WORK 6: TRANSLATIONAL FINAL PROJECT

COMMUNICATION AND MENTAL HEALTH (COME 312)

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

LEARNING OUTCOME 1: CREATE MESSAGES APPROPRIATE TO THE AUDIENCE, PURPOSE, AND CONTEXT

LEARNING OUTCOME 3: ANSWER COMMUNICATION QUESTIONS USING APPROPRIATE RESEARCH METHODS (SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH)

THIS PROJECT REQUIRED ME TO DEVELOP A RESOURCE, BASED ON EMPIRICAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH, FOR A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE AND ADDRESS A SPECIFIC TOPIC RELATING TO RECOMMENDATIONS ON COMMUNICATING TO FACILITATE MENTAL HEALTH.

WHEN AND WHY I CREATED IT: 

I CREATED THIS RESOURCE IN THE SPRING OF 2022 BECAUSE AS A ST. NORBERT COLLEGE STUDENT-ATHLETE WHO HAD STRUGGLED WITH A CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED EATING DISORDER, I FOUND IT MOST DIFFICULT TO RECOVER WHILE MAINTAINING SPORT BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL AS THOUGH I COULD DISCLOSE MY STRUGGLE WITH OTHERS.  KNOWING THE RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCING THIS PERSONALLY, I WAS LED TO EVALUATE ST. NORBERT COLLEGE’S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND OTHER CAMPUS AREAS TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WAY TO INCORPORATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EATING DISORDERS TO GENERATE AWARENESS, REDUCE STIGMA, AND INCREASE HELP SEEKING.  BEING A STUDENT-ATHLETE MYSELF, I KNEW THERE ARE MANDATORY MEETINGS FOR ATHLETES TO ATTEND BEFORE THEY PRACTICE AND/OR COMPETE.  DESIGNING A RESEARCH-BASED PRESENTATION CONSTRUCTED WITH DETAILED TALKING POINTS, MADE THE MOST SENSE BECAUSE I KNEW IT COULD BE INCORPORATED IN ANY CAPACITY, HAVING THE MOST PRACTICAL VALUE. 

TARGET AUDIENCE: 

DR. MORGAN & STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, AND ALL OTHER ATHLETIC STAFF AT ST. NORBERT COLLEGE