This edited collection brings together global voices on career development within the field of sport, exercise and performance psychology (SEPP).
Divided into seven sections, the book provides insight into various identities a SEPP practitioner might have. It begins by assessing what the SEPP profession is by offering definitions of sport psychology and considers terminology, ethics, diversity, equity, & inclusion, and mental wellbeing. Section 2 focuses on career development, helping readers navigate such topics as business skills, and the global job market. Later sections then look at specific roles within the profession, including the SEPP Researcher, the SEPP Practitioner, the SEPP teacher and the SEPP Mentor. Throughout, professionals from across the world share their perspectives and experiences of working in SEPP, providing a diverse perspective on SEPP as a professional field.
Offering a comprehensive read on the field of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology globally, this is the ideal resource for graduate students and early career professionals. It will also be of interest to professionals already working in the area and looking to continue their professional development.
Table of Contents:
About the Editors Our Global Contributors Preface Section I: The Sport, Exercise, Performance Psychology Profession Chapter 1: What IS Sport Psychology? What is Sport Psychology: An Overview Kensa K. Gunter & Amanda Perkins-Ball Okay…But What Exactly is Sport Psychology? Christopher Wagstaff & Alessandro Quartiroli What is Sport Psychology in Finland? Tatiana V. Ryba, Aku Nikander, Niilo Konttinen, & Hannaleena Ronkainen Chapter 2: SEPP Terminology Key Sport Psychology Terms Used in Non-Clinical and Clinical Settings: A Global Perspective Natalie Durand-Bush, Göran Kenttä, & Véronique Richard Words Matter: Terms, Titles, and Terminology Oh My! Lauren S. Tashman A Rose by any Other Name … Exploring Competencies Within Exercise Psychology Clara Swedlund, Nina Rios-Doria, Bruce Cohen, & Michael L. Sachs Chapter 3: Ethics in SEPP Balancing the Ethical and Legal Frontiers in Providing Athlete Well-Being Support Katy Steel, Lee Baldock, Sheldon Hanton, & Brendan Cropley Ethical Issues for Dually Trained Sport and Performance Psychology Professionals Ashley Coker-Cranney & Sarah L. Castillo Sport Psych Ethics Outside the Classroom Tim Herzog, Tracy Heller, & Angel Brutus Chapter 4: Pursuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in SEPP A Call to Action: Embracing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Professional Practice Amanda M. Perkins-Ball, Stephany C. Coakley, & Derek M. Zike A Scientist-Practitioner’s Vantage of Cultural Sport Psychology: Possible Implications for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Robert J. Schinke, Cole E. Giffin, & Elizabeth A. Steadman Fostering an Inclusive Team Culture that Respects Athletes’ Religious Identities Young-Eun Noh Chapter 5: Mental Health, Mental Wellbeing, & Mental Performance The Coexistence of Mental Health and Mental Performance in Sport Désarée Festa & Jimena González Menendez Mental Health and Performance Optimization in Sport Psychology Bradley Donohue & Kristin Brooks The Psychologist as Welfare Officer at the Olympic Games Paul Wylleman & Jessica Bartley Section II: Career Development in SEPP Chapter 6: The Entrepreneur Mindset and Business Skills Building a Business in SEPP: Thinking and Acting Like an Entrepreneur Carla Carter, Abby Keenan, & Riley Jensen SEPP Practitioner Development of Entrepreneur Mindset & Business Skills Michala Bednáriková, Sanja Vrančić, Maximilian Richert Navigating Ethics, Values, and Principles: The Balancing Act for Sport Psychologist Entrepreneurs in India Keerthana Swaminathan & Varadayini Gorhe Chapter 7: Careers and the Global Job Market Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Careers and the Job Market Jeffrey Martin Things Are Not Always What They Seem: Challenging What a Career in SEPP “Should” Look Like Frances Dallas & Danielle Vickland Pursuing a Professional Passion Thomas W. Gretton, Anna Farello, & Thomas O. Minkler Fitting In and Standing Out: Navigating the Field of Sport Psychology in Europe as a Young Practitioner Anastasiya Khomutova, Svenja Wachsmuth, & R. Zsanett Bondár Chapter 8: The “Global Citizen” Professional Over the Hills and Far Away: Navigating Global Pathways in Sport Psychology Research, Teaching, and Applied Practice Paul Davis, Shameema Yousuf, Nikos Ntoumanis, & Małgorzata Sławińska Crossing Borders and Continents as SEPP Professional Women Stiliani “Ani” Chroni, Cristina Fink, & Renee Appaneal Journeying the World to Discover Ourselves in Shaping Our Professional Philosophy Caren D. P. Diehl & David J. C. Smith Section III: The SEPP Researcher Chapter 9: The Scientist-Practitioner A Global Perspective on the Development of Scientist-Practitioners in Sport and Exercise Psychology Tshepang Tshube, David Kapule Mabuta, & Lekgobo Masake The Scientist-Artist-Practitioner Philosophy: Perspectives from the Colonial East Karen Lo & Harry Lim How Neuroscience Informs Mental Health and Sport Performance Alex Diaz & Hillary Cauthen Chapter 10: Basic Research Skills for the Applied Practitioner The Applied Sport Psychology Practitioner and Research – Rationale and Strategies Roland Seiler & Monika Liesenfeld How Can Mastering Statistics Enhance Evidence-Based Practice? Andrew M. Lane A SEPP Practitioner’s Playbook for Qualitative Research Deborah Skinstad & Heinrich Grobbelaar Chapter 11: Collaborative Research Teams Research Teams as Lived Collaborative Cosmopolitanism Anne-Marie Elbe & Vassilis Barkoukis Embodying an Ethics of Care in Collaborative Research Teams Saemi Lee, Anna Kavoura, & Janaina Fogaça The Purdue Posse: Our Experience of Building a Clutch Collaborative Research Team Mary D. Fry, Maria Newton, Lori A. Gano-Overway, Marta Guivernau, & Mi-Sook Kim Chapter 12: Community Engaged Research The Importance of Community Involvement in Research when Seeking to Attain Global Perspectives Tracey J. Devonport & Montse C. Ruiz Communication and Cultural Awareness: Building-Blocks for Community-Engaged Research Stephanie J. Hanrahan Doing Research with Youth Sport Participants and Organizations Around the World: Cultural Perspectives and Key Considerations Lindsey C. Blom & Amanda J. Visek Relationship-Orientated Personal Disclosure and Mutual Sharing: A Community-Engaged Approach to Mental Performance in Ugandan Cricket Edgar Kazibwe & Matt Slater Chapter 13: Knowledge Mobilization: Closing the Research-to-Practice Gap Knowledge Mobilization: Challenges and Suggestions Frank O. Ely & Irene Muir Knowledge Mobilization: Communicating Research to the Broader Community Alex Auerbach, Stefanie Gazmin, & Ashley-Raye Miles “www.die-sportpsychologen.de” – Transfer of Knowledge, Transparency, Networking: A Platform for Sportpsychologists Oliver Stoll & Mathias Liebing Section IV: Practitioner Development as SEPP Professionals Chapter 14: Certification and Continuing Education for the SEPP Professional The Journey of Continuing Education in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology Christine Sanchez Complexities of Navigating Training and Certification Options in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Kyle F. Paradis and Shannon Burke Beyond Borders: Continuing Education in Applied Sport Psychology Christian Zepp Chapter 15: Practicing What We Preach: The Consultant as Performer Practitioner Self-development: Finding “Your Way” by Practicing what “You” Preach Roger Friesen Practicing What You Preach: Wearing the Consultant as Performer Hat Artur Poczwardowski, Stiliani “Ani” Chroni, Alessandro Quartiroli, & Aleksandra “Ola” Krukowska-Burke The Consultant as Performer: Practicing What You Preach Renee N. Appaneal & Charles H. Brown, Jr Chapter 16: Self-Care for SEPP Professionals Charting the Ethical Path to Sustainable Well-Being for Professionals in Sport and Performance Psychology: A Case for Self-Care Alessandro Quartiroli, Daniel R. F. Martin, Christopher R. D. Wagstaff, David Price, & Heather Hunter Self-Compassion as a Superpower for Self-Care Tsz Lun (Alan) Chu Self-Care as a Transnational Black Female Sport Psychologist Dawn-Marie Armstrong Chapter 17: Building and Maintaining Communities of Practice Communities of Practice in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology: Shaping Ourselves and Shaping the Field… Together Adam Naylor CommUNITY of Practice Carl Ohlson, Nicole DeFerrari, Meighan Julbert, & Jon Hammermeister Becoming a Social Learning Leader: A New Dimension to your Practice Diane M. Culver, Siobhan Rourke, & Sydney Graper Section V: The SEPP Practitioner Chapter 18: Philosophy of Practice Philosophy of (and in) Practice Nick Wadsworth & Martin Eubank Embodied Practice: An Integration of Sport Psychology, Motor Behavior, and Cultural Studies of Sport Leslee A. Fisher & Craig A. Wrisberg Philosophy of Practice: An Industrial-Organizational Psychology Perspective Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt, Alexander Gamble, & Lennie Waite Chapter 19: Technological Advancements in SEPP Practice Integrating Psychophysiology Technology into Practice Seth Rose, Jerry DeVore, Phoebe Manalang-Monnier, William Bean, & Megan Fox Incorporating Technology into the Practice of Sport Psychology Penny Werthner, Sommer Christie, & Maurizio Bertollo Cognitive Fitness Framework: A New Paradigm for Neuroscience-Informed Performance Enhancement Technologies Leonard Zaichkowsky, Eugene Aidman, John Crampton, Gerry Fogarty, & Jeffrey Bond Chapter 20: Consulting and Coaching in SEPP Practice Mastering the Blend: How Coaching Can Elevate Your Consulting Work Cindra Kamphoff & Eric Bean Coaching and Consulting as a Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology Professional from a Leadership Perspective Sebastian Brueckner Unlocking Potential: Integrating Coaching Techniques into Sport and Exercise Psychology Education Maike Tietjens, Lena Henning, & Hannah Hüttemann Chapter 21: Doing Applied Work with Individuals and Groups For One and For All: Performance Psychology Service Delivery Considerations Between Individual and Team Contexts Jen Schumacher & Cathal Sheridan Approaching Sport Performance Interventions: A Comparative Analysis of Individual, Team, and Individual-Within-Team Contexts Tyler Miles, Hannah Levy & Dolores Christensen Working Relationally: The Collective Wisdom of Applied Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand Craig Barretto, Aramis Dennan, Paula Dennan, & Ian Lambie Chapter 22: Doing Applied Work In-Person and Remotely Consulting in the Digital Age: Practical Considerations for Virtual Consulting Matthew D. Bird & Jack C. Watson II “It Depends”: Best Practices for Virtual Delivery in Mental Performance Greg Young, Lindsey Hamilton, Duncan Simpson, & Christian Smith In-Person and Remote Consulting in Sport Psychology: Key Debates and Personal Insights Violetta Oblinger-Peters & Ulla Geifes Chapter 23: Working as an Independent or Integrated SEPP Professional Benefits and Drawbacks to Practicing Independently and as an Embedded Practitioner Adrian Ferrera, Greg Chertok, & Joanna Foss Fully Independent or Fully Integrated? Finding the Sweet Spot for Practicing Sport Psychology in High-Performance Settings Grzegorz M. Więcław & Natalia Pawelska From Nowhere Man to Getting by with a Little Help from my Friends Rich Gordin Chapter 24: Demonstrating a Return on Investment of SEPP Practice Sport Psychology Interventions and Correlates of Performance: A Summary of Published Meta-Analyses Marc Lochbaum Assessing Consulting Effectiveness: Demonstrating Impact and Return on Investment Elmer A. Castillo SPC Consultant Effectiveness: “Have We Made the Boat Go Faster?” Lee-Ann Sharp, Ken Hodge, & Peter Haberl Contributing to the Development of Sport Psychology Programs through Program Evaluation Charles A. Maher Section VI: The SEPP Teacher Chapter 25: Navigating Academia How to Survive and Thrive in Academia in the United States David W. Eccles & Kaitlin Cohen-Maher Laying the Foundations for Sport and Exercise Psychology Practice: A UK Perspective Karen Howells Navigating the Exercise and Sport Psychology Teaching Path: An International Perspective for Junior Scholars Melanie Poudevigne Chapter 26: Teaching Mental Skills Teaching Mental Skills to Future Practitioners: The Art within the Science Kimberly Shaffer Teaching Mental Skills for Tomorrow’s Generations Sascha Leisterer-Härtig & Barbara Halberschmidt Enhancing Mental Skills for Kinesiology Students in a Sport Psychology Course Takehiro Iwatsuki Chapter 27: Teaching for Today’s Students Teaching for Today’s Students: Connecting is Key Taryn K. Morgan, Ashwin J. Patel, & Vanessa R. Shannon Active, Engaging, and Authentic Teaching and Learning Ideas for Contemporary Students Christopher Mesagno, Kim Encel, & Michael Spittle Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Technological Advances Amber M. Shipherd & John E. Coumbe-Lilley Section VII: The SEPP Mentor Chapter 28: Mentoring Future SEPP Practitioners Mentoring Future Practitioners in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Jack J. Lesyk, Damien Clement, & Chris Harwood Integrating Multicultural Principles in the Supervisor-Supervisee Relationship Leilani Madrigal & Janaina L. Fogaça Developing Mentor-Mentee Relationships: Suggestions for Initial Partnership Michelle M. McAlarnen, Janaina L. Fogaça & Gily Meir Chapter 29: Developing Oneself as a Mentor Mentorship in Sport and Exercise Psychology: Nurturing Talent, Building Skills, and Evolving as a Mentor Moira E Lafferty, Martin Eubank, & Joanne Butt A Former Mentor and Mentee Reflect Together on Mentor Development Bart Lerner & Angela Breitmeyer “What the Hell am I Doing?” Reflections on Developing Oneself as a Mentor Justine Vosloo, Shelby Anderson, & Sydney Masters Chapter 30: Peer Mentoring and Consultation Peer Mentoring: How to Leverage a Powerful “Informal” Learning Opportunity Johannes Raabe & Matthew P. Bejar Putting Peer Consultation into Practice: Two Processes in Action Helena Schmitz, Christian Zepp, Bernadette Ramaker, & Grzegorz Więcław Peer Mentoring and Consultation: From Trailblazing to Time-Honored Principles Sari Shepphird
About the Author :
Andrew P. Friesen is a sport and exercise psychology professor at Penn State Berks, USA, and a Fellow of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. His research focuses on emotion regulation in sport and the professional development of practitioners. In addition to his academic role, Andrew runs a private practice providing mental performance services to athletes and performers. He has authored and edited numerous publications in applied sport psychology and actively mentors emerging professionals pursuing certification and careers in the field.
Sebastian Brueckner is a sport psychologist based in Germany whose work bridges applied practice, teaching, and international collaboration. He has served as a consultant to athletes, coaches, and organizations across levels of performance, with an emphasis on evidence-based approaches to mental skills training and professional development. Sebastian’s scholarship and service reflect a global commitment to advancing the profession, with particular interest in practitioner identity and the integration of research into applied practice.
Lauren S. Tashman is the Senior Research Scientist for Mursion, Inc. and an applied sport and performance psychology consultant and leadership coach based in New York City, USA. As a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), she has worked with athletes, coaches, business leaders, and performing artists to help individuals and teams consistently perform at their best. Lauren has extensive experience in higher education and professional training, and she is passionate about helping emerging professionals build sustainable, values-driven careers. Her contributions to the field include applied practice, supervision, applying the science of high-performance in the business world, and international professional service.
