastrophic Injuries And The Athletic Trainer Timothy D. Malone, MD; Bryan D. Fox, PhD; and Ashley Mulvey, MS, ATC Chapter 9 Nutrition and Supplements: A Scientifc Review for the Athletic Trainer Thomas D. Armsey, MD; John P. Batson, MD, FAAP; and James M. Mensch, PhD, ATC Chapter 10 Psychological Aspects Of Child And Adolescent Sports Jason J. Stacy, MD; Joshua Scott, MD, FACSM; and Jeffrey A. Guy, MD Chapter 11 Psychosocial Issues And Trends For The Athletic Trainer Daniel B. Kissinger, PhD, LPC, NCC Glossary and Internet Resources Index
