- Oxford Library of Psychology
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About The Editors
- Contributors
- A View Across the Life Span of Counseling Psychology
- Professional Issues
- The Counseling Relationship
- Theory and Research for Counseling Interventions
- Process and Outcomes in Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Worklife Across the Lifespan
- Training and Supervision
- Measurement and Assessment in Counseling Psychology
- Methodologies in Counseling Psychology
- Ethics in Counseling Psychology
- Ethnic and Racial Identity
- Developing a Social Class and Classism Consciousness
- The Psychology of Women
- The Psychology of Men
- Sexual Orientations and Identities
- Feminist Approaches to Counseling
- Disability: A Primer for Therapists
- Counseling Psychologists Working with Older Adults
- Individual Counseling As an Intervention
- Prevention and Psychoeducation in Counseling Psychology
- Career Counseling
- Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Spirituality, Religion, and Psychological Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- School-based Prevention of Peer Relationship Problems
- Counseling Health Psychology
- Counseling Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology
- Sport Psychology
- Trauma Psychology
- Counseling Psychologists As Consultants
- Social Justice in Counseling Psychology
- Internationalization of Counseling Psychology
- Contemporary Counseling Psychology
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
Although sport psychology is an interdisciplinary field, it has a natural and strong philosophical and historical connection to counseling psychology. With this connection as the foundation, we discuss sport psychology’s history and identify the current issues in the field, such as graduate training and professional certification. We define mental toughness and identify the skills and strategies consultants use to assist athletes, teams, and coaches in attaining it and improving their performances. Several clinical issues are then discussed in the context of the uniqueness of the sport environment. Given the centrality of training to the field, we present an ideal training model for students and professionals who want to be applied sport psychologists. Finally, we identify the issues that we believe will define the future of applied sport psychology and offer suggestions on how to address them.
Keywords: sport psychology, mental toughness, applied training, eating disorders, athletic injury, professional issues, sport psychology values, performance enhancement interventions
Trent A. Petrie, Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Robert J. Harmison Department of Graduate Psychology James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- [UNTITLED]
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About The Editors
- Contributors
- A View Across the Life Span of Counseling Psychology
- Professional Issues
- The Counseling Relationship
- Theory and Research for Counseling Interventions
- Process and Outcomes in Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Worklife Across the Lifespan
- Training and Supervision
- Measurement and Assessment in Counseling Psychology
- Methodologies in Counseling Psychology
- Ethics in Counseling Psychology
- Ethnic and Racial Identity
- Developing a Social Class and Classism Consciousness
- The Psychology of Women
- The Psychology of Men
- Sexual Orientations and Identities
- Feminist Approaches to Counseling
- Disability: A Primer for Therapists
- Counseling Psychologists Working with Older Adults
- Individual Counseling As an Intervention
- Prevention and Psychoeducation in Counseling Psychology
- Career Counseling
- Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Spirituality, Religion, and Psychological Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- School-based Prevention of Peer Relationship Problems
- Counseling Health Psychology
- Counseling Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology
- Sport Psychology
- Trauma Psychology
- Counseling Psychologists As Consultants
- Social Justice in Counseling Psychology
- Internationalization of Counseling Psychology
- Contemporary Counseling Psychology
- Index