A Case-Solution Companion to Building Consulting Skills for Sport and Performance Psychology

This international compilation offers a range of potential solutions to case studies that cover pertinent issues within a variety of performance environments.

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Sarah L. Castillo, a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) on the Registry of Approved Mentors, has focused her career in both academic and applied practice settings. She earned her PhD from the University of Idaho in 2000 and has served on the executive board for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). She currently serves as the director of Sport and Performance Psychology programs at University of Western States, USA.

Chelsea Butters Wooding is an Assistant Professor in the Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Program at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, USA. She is a CMPC through AASP and holds a PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology from West Virginia University, along with an MA in Counseling from WVU, an MS in Kinesiology from California State University, Fullerton, and a BA in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach.

Douglas A. Barba is a Professor in the Psychology Department at National University, USA, where he serves as the Program Director for the BA in Sport Psychology and MA in Performance Psychology programs. Doug earned his PhD at the University of Florida and an MA in Psychology from the School of Human Behavior at United States International University in San Diego.

Stiliani "Ani" Chroni earned her MS from Springfield College, MA in 1994 and PhD from the University of Virginia in 1997 both focusing on sport psychology. She pursued a transnational dual career as an Academic and Applied Sport Psychology Practitioner. Currently, she lives and works in Norway as a Professor in Sport Psychology and Sports Coaching. In 2020 she established the Sport Coaching Research Group at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway and served as its first director until 2022.

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Preface: There Are Many Roads to Rome Section 1: Cases from Traditional Sport 1.Just Don't Lose 2. The Stoic Collegiate Swimmer3.The Struggling Dual Career Support Provider 4.A National Team in Crisis 5.Being Mighty Warriors 6.Classification Troubles in Wheelchair Rugby 7.The Outsider Section 2: Cases from High-Risk Occupations8. Back into the Breach 9.Life Lessons and Leadership 10.Mary Sue Section 3: Cases from the Performing Arts11. Choking on the Dance Floor 12.The Returning Pop Singer 13.One Actor's Journey: Moving Beyond a Failed Audition14.The proof is in the pudding! Section 4: Future Trends in Consulting 15.Seeking Next Level Leadership 16.Ninjas in Pajamas 17.The Apprehensive Action Sport Athlete 18. The Timid Triathlete 19. I just want to play 20.Just get over it Section 5: Ethical Challenges in Consulting21.The Team, the Coaches, the Manager, the Owner, the Playersand the Sport Psychologist 22.Kio's Concussion Conundrum23.The Stagnating, Anxious Swimmer 24. The Burned-Out Consultant and the Importance of Self-Care Section 6: Consulting Competencies 25. Fidget-Spinning and Philippians: Faith Integration and Sport Psychology Consulting with a Christian Youth Athlete 26.Consulting Sports Coaches: A Case of Coach Development 27. It Runs in the Family