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Becoming a Sport Psychologist

PUBLISHER Routledge (08/06/2013)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Becoming a Sport Psychologist is the first book to reveal the reality of working in sport psychology through the personal perspectives and narratives of some of the world's leading sport psychologists, top professionals with many years experience of working at every level of sport, from amateur to elite, in consulting and support roles, and in sport psychology research.

With each chapter focusing on a key issue or issues in professional practice, each contributing psychologist discusses their own education, training and professional experience, their personal motivation and their approach to consulting and delivery, helping the reader to develop a rounded understanding of how to succeed in sport psychology. Becoming a Sport Psychologist is invaluable reading for anybody considering a career in sport psychology, or any practising sport psychologist looking to extend and develop their professional skills.

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ISBN-13: 9780415525220
ISBN-10: 0415525225
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 186
Carton Quantity: 40
Product Dimensions: 6.10 x 0.50 x 9.10 inches
Weight: 0.75 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Sports & Recreation | Sports Psychology
Dewey Decimal: 796.019
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013005048
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Becoming a Sport Psychologist is the first book to reveal the reality of working in sport psychology through the personal perspectives and narratives of some of the world's leading sport psychologists, top professionals with many years experience of working at every level of sport, from amateur to elite, in consulting and support roles, and in sport psychology research.

With each chapter focusing on a key issue or issues in professional practice, each contributing psychologist discusses their own education, training and professional experience, their personal motivation and their approach to consulting and delivery, helping the reader to develop a rounded understanding of how to succeed in sport psychology. Becoming a Sport Psychologist is invaluable reading for anybody considering a career in sport psychology, or any practising sport psychologist looking to extend and develop their professional skills.

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Editor: Jones, Marc
Marc Jones is a Reader in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University where he is course tutor for the first on-line distance learning MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology. He is an active researcher and has over 25 scholarly publications and edited two books. In addition Marc also works as a consultant and is accredited by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the British Psychological Society.
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Editor: McCarthy, Paul
Paul McCarthy, Professor of Comparative Culture at Surugadai University in Japan, has translated work by Jun ichiro Tanizaki, Takeshi Umehara, Zenno Ishigami, and Atsushi Nakajima.
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