Diversity Characteristics and Experiences of Discrimination in Certified Mental Performance Consultants

McCarver, Zachary; Anderson, Shelby; Vosloo, Justine; Harenberg, Sebastian

doi:10.1123/tsp.2018-0126

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“…Indeed, 92% of participants in the current study self-identified as White Caucasian. In a recent study, McCarver et al (2019) showed how SPPs are a relatively homogeneous group in that they are mostly White, heterosexual, and able-bodied. This homogeneity may prevent the profession from engaging in reflective efforts focused on Whiteness, privilege, and power, potentially fostering the promotion and maintenance of color-blind approaches to the field and profession and sport contexts in general (Blodgett et al, 2015, Butryn, 2002, 2009; Sue, 2004).…”

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“…Another potential challenge to the integration of culture may be the specific professional spaces in which SPPs work. The SP professional context is widely characterized by homogeneity and Whiteness, both in terms of SPP demographic characteristics as well as the Westernized frameworks used to evaluate the validity and effectiveness of scholarly products and applied interventions (Blodgett et al, 2015; Butryn, 2002; 2009; McCarver et al, 2019; Ryba, 2017). This homogeneity may lead to a persistent color-blind worldview in the SP field and profession, and in sport as a whole (Blodgett et al, 2015).…”

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Sport psychology professionals’ perceptions of the roadblocks to cultural sport psychology.

Quartiroli

Vosloo

Schinke

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Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

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In recent years, sport psychology professionals (SPPs) have recognized the importance of being aware of culture in their scholarly and applied practice. However, there is still a discrepancy between this recognition and the apparent implementation of these cultural lenses in sport psychology (SP). With this study, we aimed to explore and understand the perceived experiences of SPPs of the challenges faced while integrating and implementing culture in their scholarly and applied practice. Grounded in a critical realist philosophical framework, we conducted a study using semistructured interviews and a consensual qualitative research (Hill, 2012) methodological approach to analyze the data. We interviewed 25 globally situated SPPs (13 males and 12 females) with approximately 18 years (17.83, SD = 10.88) of professional experience. We developed two main domains: (a) SP as a culturally challenged field and (b) personal challenges to cultural SP practice. Although these SPPs acknowledged the importance of culture in developing and implementing SP research studies and applied interventions, they also recognized how most scholarship and applied practices are still founded in Westernized ethnocentric philosophical assumptions. These SPPs also shared their perceived experience of the challenges faced while integrating culture into their professional practice and scholarship; how, early in their careers, they struggled with accepting their own limits, biases, and the impossible task of developing prescribed universal cultural competence applicable across people and contexts. Their perceived experiences support the recent call for more culturally grounded research and applied practice (Ryba et al., 2013). Recommendations for future investigation are also discussed.

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Sport psychology professionals’ perceptions of the roadblocks to cultural sport psychology.

Quartiroli

Vosloo

Schinke

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Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

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“…This barrier parallels the lack of cultural diversity seen across SPCs, particularly those with a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) credential. 23 Professional organizations such as AASP must continue to promote diversity and inclusion practices and address barriers for diverse practitioners to work in the field. 23 Improving representation of SPCs across minority groups (i.e.…”

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“…23 Professional organizations such as AASP must continue to promote diversity and inclusion practices and address barriers for diverse practitioners to work in the field. 23 Improving representation of SPCs across minority groups (i.e. racial/ethnic minorities, women 23 ) may help to address some of these barriers identified by high school coaches.…”

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High school coaches’ attitudes toward sport psychology consultation and the barriers to implementation of sport psychology services

Ford

Masters

Vosloo

2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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The purpose of this study was to examine high school coaches’ attitudes toward sport psychology consultation and the barriers to implementation of sport psychology services. A convenience sample of 296 high school coaches ( nmale = 225; nfemale = 71) across the Northeast region of the United States completed the Sport Psychology Attitudes Revised Coaches-2 questionnaire and an open-ended question, “What are the barriers to using a sport psychology consultant with your team?”. Results showed that high school coaches had a positive attitude toward sport psychology services, believed these services were useful, were moderately willing to be personally involved in these services with their athletes, and did not show a strong preference for those of a similar cultural identity. However, barriers to implementation of sport psychology services were identified, such as cost, time, sport psychology consultant access and availability, coaches’ lack of knowledge about the role of a sport psychology consultant, stigma from the athletes, lack of administrative and parental support, “fit” and competency of the sport psychology consultant, evidence of effectiveness, no need for a sport psychology consultant, and issues with confidentiality/consent. These barriers reflect the current challenges associated with the standards of practice within the field of sport psychology. Expanding sport psychology services to the high school domain has the potential to foster young athletes’ emotional and physical development and thus, improve athlete performance.

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“…Homogeneity is dangerous as it can contribute to ethnocentric monoculturalism in which the dominant cultural views appear truthful and common sense (Sue, 2004). For example, McCarver et al (2019) found that over 80% of CMPCs identify as white, heterosexual, and able-bodied. Likewise, the results in the current study suggest that SEP was founded upon, and continuously operates from, a Eurocentric and white worldview, which perpetuates the exclusion and harm of traditionally marginalized populations and raises serious doubts that knowledge presented at AASP is relevant and generalizable to all (Ryba & Schinke, 2009;Ryba et al, 2013;Ryba et al, 2020).…”

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The state of diversity in the Association for Applied Sport Psychology: Gaining momentum or still swimming upstream?

Bejar

Shigeno

Larsen

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Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

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The purpose of the current study was to determine if the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) has made significant changes in the past decade regarding diversity in conference programming. Through a content analysis of 3,466 abstracts, we found that 34.7% of presentations included a diverse sample, whereas 15.3% addressed a diversity issue. Significant increases between 1986-2007 and 2008-2017 occurred for both diverse samples and diversity issues. Although there were some notable improvements (e.g., disability issues), multiple aspects of diversity (e.g., race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, older adults) remained strikingly sparse. Practical implications for cultivating diversity in AASP are provided.Lay summary: This was a 10-year follow-up study of Kamphoff et al.'s analysis of diversity in AASP conference programming. Results indicated that abstracts addressing diversity issues or including diverse samples has significantly increased. Nonetheless, many traditionally underrepresented populations and topics continue to be marginalized. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICEAASP and other sport and exercise psychology (SEP) organizations could phrase their conference abstract submission guidelines to strongly encourage the reporting of participants from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. Additionally, they should recruit abstract reviewers with knowledge of diverse methodologies and cultural sport psychology. AASP must invest in international outreach and recruitment by forming strategic alliances with organizations such as ISSP, ASPASP, SOSUPE, SIPD, ASSEP, and FEPSAC. All SEP organizations should track the prevalence of diversityrelated content in their conference presentations and sponsored journals to provide insights on how well they are producing and disseminating culturally relevant knowledge.

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Diversity Characteristics and Experiences of Discrimination in Certified Mental Performance Consultants

Cited by 10 publications

References 10 publications

Sport psychology professionals’ perceptions of the roadblocks to cultural sport psychology.

Sport psychology professionals’ perceptions of the roadblocks to cultural sport psychology.

High school coaches’ attitudes toward sport psychology consultation and the barriers to implementation of sport psychology services

The state of diversity in the Association for Applied Sport Psychology: Gaining momentum or still swimming upstream?

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