Sport psychology consultants utilize assessments as a tool to gather important information from teams, athletes, and coaches, and use the results to help inform interventions. Explore different types of assessments and practice explaining their use to potential clients.
Propose five assessments that can be used within your consultation with the Bulldogs team. Make sure to include the following in your proposal:
Explain the psychological assessments in terms of what they address, measure, and how they are administered.
What does each psychological assessment address?
How is the assessment taken and how is it scored?
How long does each assessment take to complete?
Explain the relevance of the psychological assessments that were chosen.
Why were these particular assessments chosen?
Why would these be appropriate to use with the Bulldogs team?
Explain how the assessment results will be used to inform intervention and approach strategies for the Bulldogs team.
What feedback would you give the coach based on the results?
How would the scores on the scales guide your suggestions?
Analyze ethical considerations when administrating assessments in an applied setting.
How will you administer the assessments?
How will the results be used with the athletes or team?
