Culturally Informed Sport Psychology
Numerous factors are involved in the cultural composition of both the athlete and the sport psychology practitioner, including ethnicity, socioeconomic background and status, race, socialization, sexual orientation, religion, gender, and geographic location. These often deeply ingrained personal variables can certainly affect the nature of the therapeutic relationship, intervention strategies, and intervention outcomes with athletic clientele. Yet, the field of sport psychology has been slow to discuss these critical variables or to conceptualize their impact on day-to-day athletic performance, overall psychological well-being, the therapeutic relationship, and success of interventions. Co-editors Robert Schinke and Zella Moore conceptualized this unique special issue of the
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology with the intention of opening these lines of discussion to ensure that sport psychologists are gaining a comprehensive understanding of the athletes with whom they work, demonstrating respect for and integration of cultural constructs in the treatment room, and maintaining personal and professional self-awareness.
The
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology (
JCSP) is the only journal to promote the understanding and advancement of the integration of clinical, counseling, and sport psychology.
JCSP will stimulate thought, promote empirical investigation, and disseminate scientifically informed knowledge related to the comprehensive psychological care and overall well-being of athletes, coaches, and sport organizations. For more information, visit
www.JCSP-Journal.com.
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