My name is Della Norton and I am the Healthy Athletes Manager with Special Olympics Washington. Healthy Athletes is a Special Olympics program that provides free health examinations in a fun, welcoming environment that removes the anxiety and trepidation people with intellectual disabilities often experience when faced with a visit to a medical professional.
Special Olympics Washington is seeking Clinical Volunteers for our Healthy Athletes presence at our Spring Games in Tacoma, WA (Pacific Lutheran University) on June 1st, 2019. We will be conducting screenings in 4 disciplines: FUNfitness, Healthy Hearing, Special Smiles and Strong Minds.
Did you know that over 60% of Special Olympics Athletes use avoidant coping strategies?
Strong Minds is an interactive learning activity focused on developing adaptive coping skills. Competition provides a natural opportunity to develop active strategies for maintaining emotional wellness under stress, such as: thinking positive thoughts, releasing stress and connecting with others. Athletes learn about and try a few different active coping strategies as they move through the stations. Before exiting, athletes identify the strategies they like best and volunteers provide them with visual reminders to use these tools in competition and in daily life.
We are looking for Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, students and general/wellness volunteers to join us and help make this screening a success. I’ve attached a flyer with more details and the link to sign up.
Strong Minds Volunteers -Spring Games 2019
