Developing sport psychology within your clinical practice
Subtitle: a practical guide for mental health professionals
By: Jack J. Lesyk.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Athletes -- Mental health; Athletes -- Mental health services; Athletes -- Counseling of; Sports -- Psychological aspects
Description: This practical and extremely useful guide is written for mental health professionals who want to apply the techniques of sport psychology to current clients with presenting problems such as depression, anxiety, and stress using techniques such as motivation, mild exercise, and self-talk. In addition, a new population of clients, including both serious and recreational athletes, women, seniors, and kids at all levels of skill and experience can be recruited.

The author, a successful clinical and sport psychologist, gives detailed advice on the best way to include sport psychology in an existing practice. He also demonstrates how to apply cognitive-behavioral and social learning theories within a sport psychology context.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index.