Sport and exercise psychologists play a pivotal role in supporting wellbeing and performance. Indeed, many elite athletes have stated that their Sport and Exercise Psychologist is one of the most important members of their team. In this module, you will consider the roles and responsibilities of applied practitioners, and the ethical and professional dilemmas that emerge. You will understand and appraise evidence-based approaches to practice. Ultimately you will design your own intervention to address a specific client need, applying best practice within the profession models of best practice. You will undertake intake interviews to establish an understanding of the client, the issue they are facing, their sport or physical activity aspirations, and other relevant history, in order to formulate and plan appropriate intervention strategies. Through this process, you will gain an understanding of the importance of building rapport and establishing working alliances with clients, as well as developing insight into how a sport and exercise psychologist may work.
Lectures 16 hours, Seminars 16 hours
750 words (Critical Reflection) Short Writing Piece. Assessment Details: Interview Transcript & Critical Reflection worth 20%.
2500 words Short Writing Piece . Assessment Details: Written Assignment worth 80%.
Reassessment Method: Like-for-like
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate philosophical and psychological approaches to understand human behaviour in sport and exercise contexts
2. Identify and apply principles of ethical and professional practice
3. Collect, analyse and interpret psychological data - evidenced by the completion and interpretation of the intake interview, questionnaire and/or observational data
4. Formulate original strategies to enhance sport performance and physical health and wellbeing based on sector best practice
5. Critically reflect upon experiences of the intake processes and strategy proposal
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