The Mobilization Model of Counseling Athletes in Crisis-Transitions: An Educational Intervention Tool

This paper presents the mobilization model of counseling athletes in crisis-transitions that is a six-step educationally oriented framework for a dialogue between a consultant and a client, supporting the client to analyze his/her crisis-transition, and finding the best possible solution based on the three coping alternatives (termed rejection, acceptance, and fighting) outlined in the mobilization model. Starting out with a case example, the author proceeds with theoretical underpinning and a step-by-step description of the mobilization model, and finishes with consultants' and clients' reflections on the mobilization model application.