Building Consulting Skills for Sport and Performance Psychology: An International Case Study Collection

Building Consulting Skills in Sport and Performance Psychology is an international compilation of case studies that introduces students and early career professionals to pertinent issues within a variety of performance environments.

With contributions from prominent international practitioners, the book offers case studies from a variety of performance environments including sport, performing arts, and high-risk occupations. Each chapter presents a case study and provides exploratory questions relating to ethical considerations, intervention planning, and awareness of diverse themes of race, culture, gender, immigration status, and disability, among others. These reflection questions encourage students to acknowledge the individual circumstances of all performers and to recognize their own unique background and how this impacts their attitudes, beliefs, and connection to potential clients. The text promotes honest self-reflection regarding consulting strengths and potential areas for improvement, and a companion book will be coming soon which looks at possible solutions for each case.

The book will be essential reading for supervisors, mentors, students, and professionals engaged in providing consulting services in distinct performance environments. It encourages its readers to use careful self-reflection to integrate theory and practice and refine their own consulting philosophies.

Sarah L. Castillo, a 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. 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 of Exercise Science at North Park University in Chicago, IL, 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 an Associate 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 a MA in psychology from the School of Human Behavior at United States International University in San Diego.

Stiliani Ani Chroni earned her PhD at the University of Virginia in 1997 and pursued a dual career as an academic and applied sport psychology practitioner. Currently she is a Professor in sport psychology and sport coaching and the director of the Sport and Social Sciences Research Group at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.