KIN354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: List Of Universities In Canada, Qualitative Inquiry, Knowledge Translation
31 Jan 2018
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Chapter 1 introducing sport and exercise psychology. An interdisciplinary scientific and applied field that embraces the integration of sport science and psychological knowledge. Multi-dimensional perspective: cognitive, clinical/counselling, biological, social, developmental, health psychology. Resiliency adapting positively to adversity or risk. Assists in developing skills to avoid thinking traps, staying calm, focused and creating proper perspective. Can tackle such adapting thinking emotionally, behaviorally and cognitively. Teaching: employed by universities and colleges. Introductory to advance courses: often provide educational services to community and sport organization. Research: employed by universities and colleges, design, conduct, and evaluate research to advance knowledge, present and publish findings. Consulting: employed by teams, sport organizations, fitness center, self employed, help improve performance and well-being, educational, counselling, or clinical roles. Training to be a sport and exercise psychologist specialist. Sport science education: focus on teaching and research skills in sport science, often work in university or college settings, e. g.
