Encourage student-athletes to understand, appreciate and actively engage in their personal development by fostering a growth mindset.
Objectives
Mental Health & Wellness
Gender Violence & Prevention
Team Chaplain Program
Name Image & Likeness
Financial Literacy
Stress Management
Mental Health and Wellness
Mission
Providence College Athletics is committed to Student-Athlete wellness in all its forms: physical, mental, emotional, and social. “You Are Never Alone in Friartown” is a valued mantra at Providence College, signaling our emphasis across campus on creating inclusive spaces for student -athletes to grow and thrive. We embrace the diligence to proactively maintain complete health, the strength to recognize when help is needed, and the courage it takes to seek support. In Friartown, we understand that wellbeing is achieved by attending to our holistic health each day, and we support our student-athletes by providing high quality resources to aid their pursuit of physical and mental health. We aim to embrace the strength that comes from recognizing when help is needed and the willingness to talk about life struggles by providing professional assistance as well as guidance on how to have healthy conversations with teammates, coaches, and other staff members.
SPORT
PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES
Clinical Sport Psychology offers general mental health, student-athlete specific mental health, and performance psychology services to all varsity student-athletes and teams.
Our mission is to provide comprehensive and inclusive care to enhance the mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being and performance (on and off the field) of our varsity student-athletes. We are committed to helping maximize the growth of every student-athlete athletically, academically, socially, and personally through expert guidance, support, and application of best practices in general mental health and sport psychology.
The Personal Counseling Center and Athletics have an ongoing collaboration to best serve our student-athletes. Clinical Sport Psychology services are housed in the Personal Counseling Center with offices in Bedford Hall and the Innovation Lab. Clinical Sport Psychology services are offered by licensed clinicians with expertise and specialized training in student-athlete mental health and performance psychology. Please know, varsity student-athletes also have access to all services and staff members provided by the Personal Counseling Center. Click here to learn more about services and staff.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Trust is paramount for effective care. Confidentiality is the most protected aspect of our services. All individual psychotherapy and performance consultations sessions with a licensed clinician and clinicians supervised by a licensed psychologist are confidential. Any information discussed will not be shared with coaches, teammates, athletic staff, parents, friends, professors, media, or others without your written permission except in limited circumstances as may be required by law. At your first appointment for all PCC services, including those with our sport psychiatry staff, you will receive a written or electronic summary of guidelines related to confidentiality for your review and you will have the opportunity to discuss it with a clinician.
Emergency:
If you are experiencing an emergency on campus, please contact Public Safety at 401-865-2222. For off campus emergencies, contact 911.
After hours mental health support:
Call 401-865-2343 and press option 2 to speak with an on-call crisis counselor when the office is closed. Please note this is available to all students and not just those receiving PCC services.
HOW TO CONTACT US
INNOVATION LAB
Located on the second floor of the Ruane Friar Development Center, the Innovation lab is available to all Friar student-athletes. This facility is an extension to our sports medicine department with a focus on rest and recovery
The Innovation Lab features
- Sports Nutrition/Dietician office
- Clinical Sport Psychology
Multipurpose Team Room - Clinical Sport Psychology /
Mental Performance Office - Individual/Private Nap Pod Rooms
- A treadmill with Max VO2 capability
- (5) Zero gravity reclining chairs
with recovery pump equipment - (2) Sensory Deprivation Float Tanks
- A Cryo-therapy chamber
- A high end massage chair
Mindfulness Room with Nap Pods
Massage Chair
Sensory deprivation float tanks
CryoTherapy Chamber
Recovery Area: Zero gravity recliners with massage and heat
SPORTS NUTRITION SERVICES
Sports Nutrition Services - Innovation Lab, Ruane Friar Development Center
- Individual nutrition counseling
- Team-focused nutrition education
- Tailored meal plans to translate nutrition goals into real-world examples
- Custom supplement plans
- Collaboration with sports medicine, clinical sport psychology, and sports performance
- Sport science testing and experimentation for hydration, body composition, metabolism and more
Friar Fueling Station
- Open M-F 8 am-5 pm during operating academic hours
The fueling station is a grab-and-go snack and supplement area exclusive to student-athletes free of cost. Nutrition and supplement provisions are selected by the sports nutritionist to ensure quality and variety of options. The fueling station has gluten-free, nut-free, and vegan options for protein shakes, energy bars, electrolytes and more. This is a hub for athletes to trial their nutrition knowledge.
PROVIDENCE NIL
Effective July 1, 2021, the NCAA adopted the Interim Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Policy allowing NCAA student-athletes the opportunity to benefit from their NIL without jeopardizing their NCAA eligibility.
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The Providence College Athletic Department has tabbed Opendorse to assist Providence College student-athletes with education, protection and the monetization of their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). This platform is uniquely branded for Providence College and is called AdvantEdge.
Financial Literacy Education
Providence Athletics has tabbed national renowned Financial Literacy Coach Eric Smith of EKS Group LLC to lead important sessions for our athletes when it comes to understanding and applying financial topics such as: credit scores, banking and budgeting, saving and investing, taxes, preparing for your first job and much more.
Team Chaplains
Team Chaplains support our Providence College student-athletes on and off the field
Team Chaplains provide spiritual support for athletic teams on and off the field of play. They customarily attend home games and occasionally travel to away games. Team Chaplains provide individual or communal pastoral care to the student-athletes and team staff, including things such as blessing team equipment and/or playing fields, leading prayer before or after a game, offering a blessing before a team departs for away games, welcoming teams back to campus, supporting the team after something challenging happens, and similar forms of support.
Meet The Team Chaplains
