Highlights some of the special challenges that confront the 1990s intercollegiate student-athlete and ways in which student-athletes respond differentially to these challenges, which are over and above those that non-student-athletes face. Offers suggestions for how counseling psychologists can lend their expertise and talents in helping…

Surveyed 53 counseling psychology programs about sport psychology training. Found that most respondents had students who were interested in sport psychology; counseling faculty were perceived to be receptive to their colleagues and graduate students having interests and pursuing research in sport psychology; and most program directors thought best…

Reacts to four previous articles on counseling psychology and sport psychology. Voices concerns about coherence and boundaries of counseling psychology's scientific and practice bases, efficient use of training resources, how much can be accomplished within predoctoral curricula, and how to work in tandem with those in other psychological…

Reacts to four previous articles on sport psychology and counseling psychology. Commends articles but questions lack of any significant reference to minority athlete, considering that articles focused on college athletics, that football and basketball are instrumental to college sport, and that participation of African-American athletes is…

Reacts to four previous articles on sport psychology and counseling psychology. Welcomes counseling psychology's perspective on the special needs of student-athletes but cautions psychologists that the essence of modern sport is flavored by its economic, competitive, and scientific aspects. Notes need for student-athletes to simplify their lives…

Surveyed counseling psychologists on their involvement in sport psychology research, training, and practice; their affiliation with sport psychology professional organizations; and their attitudes toward current professional sport psychology issues. Found that counseling psychologists were minimally involved, and had received little formal…

Relates opportunities for consulting psychologists to work with specific population within university setting. Describes consulting relationships between counseling psychologist, academic advising office for student-athletes, and athletic department at University of Notre Dame; and outlines possibilities for consultation with student-athletes in…

Describes sport psychology and model for practice consistent with training of counseling psychologists as teachers of life skills. Examines role that sport plays in society and its importance for development of identity and personal competence. Delineates life development intervention (LDI) and psychoeducational model for practice of sport…