Kinesiology 3474A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sport Psychology, Clinical Psychology

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 3474A/B
• Professor: Craig Hall

Document Summary

There isn"t a perfect formula for the delivery of psychological interventions; but we will describe the ways in which these interventions are most commonly delivered. No recipe or formula for how one should go about pst. Developing a full repertoire of psychological skills and implementing those skills into a psychological skills training program may require the help of an expert. There are currently three groups of experts who are likely to deliver psychological interventions in sports, exercise and injury rehabilitation: sport and exercise psychology consultants, coaches, trainers, and therapists, researchers. The expert is likely contacted by one of three people: It is important to note the distinction between a sport psychologist (sp) and a sport psychology consultant (spc) Whereas a sp is trained and licensed as a clinical psychologist with expertise in sports- related issues and strategies, a spc has considerable expertise in sports-related issues and strategies but are not licensed.