apply assistance options for eating disorders with student athletes
For this task, imagine you are a student-athlete counselor or program director and you have been given the task to develop an athletic service model for your department. You need to develop a flow chart for risk assessment and a management plan for handling eating disorders within an intercollegiate athletic department. Your plan should contain the following fundamentals:
- risk identification
- examination of the risk
- a selection of solutions
- implementation of the solutions
- the monitoring procedures
- reviewing the progress
- alternatives approaches
Construct a flow chart for intervention strategies and then write an essay describing your observation and plan. Be sure to include the following:
- Information regarding eating disorders for those student-athletes that might have or be at risk for eating disorders
- Characteristics or symptoms present in a student-athlete with an eating disorder
- Assistance options for the student-athlete
- Personnel involved in the prevention and managing process
- Alternative procedures for when a student-athlete refuses to cooperate
Length: 1 page flow chart; 4–6 page paper
References: Minimum 3–5 scholarly resources.
Resources
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/eating-disorders-athletes