Developing Sport Psychology within Your Clinical Practice: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Hardcover)

Dr. Lesyk has drawn masterfully from the helping professions and the exercise sciences to present a detailed map of the intersections of psychotherapy, exercise, mental skills, and athletic performance. Above all, this is a ?useful′ book.
––Mark B. Andersen, coordinator, Post Graduate Research Studies, Centre for Rehabilitation, Exercise, & Sport Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

Apply the winning techniques of sport psychology to your current practice?and in so doing, attract a new population of clients, including both serious and recreational athletes, women, seniors, and kids at all levels of skill and experience. The author, a successful clinical and sport psychologist, gives detailed advice on the best way to include sport psychology in an existing practice. He also demonstrates how to apply cognitive–behavioral and social learning theories within a sport psychology context.

Filled with illustrative examples, this book provides suggestions for using sport psychology techniques when working with common nonsport–related issues, such as depression, anxiety, and low self–esteem. Also covered are clinical techniques for sport–specific issues, including training, competition, injury, failure, and success.

From the Inside Flap
Sport psychology was once the domain of a small number of psychologists who worked exclusively with elite Olympic and professional athletes. But today, sport psychologists also use their proven techniques with nonathletes and weekAnd sport enthusiasts. At a time when many behavioral health care clinicians are facing a loss of income, cut–backs, and decreased funding, many sport psychologists are enjoying practices that are expanding and thriving.This practical and extremely useful guide is written for mental health professionals who want to apply the winning techniques of sport psychology to their current practices?and in so doing, attract a new population of clients, including both serious and recreational athletes, women, seniors, and kids at all levels of skill and experience. The author, a successful clinical and sport psychologist, gives detailed advice on the best way to include sport psychology in an existing practice. He also demonstrates how to apply cognitive–behavioral and social learning theories within a sport psychology context.Filled with illustrative examples, this book provides suggestions for using sport psychology techniques when working with common nonsport–related issues, such as depression, anxiety, and low self–esteem. Also covered are clinical techniques for sport–specific issues, including training, competition, injury, failure, and success. In addition, the author recommAnds educational and training opportunities for acquiring knowledge and credentials in sport psychology, and summarizes valuable information on marketing opportunities and practice development.

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