First Year Course
Biobehavioral Health 048 (BBH 048) is a 1.5-credit course designed to offer first-year student-athletes a broader understanding of the effects of health and wellness on the academic, athletic, and personal aspects of their lives. The course is tailored to educate student-athletes about the issues they will face as they transition into college and a Division 1A athletic program. Topics discussed are: understanding personal responsibility, values clarification, healthy nutrition, alcohol and other drug education, and healthy sexuality. Using an experiential learning approach, decision-making model that includes facts, risks, and consequences, and individual and group developmental activities, special focus is given to areas affecting the daily lives of first-year student-athletes.
Life Skills
The Life Skills Menu affords coaches the opportunity to provide flexible, individualized educational programming to their teams. To facilitate the program, the Life Skills staff works with student affairs personnel, counselors and faculty members to administer each workshop. Contacts have expertise in their program area and have agreed to tailor programs to fit the needs of each athletic team. For additional information about the Personal Development Programs, contact Sue Sherburne src122@psu.edu at 814-865-0407.
The Jaffe Senior Seminar: Life after Intercollegiate Sport
(KINES 448: 1 cr.) is a 1.0 credit seminar course for PSU student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility or will no longer be participating in their respective sport due to injury or other issues. The focus is on developing strategies and coping skills to deal with life after sport. This can often be a very emotional and difficult time for student-athletes. Discussion is focused on goal setting, decision making, career planning, and transferable skills, and assisting student-athletes in recognizing how their athletic experience has helped them acquire numerous skills and qualities highly valued in the workplace.
