4065: Developing Sports Psychology Within Your Clinical Practice

About the Course:

The author, a successful clinical and sport psychologist, gives detailed advice on the best way to include sport psychology in an existing practice. Applying these winning techniques to your current practice will attract a new population of clients, including both serious and recreational athletes. Filled with illustrative examples, this book provides suggestions for using sport psychology techniques when working with common nonsport-related issues, such as depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Also covered are clinical techniques for sport-specific issues, including training, competition, injury, failure, and success.

Author

Jack J. Lesyk, Ph.D.

About the Author:

Dr. Lesyk is a clinical and sport psychologist with an independent practice in Beachwood, Ohio. He completed his graduate work at Case Western Reserve University. Since 1981, he has worked with athletes from over twenty different sports, at competitive levels ranging from scholastic to world-class and Olympic.

Course Objectives:

1. to be able to apply cognitive-behavioral and social learning theories within a sport psychology context

2. to be able to describe clinical techniques for sport-specific issues, including training, competition, injury, failure, and success