Module 4: Advanced Issues and Techniques in Counseling Athletes
Information
Date & Time
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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List 3 strategies to create effective sports counseling service programs for athletes.
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Write 2 tasks that will be completed to provide direct clinical work with the athlete populations including experiences in individual counseling and group work.
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Define 3 advanced counseling and case conceptualization skills used with the athlete population.
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List 3 counseling challenges presented by athletes, teams, and coaches.
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Develop a referral process plan for athletes and identify 2 referral resources in your local context.
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Practice professional functioning including roles, relationships with other athletic service providers and human service providers and professional organizations during role play.
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List 3 ethical and legal issues related to the practice of sports counseling.
Description
This module is twofold. First, the module is designed to prepare participants for their roles as professionals in the field. Areas of study include professional ethics and legal issues, record keeping, NCAA guidelines, and working as part of an interdisciplinary team or as a consultant with individual athletes, teams, and athletic organizations. Additionally, this Module is designed for participants to improve their career development, counseling, and skill-building techniques with youth, adolescents, young adults, and the adult athlete population. Participants have an opportunity to develop and practice strategies to enhance their effectiveness in counseling this unique cultural group. This module includes field experiences with the athlete population of their choice.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Dr. Taunya Marie Tinsley owns Transitions Counseling Service LLC and Life Skills Program, which includes a ministry division, Love and Basketball Ministries, and Life Coaching Services. She provides individual, marriage, family, and group counseling services, coaching and consultative services, and leadership development training. Additionally, she serves as the Clinical Director of the Mount Ararat Baptist Church Counseling Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), Licensed Professional Counselor (PA & NJ), and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (OH). Dr. Tinsley accepted the call to ministry on December 4, 2011, and was ordained on December 12, 2022, at Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh.
With a rich professional journey spanning over 30 years, Dr. Tinsley has garnered invaluable experience in clinical counseling, higher education, athletic administration, and culturally relevant ministries. Her diverse background also includes providing personal and academic growth opportunities for aspiring professional counselors, church leaders, and other helping professionals. As a former student-athlete, sports coach, and athletic administrator, she brings a unique perspective to mentoring and coaching professionals in both the sports and corporate industries. Her work with high school and professional athletes, coaches, athletic administrators, business executives, leaders, and other professionals in high-pressure contexts further underscores her ability to deliver high-performance standards.
Dr. Tinsley spent nine years at California University of Pennsylvania as a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Counselor Education and Program Coordinator for the Sports Counseling Certificate Program. She has also served as the Director of Graduate Programs in Counseling at both Waynesburg University and Missio Seminary as well as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Education and Counseling Department at Villanova University and Associate Professor at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), in the Counseling and Human Services program.
Dr. Tinsley’s dedication extends beyond her professional commitments, as evidenced by her active involvement in community advocacy. She has championed organizations, helping professionals and their clients, serving as the North Atlantic Regional Representative for the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), the President of the Pennsylvania College Counseling Association, and the President of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association. In 2006, she collaborated with the American Counseling Association to develop, facilitate, and enhance the Sports Counseling Interest Network. Her leadership roles in the Association of Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling and the American Counseling Association’s inaugural Anti-racism Commission highlight her commitment to making a difference.
Dr. Tinsley has distinguished herself as a scholar, practitioner, and writer, having earned a BA in Business Administration from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN and her MA degree in Higher Education Administration and College Student Development from the University of Iowa. Dr. Tinsley graduated from Duquesne University with a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. She has been inducted as a Postdoctoral Member into the Yale Graduate School Chapter of the National Bouchet Graduate Honor Society that was based on her outstanding accomplishments as a scholar and leader with a strong commitment to promoting diversity and excellence within the academy. Dr. Tinsley completed her requirements for the Certificate in Missional Theology from Biblical Theological Seminary (now Missio Seminary) and earned her Doctor of Ministry with a focus in Prophetic Congregational Development Using 21st Century Methods, Establishing Strong Leadership from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.