The Psychology of Sport and Performance Injury
An Interprofessional Case-Based Approach

The use of psychological interventions and counselling strategies has become a central part of injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to participation process. The Psychology of Sport and Performance Injury: An Interprofessional Case-Based Approach is the first book to offer students, academic scholars, and practitioners case studies that are grounded in psychological theory and empirical evidence, with a specific focus on addressing psychological aspects of sport and performance injuries in an interprofessional manner.

This book presents nine "real-life inspired" fictional sport and performance injury cases. It demonstrates the viability and effectiveness of adopting an interprofessional, person-centered approach to injury, rehabilitation, and return to participation process. Each case is focused on a particular phase of rehabilitation, with specific attention placed on relevant biopsychosocial concerns. Within each chapter, a theoretical, conceptual, and empirical analysis of the case is presented followed by detailed accounts on how a range of professionals and significant others can work alongside each other to provide a holistic care for the injured performer within their own competencies.

The Psychology of Sport and Performance Injury: An Interprofessional Case-Based Approach emphasizes the importance of holistic, interprofessional approach to sport and performance injury rehabilitation. This book is a vital resource for upper-level students, academic scholars, and applied practitioners from a range of sport and performance related disciplines such as athletic training, kinesiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, sport psychology, sports therapy, and strength and conditioning. It offers a valuable reading for a range of individuals and professionals who are involved in sport and performance injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to participation process.

1. A Case for Interprofessional Care

2. Reactions to a Football Injury: Adrian Jones, a Freshman Collegiate Football Player

3. Reactions to Circus Injury: Jan Smith, an Aerial Performer, Cirque Du Soleil

4. Reactions to Wrestling Injury: Jenna Cousteau, a Senior High School Wrestler

5. Reactions to Concussion Rehabilitation: Amy Parent, a Freshman Basketball Player

6. Reactions to Sport Injury Rehabilitation: Jaimee Jacobsen, a Junior Collegiate Volleyball Player

7. Reactions to Music Performance Injury Rehabilitation: Brandon Jackson, a Freshman Music Performance Major

8. Reactions to Return to Duty: Kyra Johnson, a First Lieutenant, U.S. Army

9. Reactions to Return to the Decks: Melissa Scruton, a Professional Disc Jockey

10. Reactions to a Career-ending Sport Injury: Pekka Hirvonen, a Professional Ice Hockey Player

11. Case Made! What’s Next?

Monna Arvinen-Barrow is a British Psychological Society chartered psychologist working as Associate Professor in sport and performance psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, and as an online contributing faculty at the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences, USA. She is the co-editor of the 2013 book The Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation and has an interest and expertise in biopsychosocial aspects of sport and performance injury occurrence, rehabilitation, and return to participation process. In 2016, Monna received the Dorothy V. Harris award from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology for her distinguished contributions in the field of sport and exercise psychology as a scholar/practitioner.

Damien Clement is Assistant Dean in the Honors College and Associate Professor at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Damien is a certified athletic trainer (ATC) and a national certified counselor (NCC) as well as an Association for Applied Sport Psychology certified mental performance consultant (CMPC). His research interests span both sport and exercise psychology and athletic training. In 2014, Damien was the recipient of the Dorothy V. Harris award by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology for his distinguished contributions in the field of sport and exercise psychology as a scholar/practitioner.