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Book Description
Building Consulting Skills in Sport and Performance Psychology is an international compilation of case studies that introduce students and early career professionals to pertinent issues within a variety of performance environments.
With contributions from prominent international practitioners, the book offers case studies from a variety of performance environments including sports, performing arts, and high-risk occupations. Each chapter presents a case study and provides exploratory questions relating to ethical considerations, intervention planning, and awareness of diverse themes of race, culture, gender, immigration status, and disability, among others. These reflection questions encourage students to acknowledge the individual circumstances of all performers and to recognize their own unique background and how this impacts their attitudes, beliefs, and connection to potential clients. The text promotes honest self-reflection regarding consulting strengths and potential areas for improvement, and an online Instructors’ Manual looks at possible solutions for each case.
The book will be essential reading for supervisors, mentors, students, and professionals engaged in providing consulting services in distinct performance environments. It encourages its readers to use careful self-reflection to integrate theory and practice and refine their own consulting philosophies.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Preface: Bridging Theory with Action: Voices and Perspectives from Around the World
Ani Chroni, Chelsea Wooding, Sarah Castillo, & Doug Barba
Section 1: Cases from Traditional Sport
Chapter 1: Youth Sport: “Just Don’t Lose” Karen Lo, Hong Kong
Chapter 2: Collegiate Sport: “The Stoic Collegiate Swimmer” Poppy DesClouds & Natalie Durand-Bush, Canada
Chapter 3: Club Level Sport: “The Struggling Dual Career Support Provider” Koen De Brandt, Paul Wylleman, & Simon DeFruyt, Belgium
Chapter 4: National Level Sport: “A National Team in Crisis” Carolina Lundqvist and Henrik Gustafsson, Sweden
Chapter 5: Olympic Sport: “Being Mighty Warriors” Shameema Yousuf, Zimbabwe
Chapter 6: Paralympic Sport: “Classification Troubles in Wheelchair Rugby” Grzegorz Więcław, Poland
Chapter 7: Professional Sport: “The Outsider” Charlie Maher, United States
Section 2: Cases from High-Risk Occupations
Chapter 8: Police/Fire: “Back into the Breach” Damien Stewart, Australia
Chapter 9: Military/Special Warfare: “Life Lessons and Leadership” Elizabeth Beaubrook, United States
Chapter 10: Medical Professionals: “Mary Sue” Doug Newburg, United States
Section 3: Cases from Performance Domains
Chapter 11: Dance: “Choking on the Dance Floor” Ashley Coker-Cranney, United States
Chapter 12: Music: “The Returning Pop Singer” Kaori Araki, Japan
Chapter 13: Acting: “One Actor’s Journey: Moving Beyond a Failed Audition” Jacob Jensen,
United States
Chapter 14: Culinary: “The proof is in the pudding!” Frank Eirik Abrahamsen, Norway
Section 4: Trends in Consulting
Chapter 15: Corporate Consulting: “Seeking Next Level Leadership” Adam H. Naylor, United States
Chapter 16: e-Sport: “Ninjas in Pajamas” Doug Gardner, United States
Chapter 17: Action Sport: “The Apprehensive Action Sport Athlete” Sarah Clifford, United States
Chapter 18: Master’s Athletes: “The Timid Triathlete” Jen Schumacher, United States
Chapter 19: Forced Immigrants: “I just want to play” Thierry Middleton, Canada
Chapter 20: Athletes with Disabilities: “Just get over it” Andrea Faull, United Kingdom
Section 5: Ethical Considerations in Consulting
Chapter 21: Who is the Client?: “The team, the coaches, the manager, the owner, the players…and the Sport Psychologist” Matt LaCoste, France
Chapter 22: Consulting versus Counseling: “Kio’s Concussion Conundrum” Megan Byrd & Brandonn Harris, United States
Chapter 23: Tele-Consulting: “The Stagnating, Anxious Swimmer” Abby Keenan, United States
Chapter 24: Consulting Boundaries: “The Burned-Out Consultant and the Importance of Self-Care” Sebastian Brueckner1 & Gorran Kentta2, Germany1 and Sweden2
Section 6: Consulting Competencies
Chapter 25: The Influence of Spirituality: “Faith Integration and Sport Psychology Consulting” Trevor Egli & Leslee Fisher, United States
Chapter 26: Working with Coaches: “Consulting Sports Coaches: A Case of Coach Development” Alexander T Latinjak, Spain
Chapter 27: Working with Parents: “It Runs in the Family” Kathy Feinstein, United States