Taking action for athlete wellbeing : strengthening psychosocial support through interactive group work

Sam Lane

doi:10.1080/01609513.2024.2341441

Taking action for athlete wellbeing : strengthening psychosocial support through interactive group work

Sam Lane

Western Sydney University

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This article provides an exploration into the social context of elite sport and details how a participatory action research methodology was used to develop, deliver, and evaluate two interactive group work interventions, "connection workshops" and "mental health literacy training." Located within a professional Australian National Rugby League (NRL) and designed to strengthen the psychosocial support available to athletes within the high-performance environment, four connection workshops and three mental health literacy training sessions were facilitated within "The Club." Qualitatively evaluated through seventeen one-on-one semi-structured interviews with athletes, coaches, and support staff, results indicated that these programs had strengthened the presence of psychosocial protective resources within the high-performance environment, with an increase in athletes' help-seeking behavior resulting from improved accessibility and quality of interpersonal supports.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-38
Number of pages	17
Journal	Social Work with Groups
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2024.2341441
Publication status	Published - 2025

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