Kinesiology 3474A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Psychological Intervention, Shortland Street, Sport Psychology
10 Jan 2017
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Chapter 2 delivering psychological interventions (jan 2017) 3 groups of experts who deliver psychological interventions in sports, exercise, and rehab: sport and exercise psychology consultants, coaches, trainers, or therapists, researchers, sport and exercise psychology consultants. The role of the sport psychologist/consultant is to work with individuals or teams to teach the psychological skills that can be useful during training and in competition. Sport psychologist (sp): is trained and certified as a clinical psychologist with expertise in sports- related issues and strategies. Sport psychology consultant (spc): may have considerable expertise in sports-related issues and strategies but do not have formal clinical training and certification. Both have the expertise to help athletes develop psychological skills, but spcs are not qualified to diagnose and treat clinical issues that can occur in the domain of sports psychology such as eating disorders and anxiety disorders. The role of a sp or spc in working with an athlete or a team can vary greatly.
