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

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Athlete Mental Health and Performance Optimization: The Optimum Performance Program for Sports (TOPPS)introduces TOPPS, which provides structured protocols to assist with recruitment, engagement, screening, assessment and performance optimization. The book presents 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 improved outcomes regardless of mental health diagnostic severity. The Book's first three chapters introduce performance optimization orientation, theories and evidence supporting TOPPS, general assessment and intervention approaches, 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. Remaining chapters show how to implement TOPPS. Front Cover Athlete Mental Health and Performance Optimization Copyright Page Contents About the authors Foreword Reference Preface Athlete Mental Health and Performance Optimization: The Optimum Performance Program for Sports (TOPPS) Overview Uniqueness of The Optimum Performance Program for Sports Scientific support Athletes likely to benefit from this manual Providers likely to benefit from this manual Organization of this manual References Further reading Acknowledgments 1 Creating an optimization culture and infrastructure within the system Chapter summary Chapter highlights Building TOPPS infrastructure Implementation settings Establishing athlete referrals to TOPPS Initial meetings with system administrators and stakeholders Initial meetings with coaches Competitive sport-related games with athletes Course credit from professors or teachers Engaging athletes in TOPPS Initial engagement contact at TOPPS facility Semistructured interviews addressing culture Beginning work with athletes and their supportive others: The content of TOPPS performance meetings Assessment (Chapter 3) Orientation to optimization (Chapter 4) Structured meeting agendas (Chapter 5) Optimal performance preparation (Chapter 5) Performance planning (Chapter 6) Dynamic goals and rewards (Chapter 7) Goal inspiration and motivational enhancement (Chapter 8) Appreciation exchange, positive request, and HEARD (Chapters 9 and 10Chapter 9Chapter 10) Environmental control (Chapter 11) Self-control (Chapter 12) Career (dream job) development and job getting skills training (Chapter 13) Financial management (Chapter 14) Determining which performance intervention protocols to implement Structure of each performance intervention How prompting checklists guide implementation of performance interventions Assess the integrity of performance intervention integrity How athletes and optimizers rate the quality of intervention implementation Methods of learning TOPPS protocols Optimization (supervision) meetings and case management Record keeping Method of maintaining quality assurance of athlete’s case records Optimal organization of this intervention manual Contents of assessment and intervention protocols Appendix A.1 TOPPS promotional pamphlet example Appendix A.2 Semistructured interviews addressing culture Appendix A.3 Intervention integrity review form Appendix A.4 Case presentation prompting checklist Appendix A.5 Initial case presentation form Appendix A.6 Ongoing case review form Appendix A.7 Table of contents form Appendix A.8 Log of contacts form Appendix A.9 Standardized performance intervention progress notes Appendix A.10 Outstanding progress notes Appendix A.11 Monitoring form to optimize record keeping References 2 Therapeutic style and implementation strategies Chapter summary Chapter highlights Therapeutic style of TOPPS optimizers Focus on actions and thoughts that facilitate performance optimization Learn by doing Optimize the effectiveness of assignments Utilize telephone texting between meetings Concluding remarks 3 Mental health and sport performance screens/assessments Chapter summary Chapter highlights Mental health and sport performance screening/assessment Description of the sport interference checklist Interpretation of the sport interference checklist Comprehensive assessment Appendix 3A Sport Interference Checklist (SIC) References 4 Orienting athletes and their supportive others to performance optimization Chapter summary Chapter highlights Program overview Performance philosophy protocol Performance optimization assessment protocol Supportive other engagement Rationale and overview Supportive other engagement protocol Appendix A.1 Performance orientation: Detailed protocol checklist (For beginners) Appendix A.2 Performance orientation: Summary checklist (For Experts) Appendix A.3 Performance triangle and performance optimization scale handout Appendix A.4 Optimize it handout Appendix A.5 Performance timeline worksheet Appendix A.6 Supportive other acknowledgment checklist Appendix A.7 Supportive other information and release to a contact form References 5 Performance meeting agendas and preparation for optimum performance mindset Chapter summary Chapter highlights Introducing performance meeting agendas Steps for implementation Step 1: Preparing the meeting agenda (athlete and supportive others) Step 2: Establishing the meeting agenda Step 3: Examination of past week’s optimum mindset (optional) Step 4: Preparation of the optimum mindset for important future event (optional) Final thoughts 6 Determining the performance plan Chapter summary Chapter highlights Introducing performance planning Steps for implementing the performance plan Step 1: Initiating the performance plan (athlete and significant others) Performance planning: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Performance planning: Summary checklist for experts Appendix 6A Performance priority worksheet 7 Dynamic goals and rewards Chapter summary Chapter highlights Introducing dynamic goals Steps for implementation Initial meeting Step 1: Introduction and rationale Step 2: Goal development and review Future meetings Step 1: Review goals Final thoughts Dynamic goals: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Dynamic goals: Summary checklist for experts Appendix 7A Dynamic goals worksheet 8 Establishing optimal motivation Chapter summary Chapter highlights Introducing goal inspiration Steps for implementation Step 1: Introduction and rationale Step 2: Review dynamic goals worksheet Step 3: Motivational worksheet for goal achievement Final thoughts Goal inspiration: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Goal inspiration: Summary checklist for experts Appendix 8A Motivational worksheet for goal achievement Appendix 8A Motivational worksheet for goal achievement 9 Optimizing relationships with appreciation and gratitude Chapter highlights Introducing appreciation exchange Steps for implementation Step 1: Introduction and rationale Step 2: Appreciation worksheet Step 3: Positive statement exchange Step 4: Repeat process for supportive other(s) Step 5: Assign homework Step 6: Review homework Final thoughts Appreciation exchange: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Appreciation exchange: Summary checklist for experts Appendix 9A Appreciation worksheet Appendix 9B Appreciation assignment sheet References 10 Optimizing communication with positive requests Chapter highlights Introducing positive requests Steps for implementation Step 1: Introduction and rationale Step 2: Model positive request Step 3: In-session practice Step 4: Assign homework Step 5: Future meetings Final thoughts Positive request: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Positive request: Summary checklist for experts Appendix 10A Positive request handout Appendix 10B Positive request practice assignment Appendix 10B Positive request practice assignment (Example) 11 Optimizing the environment Chapter highlights Introducing environmental control Steps for implementation Step 1: Introduction and rationale Step 2: Obtaining a goal-consistent cue list Step 3: Obtaining a goal-inconsistent cue list Step 4: Review and develop Performance Optimization Strategies for both lists Step 5: Assign homework Step 6: Future meetings Environmental control: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Environmental control: Summary checklist for experts Appendix 11A Goal-consistent and inconsistent cues list Appendix 11B Strategies for cues list Appendix 11C Things to do and places I like to visit Appendix 11D Things that may interfere with goals list Appendix 11E Invitation for fun 12 Establishing optimal self-control Chapter highlights Introducing self-control Steps for implementation Step 1: Introduction and rationale Step 2: Identify triggers for thoughts and behaviors that are inconsistent with performance optimization Step 3: Modeling self-control Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Step 5: Evaluation of optimizer’s modeling Step 6: Athlete’s role-play of self-control Step 7: Evaluation of athlete’s role-play Step 8: Future performance meetings (review and practice) Self-control: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Self-control: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Self-control: Summary checklist for experts Appendix 12A Self-control rating form 13 Helping the dream job come to fruition Chapter summary Chapter highlights Introducing dream job development Steps for implementation: Dream job development Step 1: Introduction and rationale Step 2: Identifying the dream career Step 3: How to make the dream career happen Steps for implementation: Job-getting skills Step 1: Introduction and rationale Step 2: Modeling how to solicit the interview Step 3: Soliciting the interview Step 4: Preparing for the interview Step 5: Future meetings Concluding remarks Dream job development: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Dream job development: Summary checklist for experts Job getting skills training: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Job getting skills: Summary checklist for experts Appendix 13A Job club: Interviewing skills worksheet 14 Optimizing financial management Chapter summary Chapter highlights Introducing financial management Steps for implementation Step 1: Rationale and establishing need for financial management (FM) Step 2: Determining financial need or surplus Step 3: Future meetings Financial management: Detailed protocol checklist for beginners Financial management: Summary checklist for experts Appendix 14A Financial management worksheet 15 Concluding performance programming and planning for lifetime optimization Chapter summary Chapter highlights Provider goals for intervention Material required Procedural steps for concluding performance programming implementation Rationale Reviewing strengths Exchange of positive remarks Last performance meeting: Future performance optimization provider prompting checklist for beginners and experts Index Back Cover