Enhancing Performance and Quality of Life - Softcover

Danish, Steven J.; Forneris, Tanya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1940067049 ISBN 13: 9781940067049

Verlag: FIT PUB, 2018

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Very few practical resources are available that include actual tools and activities that can be of use across disciplines (e.g., mental skills consultants, recreational therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, life coaches, nutritionists, sport psychologists etc.) This practical guide provides these sport and healthcare practitioners the necessary tools and skills to help their clients of all ages and demographics to enhance their performance, health, and/or quality of life through the development of a variety of life skills. 

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Steven J. Danish is president of Life Skills Associates and emeritus professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He served as chair of the department of psychology and founder and director of the Life Skills Center. Dr. Danish is a licensed psychologist and a diplomate in counseling psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology and a registered sport psychologist of the Sports Medicine Division of the United States Olympic Committee. In 2008, he was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Education at Michigan State University. He has written in the areas of military, counseling, community, sport, and life-span psychology; health and nutrition; and substance abuse prevention. Dr. Danish has coached basketball at both the college and high school level and has consulted widely with professional and amateur athletes, allied health professionals, corporate managers, and police. He is the developer of the Going for the Goal (GOAL), SUPER (Sports United to Promote Education and Recreation), FREE 4 Vets (family, relationships, education and employment) and HELP 4 Families (health, empowerment, lifestyle and parenting) programs. He has been married to his wife for over 50 years. They have two sons and four grandchildren.

Dr. Tanya Forneris is currently an undergraduate coordinator in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC, Canada. She obtained her Masters in sport psychology at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and her PhD in counseling psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. Tanya's expertise is in positive youth development and community programming. More specifically, the development, implementation, and evaluation of life skills based sport and physical activity programs to enhance youth development. In this work she has collaborated with local community, national, and international non-profit organizations.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: FIT PUB
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1940067049
• ISBN 13: 9781940067049
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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