ALIVE & KICKING
program for intellectual disability
A program based on the humanitarian values of E.PSY.ME and its partners
aided by the knowledge provided by Sport Psychology
and its beneficial impact on people’s lives.
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OBJECTIVES
Our shared goal: a beneficial impact on the lives of young people with intellectual disability.
To promote voluntary activities in sport, together with social inclusion, equal opportunities and awareness of the importance of health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in, and equal access to, sport for all
WHAT WE DO
Our workgroup sets up sport clinics for young people with High-Functioning Autism and intellectual disability in a sporting environment.
Work will be implemented on the areas of affirmation and self-talk, arousal, anxiety and stress, confidence, consistency, focus and concentration, goal setting, motivation, team building, and cohesion.
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ALIVE & KICKING
People affected by intellectual disability need to take charge of their lives through the development of initiative.
Social factors (e.g. cooperation, provision of choice) will facilitate the organismic integration process and will promote self-determination if they satisfy three innate psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness.
ALIVE & KICKING
IMPLEMENTATION AREAS
Affirmation and self-talk, arousal, anxiety and stress, confidence, consistency, focus and concentration, goal setting, motivation, team building, and cohesion.
This program attempts to manifest that perceived competence, autonomy and relatedness influence intellectually disabled individuals’ level of intrinsic motivation (IM) in sports and in everyday life in general.
In the context of SDT, social-contextual supports of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are considered essential to motivation and psychological growth in any domain (Ryan, 1995).
PARTNERS
Professionals that take part in this project come from various academic disciplines, and have all come together under one shared goal: to make a beneficial impact on the lives of young people with intellectual disabilities.
