A Case-Solution Companion to Building Consulting Skills for Sport and Performance Psychology

This international compilation offers a range of potential solutions to case studies that cover pertinent issues within a variety of performance environments.

Sarah L. Castillo, a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) on the Registry of Approved Mentors, has focused her career in both academic and applied practice settings. She earned her PhD from the University of Idaho in 2000 and has served on the executive board for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). She currently serves as the director of Sport and Performance Psychology programs at University of Western States, USA. Chelsea Butters Wooding is an Assistant Professor in the Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Program at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, USA. She is a CMPC through AASP and holds a PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology from West Virginia University, along with an MA in Counseling from WVU, an MS in Kinesiology from California State University, Fullerton, and a BA in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach. Douglas A. Barba is a Professor in the Psychology Department at National University, USA, where he serves as the Program Director for the BA in Sport Psychology and MA in Performance Psychology programs. Doug earned his PhD at the University of Florida and an MA in Psychology from the School of Human Behavior at United States International University in San Diego. Stiliani "Ani" Chroni earned her MS from Springfield College, MA in 1994 and PhD from the University of Virginia in 1997 both focusing on sport psychology. She pursued a transnational dual career as an Academic and Applied Sport Psychology Practitioner. Currently, she lives and works in Norway as a Professor in Sport Psychology and Sports Coaching. In 2020 she established the Sport Coaching Research Group at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway and served as its first director until 2022.

Preface: There Are Many Roads to Rome Section 1: Cases from Traditional Sport 1."Just Don't Lose" 2. "The Stoic Collegiate Swimmer"3."The Struggling Dual Career Support Provider" 4."A National Team in Crisis" 5."Being Mighty Warriors" 6."Classification Troubles in Wheelchair Rugby" 7."The Outsider" Section 2: Cases from High-Risk Occupations8. "Back into the Breach" 9."Life Lessons and Leadership" 10."Mary Sue" Section 3: Cases from the Performing Arts11. "Choking on the Dance Floor" 12."The Returning Pop Singer" 13."One Actor's Journey: Moving Beyond a Failed Audition"14."The proof is in the pudding!" Section 4: Future Trends in Consulting 15."Seeking Next Level Leadership" 16."Ninjas in Pajamas" 17.The Apprehensive Action Sport Athlete" 18. "The Timid Triathlete" 19. "I just want to play" 20."Just get over it" Section 5: Ethical Challenges in Consulting21."The Team, the Coaches, the Manager, the Owner, the Players...and the Sport Psychologist" 22."Kio's Concussion Conundrum"23."The Stagnating, Anxious Swimmer" 24. "The Burned-Out Consultant and the Importance of Self-Care" Section 6: Consulting Competencies 25. "Fidget-Spinning and Philippians: Faith Integration and Sport Psychology Consulting with a Christian Youth Athlete" 26."Consulting Sports Coaches: A Case of Coach Development" 27. "It Runs in the Family"