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1 online resource illustrations (black and white) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Endorsements -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Organization of the Book -- Philosophy of Sport Psychology Program Development -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Foundations -- 1 Taking a Systems Perspective on Sport Psychology -- Nature of a Systems Perspective -- A Systems Framework for Program Development in Sport Psychology -- Level of Service Delivery -- Program Development Process -- Methods and Procedures -- Professional Practice Exercises -- 2 Defining and Illustrating Sport Psychology Programs -- Defining a Sport Psychology Program |
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Illustrations of Real-Time Sport Psychology Programs -- Indicators of a Valuable and Sustainable Sport Psychology Program -- Professional Practice Exercises -- 3 Setting the Stage for Program Development -- Adhere to an Ethical Stance -- Identify Your Client for Program Development -- Clarify Your Role with Your Client -- Determine the Motivation of Your Client -- Explain the Program Development Task -- Explain the Program Development Process -- Formulate a Written Agreement with Your Client -- Follow Through With the Written Agreement -- Professional Practice Exercises |
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4 Overviewing the Program Development Process -- Phases of the Program Development Process -- Clarification Phase -- Design Phase -- Implementation Phase -- Evaluation Phase -- Professional Practice Exercises -- Part II Clarification Phase -- 5 Specifying the Program Participants -- Potential Program Participants -- Rationale for Specifying Program Participants -- Determining the Number of Potential Program Participants -- Interview -- Permanent Product Review -- Questionnaire -- Describe Relevant Characteristics of Program Participants -- Determine Segmentation of Program Participants |
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Professional Practice Exercises -- 6 Assessing the Needs of Program Participants -- Rationale for a Sport Psychology Program Needs Assessment -- Definition of a Sport Psychology Program Need -- Qualities of an Appropriate Needs Assessment -- Needs Assessment Guidelines -- Identify the Program Participants -- Delineate Needs Assessment Questions -- Athletes -- Coaches -- Parents -- Select Data Collection Methods and Procedures -- Focus Group Method -- Survey Method -- Example of a Needs Assessment Survey Instrument: Athletes |
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(Can be completed by athletes about themselves or by coaches about their athletes) -- Example of a Needs Assessment Survey Instrument: Coaches -- Discussion Method -- Construct a Needs Assessment Protocol -- Implement the Needs Assessment Protocol -- Professional Practice Exercises -- 7 Determining Relevant Organizational Context -- Rationale for Determining Relevant Organizational Context -- Definition of Relevant Organizational Context -- Framework for an Organizational Context Assessment -- Nature and Scope of the AVICTORY framework |
| Summary |
"Developing and Sustaining Sport Psychology Programs: A Resource Guide for Practitioners outlines a systemic approach to creating comprehensive, sustainable sport psychology programs in professional sports organizations, colleges and universities, and secondary school levels. Based on the author's more than thirty years of professional experience, this volume presents a framework that delineates methods for designing, implementing, and evaluating sport psychology programs, discussing topics such as needs assessment and client identification. Featuring real-world experiences and clear, non-technical writing, this step-by-step guide can be applied to a range of sport psychology programs including mental skills, life skills, coach education, leadership training, and team development programs. Developing and Sustaining Sport Psychology Programs details a program development process that has been applied successfully at the professional, collegiate, and secondary school levels over a more than thirty-year period. It has contributed to the development of sport psychology programs that have sustained themselves over the course of time, and is an essential text for sport psychologists and mental skills coaches at all levels as well as graduate students and other professionals in the field"-- Provided by publisher |
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Sports -- Psychological aspects
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Athletes -- Mental health services -- Planning
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Sports -- Psychological aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000079456 |
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1000079457 |
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