Title
Collegiate Athletes' Perceptions of Professional Counseling
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
5-2020
Disciplines
Educational Psychology | Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Abstract
Mental wellbeing is an area of concern regarding college students, and is especially critical for collegiate student-athletes. Counseling services are designed to promote good mental health. One's views towards counseling impact their likelihood of attending counseling sessions. The purpose of this study is to determine if college athletes who attend counseling or are familiar with people who have attended counseling have more positive views towards counseling. We theorize that the more touch points a student-athlete has with counseling, the more positive their views towards counseling will be. Participants in this study will include voluntary current collegiate-athletes willing to complete a short survey regarding their personal experience with professional counseling. Once the data are collected, they will be analyzed to assess trends in student-athletes' views towards counseling services. By obtaining this data, it may be possible to assist student athletes get mental health counseling if needed.
First Advisor
Gabrielle Strouse
Research Area
Counseling & Psychology in Education
Recommended Citation
Wiebers, Abbie and Anderson-Kahl, Alex, "Collegiate Athletes' Perceptions of Professional Counseling" (2020). IdeaFest. 166.
https://red.library.usd.edu/idea/166