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Abstract: . . . than identifying a mental-health concern, but performance -enhancement specialists are limited in their psychological capabilities. "It's opened the door to people whose backgrounds aren't in psychology , so they deal with one aspect of that student-athlete's life," Carr said. As a former student-athlete herself, Carter said her background provided her familiarity with the culture . . . . . . Finding a licensed psychologist Student-athletes who believe they may need psychological assistance should consult the following: • Athletics department academic services. • Athletics department sports medicine services. • University student health and counseling services. • University medical school. • University graduate programs (health sciences, education, medical, allied health). . . . . . . someone's psychological difficulties are a product of those performance difficulties and psycho-social difficulties. By being able to address all of those, I think it enables us to take a more holistic approach to working with student-athletes." Psychologist tool kit Licensed psychologists can enhance the medical care for student-athletes by: • Providing mental-health screening . . . . . . enhancement training can sometimes provide a clinical or counseling psychologist with opportunities to be approached by athletes who may have less resistance to identifying a performance issue than identifying a mental-health concern, but performance -enhancement specialists are limited in their psychological capabilities. "It's opened the door to people whose backgrounds aren't in . . . . . . understanding of their other difficulties. It's nice to be able to sort of go back and forth with that," Moore said. "So often, someone's psychological difficulties are a product of those performance difficulties and psycho-social difficulties. By being able to address all of those, I think it enables us to take a more holistic approach to working with student-athletes." Psychologist . . . --1892,5,189,2261,9461
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