Professional Sportive Training of People with Mental illness

Professional Sportive Training of People with Mental illness and Intellectual Developmental Disability in “The Game of Life” Program ISAPA, Wingate, 2015

Mifalot Education and Society Enterprises (“Mifalot”) First special needs team 2002 Beyond Sport Prize 2010 Established - 1997 30, 000 participant s annually (of which 2, 500 with special needs)

Educational Rationale Education and rehabilitation through soccer!

Practice sessions Tournaments Training & Seminars ODT

Training players with special needs to become: Soccer coaches Assistant soccer coaches

Assistant Soccer Coach Program population Duration of Format • intellectual training • theoretical and development disorder (plus team coaches) • 2 ½ days practical

Assistant Soccer Coach Selected contents What makes a good assistant coach Developing practice routines Peers training Assistant coach job definition Working in harmony with the coach

Educational Approach O – OPPORTUNITIES T – TO R – RESPOND Creating as many opportunities as possible to practice (Greenwood, delquadri & Hall, 1984)

Rehabilitation Outcomes Emotional Practical Social Impact • improved self-competence and selfesteem, empowerment • peer-learning, modeling, positive leadership • changing perceptions among coaches, caregivers

Conclusions • Significant differences between pre and post test results in balance, which is an important preventive health outcome (EF=0. 61) • There was a trend toward improving Social affiliation (EF = 0. 48) • The lower the entry level, the larger the program impact

Soccer Coach Program population Duration of Format • “Normative” training • theoretical menwomen • mental health disorders • 228 academic hours and practical

Soccer Coach Program Selected contents Training techniques Physical studies Sport as educational tool coach job definition Professional soccer training

Challenges to Integration • Learning disabilities • Little / Bad Emotional Academic experience with learning Occupational

Challenges to Integration • Social anxiety • Performance anxiety Emotional Academic • Physiological characteristics Occupational

Challenges to Integration Emotional Academic Integration of participants as Mifalot coaches Occupational

Rehabilitation Outcomes Emotional Occupational Social Impact • improved social and communication skills, selfimage and self-competence, healthier lifestyle • professional training, getting acquainted with the job market, steady income • changing perceptions among team players and rehabilitation providers

Findings • Assessment instrument: SCS questionnaire - Measures self-control • Self-control is defined as a set of skills that enables a person to cope with high pressure situations, painful emotions and disturbing thoughts (Rosenbaum, 1993)

Findings

Findings Being a part of this program is a wonderful feeling I went through a process that was not easy…” The training has given me faith and increased my self-confidence I want to thank my tutor Naftali I gained a lot of deep knowledge

Thanks to: • Ministry of Social affairs and Social services • Ministry of Health • National Insurance Institute of Israel • Prof. Shayke Hutzler And you…