Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Psychosocial Aspects of Sports Medicine
Course Code
RSP_019
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sandra Rozenštoka
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Sport Medicine Doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Sandra Rozenštoka
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in psychosocial aspects of sports medicine: ethics, sports ethics, sports psychology and communication according to the requirements of sport medicine physicians’ specialty.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge of the mutual relation of sports medicine as a multidisciplinary field of medicine and the field of sports ethics and sports psychology. Theoretical and practical knowledge of ethics of professional activity of a sports medicine physician and sports psychology.
Skills
1.Ability to reasonably select and apply the most suitable individual methods, as well as methods applied in team sports psychology, awareness of the actions to be taken in case of different prestart conditions.
Competences
1.Competence in solving different clinical cases, their diagnostics, etiopathogenesis, treatment, prevention and care.
Assessment
Individual work
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Theoretical knowledge is acquired in 4 seminars and individual literature studies. During practical classes students control patients under the supervision of a physician eligible to provide such training, participate in assessment, examination and treatment of a patient. A medical acquires ethical principles, principles of sports ethics, psychological assessment methods of individual athletes and team players that are also applied in sports medicine practitioner’s practice.
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Examination
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At the end of the study course the head of the residency programme evaluates the acquired theoretical knowledge in written and oral form. The written test shall be assessed according to the 10-point grading system.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Ethical principles of professional activity of a sports physician
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Seminar
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Specialized room
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Psychological impact of sports injury on the athlete, possible solutions. Psychological aspects of ending an athlete's career.
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Seminar
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Group psychology, dynamics, division of roles in the sports team
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Seminar
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On site
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Specialized room
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Psychological pre-start conditions, mood effect on athletic performance
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
4
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
G. Breslin, et al. Understanding Sport Psychology. 2021
2.
Baars B.J., Gage N.M. Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience. Academic Press in imprint of Elsevier, 2013
3.
Brummers M., Enckells H. Bērnu un jauniešu psihoterapija. Jumava, 2011.
Additional Reading
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YalomI.D., Leszcz M. The Theory and Practice of Group psychotherapy. A Member of the Perseus Books Group, New York, 2005.