1st Edition
Consulting In Sport Psychology Perspectives, Opportunities, and Practice Development
Section I: Perspectives on Consulting in Sport Psychology
Chapter 1: Charting the Parameters of Consulting in Sport Psychology
Chapter 2: Embracing Ethical, Legal, and Multicultural Expectations in Sport Psychology Consulting
Chapter 3: Developing and Maintaining Competencies for Consulting in Sport Psychology
Chapter 4: Utilizing a Systems Approach as a Strategic Basis for Sport Psychology Consulting
Section II: Opportunities for Consulting in Sport Psychology at Individual, Team, and Organizational Levels
Chapter 5: Serving as a Sport Psychology Consultant to the Individual Athlete, in a Developmental Manner, on an Extended Basis
Chapter 6: Serving as a Team Sport Psychology Consultant
Chapter 7: Consulting with Organizational Decision-Makers about the Psychological Makeup of Athletes for Draft Selection Purposes
Chapter 8: Consulting about the Mental and Emotional Needs of Athletes as They Transition into and through Sport Organizations
Chapter 9: Providing Guidance to Coaches and Staff about Supporting the Mental and Emotional Well-being of Physically Injured Athletes
Chapter 10: Helping Coaches to Manage the Mental and Emotional Demands of Their Profession
Chapter 11: Creating and Sustaining an Environment Conducive to Team Mental Health
Chapter 12: Coordinating Mental Performance and Mental Health Programs and Services
Chapter 13: Consulting about the Development of Youth Sports Programs in School and Community Settings
Chapter 14: Perspectives and Guidelines for Sport Psychology Consulting in Business Organizations
Section III: Practice Development for Sport Psychology Consulting
Chapter 15: Taking Charge of the Sport Psychology Consultant Development Process
Chapter 16: Establishing and Maintaining Sport Psychology Consulting Clients
Chapter 17: Formulating Sport Psychology Consulting Proposals and Enacting Consulting Agreements
Chapter 18: Evaluating Sport Psychology Consulting and Engaging in Reflective Practice
Chapter 19: Concluding Comments about Consulting in Sport Psychology
References
Index
Biography
Charles A. Maher, PsyD, CMPC, FAASP is a licensed psychologist; sport and performance psychologist with the Cleveland Guardians Baseball Organization; and Professor Emeritus of Applied Psychology at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. For 37 years, he has provided mental performance and mental health consulting services to athletes, coaches, support staff, and executives in Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Women’s National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, collegiate sport organizations, as well as in tennis, boxing, and horseracing.
