Athlete Mental Health and Performance Optimization: The Optimum Performance Program for Sports (TOPPS)

This intervention manual for improving athletic mental health and performance introduces The Optimum Performance Program for Sports (TOPPS). TOPPS provides structured protocols to assist with recruitment, engagement, screening, assessment, and performance optimization. The book provides step-by-step instructional guidelines real-world case examples, screening and assessment questionnaires, scoring instructions, intervention handouts, and worksheets that complement intervention. TOPPS has demonstrated significantly improved relationships with teammates and coaches, decreased substance use and psychiatric symptoms, and decreased factors interfering with sport performance. These results have been sustained in follow-up and has been shown to have l improved outcomes regardless of mental health diagnostic severity. The first three chapters introduce performance optimization orientation, theories and evidence supporting TOPPS, general assessment and intervention approach, psychometrically-validated measures and strategies used to address culture, methods of establishing a culture of optimization and requisite infrastructure within the respective system, and therapeutic style, techniques and implementation strategies. The remaining chapters show how to implement TOPPS. Introduces TOPPS for athlete mental health and performance optimization Provides the evidence basis for the TOPPS Explains step-by step implementation instructions Addresses recruitment, engagement, screening, assessment, and performance optimization Details real world case examples Includes intervention handouts and worksheets INDICE: 1. Establishing a Culture of Optimization within the System 2. Optimizing the System's Infrastructure, Recruitment and Engagement 3. Optimizing Therapeutic Style and Implementation Strategies 4. Optimal Mental Health and Sport Performance Screens/Assessments 5. Orienting Athletes and their Significant Others to Optimization 6. Establishing Optimal Agendas 7. The Optimum Performance Plan 8. Establishing Optimal Dynamic Goals 9. Establishing Optimal Motivation 10. Optimizing Relationships with Appreciation and Gratitude 11. Optimizing Communication with Positive Requests 12. Establishing the Optimum Environment 13. Establishing Optimal Self-Control 14. Discovering the Optimum Dream Job 15. Optimizing Job Getting Skills 16. Optimizing Financial Management 17. Concluding Performance Programming 18. Applications to Mental Health Syndromes Common in Athletes

• ISBN: 978-0-323-95276-7
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés