A Supervision Model Utilizing Peer Mentoring and Consultation Teams In the Provision of Applied Sport Psychology Services

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

5-23-2014

Department

Kinesiology

School

Kinesiology and Nutrition

Abstract

Sport psychology, a relatively young fi eld, is a rapidly growing area of study in North America. The fi eld is unique in a number of ways, including the dubious distinction of being one of very few fi elds that have had a certifi cation process for well over 20 years that has not evolved into licensure. One of the contributing reasons for this occurrence is that the fi eld did not have a consensus on curriculum and supervision requirements in its formative years. Instead, it seems that each academic program made requirements and developed and evolved in very different directions. While the current path to certifi cation in the United States (i.e., Certifi ed Consultant by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, or CC-AASP) is still not a licensure program, thanks to the work of many sport psychology professionals and members of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), models of supervision and methods of successfully preparing new consultants are being discussed (Barney, Andersen, & Riggs, 1996; Morris, Alfermann, Lintunen, & Hall, 2003; Van Raalte & Andersen, 2000). These individuals are responsible for developing and presenting the fi rst supervision workshops and attempting to put the fi eld on the right track. These opening remarks provide the reader with an understanding of the current state of training for sport psychology practitioners within the United States as a foundation for the discussion of a peer-supervision model that follows.

Publication Title

Becoming a Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Professional: A Global Perspective

First Page

285

Last Page

292

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