Routledge Handbook of Clinical Sport Psychology

Donald R. Marks, PsyD, is an associate professor and director of clinical training for Kean University’s Doctor of Psychology program in Combined School and Clinical Psychology. He is emeritus editor of the Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology.Andrew T. Wolanin, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist with a focus on athlete mental health and performance. He has published and presented on the prevalence of depression in athletes. As the president of Wolanin Consulting and Assessment, Inc., he provides evidence-based mental health and performance interventions to collegiate and professional athletes.Kendahl M. Shortway, PsyD, is an assistant professor at Kean University. Her research and clinical interests include athlete mental health, mindfulness and yoga, and response to disclosure of sexual assault, with attention to social justice. She enjoys practicing therapy with adolescents and adults.

• Clinical Sport Psychology: An Overview of the Field1. Introduction: The State of Play in Clinical Sport Psychology2. Clinical Sport Psychology in Practice: Sport-Specific Roles, Settings, Strategies, and Recommendations for Its Advancement3. Foundational Competencies of a Clinical Sport PsychologistSection 1: Psychological Distress in Sport Populations4. The Athlete with Depression: Risk Factors and Effects5. Understanding Anxiety and Its Impact in Sport Contexts6. Athletes, Trauma, and Posttraumatic Stress7. Body Image and Disordered Eating Among Athletes8. Emotion Regulation and Dysregulation in Athletes: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Dimensions9. Substance Use in Athlete Populations: Prevalence and TheoriesSection 2: Social and Situational Stressors in Sport and Performance Settings10. Sports and the COVID-19 Pandemic11. Psychological Issues and Interventions in Sport Injury Rehabilitation12. The Challenges of Sport Success for Professional AthletesChapter 13: It’s a Contact Sport: The Psychological Impact of Social Media in Sport14. Gender Discrimination in Sport15. Cultural Discrimination and Marginalization in Sport ContextsSection 3: Assessment, Conceptualization, and Treatment16. Looking Good: Understanding Impression Management in the Assessment of Athletes17. Psychological and Developmental Concerns in Child and Adolescent Athletes18. Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Approaches to the Treatment of Athletesand Coaches19. Utilizing Systems Theory to Frame Interventions with Athletes Across the Developmental Spectrum20. Organizational Models of Implementing Mental Health Services for Athletes21. Pharmacotherapy in the Treatment of AthletesSection 4: Best Practices in Clinical Sport Psychology22. Best Practices in Assessment and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Sport and Performance Contexts23. Best Practices for the Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Sport Populations24. Best Practices for Diagnosis and Management of Trauma-Related Disorders in Athletes25. Best Practices for Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders in Sport and Performance Contexts26. Best Practices for Substance Use Treatment in Student-Athletes 27. Best Practices in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Suicidal Athletes28. Best Practices for the Assessment and Treatment of Interpersonal Problems in Sport and Performance Contexts29. Best Practices for Pharmacotherapy in Sport and Performance ContextsConclusion30. Looking Downfield: Future Directions for Clinical Sport Psychology