Practical Supervision in Applied Sport Psychology

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-77976-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Practical Supervision in Applied Sport Psychology is a ‘how to’ in the supervision of sport psychology trainees and qualified practitioners. It is a guide for the supervisee and the supervisor supporting scholarship in applied sport psychology at the postgraduate level, especially those training to become sport psychology practitioners.

This new book offers a compact and comprehensive manual on supervision that meets supervisees’ and supervisors’ needs by educating and supporting supervisees and supervisors within applied sport psychology to deal competently with the challenges of supervision and the supervisory process. With practical examples and scenarios throughout the text so that supervisees are better informed about the supervisory process, its challenges and drawbacks, Practical Supervision in Applied Sport Psychology enables supervisors to get to grips with beginning supervising trainees while holding a resource that is accessible and informative for lifelong learning in supervision.

Emerging from decades of practice experience supervising and being supervised in applied sport psychology this new book is vital reading for scholars, teachers, researchers, and those practising supervising and receiving supervision within the field of applied sport psychology.

Zielgruppe

Academic, General, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, Professional Training, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mccarthy, Paul

Moffat, Zoe

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sportpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Angewandte Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. What is Supervision? 2. The Supervisory Relationship3. Ethics and Professional Practice in Supervision4. Being a Good Enough Supervisee5. Being a Good Enough Supervisor6.  Supervision in Practice: Choosing a Style7. Shaping a Supervision Session–Structure and Purpose8. Beginnings – Key Elements of Starting a Supervisory Relationship9. Middles – Navigating the Core of Supervision10. Endings – Terminating the Supervisory Relationship Effectively11. Forms and Format of Supervision12. Trainee Development, Difference and Diversity.13. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Supervision.14. Professional Considerations in Supervision.

Über Autor(innen)

Paul McCarthy, PhD leads the taught doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK. Paul is a BPS chartered psychologist, HCPC registered sport and exercise psychologist and Senior Teaching Fellow. In 2017, he developed the first taught doctorate in sport and exercise psychology in Scotland and the UK. Supervision accounts for a significant proportion of his current role on the taught doctorate programme and private practice. His research explores the practice of applied sport psychology and elements of emotion, attention, and motivation among sport performers. He served as editor of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Review from 2013 to 2017. He has run his own private practice for the past 20 years, splitting his work time between academic teaching, supervising, researching, writing, and supporting clients from amateur to professional levels, especially in golf, football, rugby, gymnastics, and athletics.

Zoe Moffat, PhD is a practitioner psychologist working at the Scottish Institute of Sport, UK. Zoe is a chartered sport and exercise psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council. Zoe has published several peer-reviewed papers in sport and exercise psychology. She works with Paralympians, Olympians, and professional athletes in several sports (e.g., rugby, golf, netball).