Moving Parts

Research Teams:

Program Director/Co-Primary Investigators (PI) lead the study with the Research Assistant/Doctoral Student who works closely with the co-PIs and directs the Resource Advocates
Resource Advocates (RA) are student workers who have at least 1 semester of experience in the adaptive athletic community, they train and provide resources to Guias throughout the study
Guias are mentors, they are recognized leaders in their adaptive athletics community, who guide groups of 5-6 peers who we call Athletes
Athletes are mentees, they work with their Guia on goals and issues, and take pre-mid-post surveys to assess change

Our CHW Model & System:

Each Guia mentors 5-6 Athletes in their community, but they are not in the same adaptive sport team to prevent impacting team dynamics or create power dynamics between teammates
Guias and Athletes communicate through phone, video call, and/or in-person twice a month to discuss actions steps to continue to work towards Athlete’s goals, and issues that have occurred since their previous conversation
Guias help Athletes with their goals, while maintaining a healthy relationship and boundaries
Guias communicate with Resource Advocates (RA) after speaking to Athletes’ to update the RA on Athletes progress and problems through Progress Notes (template can be found on Our Resources page)

How We Will Track Change:

Guias will update Athlete’s changes to Resource Advocates
Resource Advocates will compare changes over time and if Athlete’s goals are being met
Athletes will take paid pre-mid-post surveys to track overall changes

We Hope this Project:

Timeline:

Cohort 1 is in Houston, their programming begins September 2024 and ends August 2025
Cohort 2 is in Houston, their programming begins March 2025 and ends February 2026

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