each student will write a paper outlining a mental skills intervention for a specific population or ...
each student will write a paper outlining a mental skills intervention for a specific population or performer that you want to work with in the future. The purpose of this ungraded assignment is to gain instructor approval to ensure that you will be addressing a topic and issue associated with this course. Students should not work ahead on their project until approval from the instructors has been gained or feedback has been received. DIRECTIONS Write a one-page topic proposal outline that includes the following information: Proposed Sport Psychology Topic Age Group (target population or performer) Environment (e.g., group exercise class, sport team, hospital, etc.) Description of the Intervention (outline the “problem” the performer is having and what your intervention/solution might be) Identify at least one resource (outside of the course textbook) that you will need to access in order to learn more information and prepare your paper/intervention. Describe why you need this resource and what you hope to gain from it. Explain any other information that might be useful for the instructor to know about your topic or plan. Ask any additional questions you have about the assignment. DETAILS Your final paper should be a maximum of 5-7 pages (total - including title page, reference page, and form for client), typed, double-spaced, 1-in margins, size 12 Times New Roman font. The paper should include the following (all of these documents must be included in the 5-7 pages): APA style title page (1 page) Typed outline of the intervention (3-page maximum; with in-text citations as appropriate), including: Introductory paragraph - describe the situation, activity, individual(s), age, skill or ability level, and other pertinent circumstances to the situation for which you are designing your mental skills intervention Body paragraphs - explaining and outlining the program (see chapter 12 as needed) How will it work? What are the elements or components involved? If it is designed to take place in stages and over time, then what are the stages and how long do you expect each to last? How often should each stage or part of the intervention occur? How will you measure the effectiveness of the program? Conclusion - limitations of the program, modifications needed if working with different individual(s)/groups and associated explanations 1 Form and materials for use with the client(s) One-page maximum (1-page total) Specific handouts or documents that would be used directly with the client, patient, student, exerciser, athlete, or other performer (e.g., goal setting handout, imagery script). For example, if you’re doing a goal-setting intervention for high school basketball players, develop the actual form you would use for recording goals. The KEY to this part of the assignment is to be specific AND creative! These should be materials that you can use with clients later. APA style reference page (1-page) Estimated Time to Complete: 8-9 hours Outline is attached to it includes the what you need to write about also.
