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designed and delivered both brief and long-term PST interventions • Mentorship is great, but going away from your mentor is

speciically aimed at injury prevention and/or performance equally great. The work I did at my internship, while

enhancement. While it is dificult to establish the effectiveness of geographically away from my primary mentor, was a critical

sport psychology services, indications of intervention effectiveness turning point for me in terms of gaining conidence in my

include: coach testimonials, athletes’ stating pride in their sport independent consulting ability.

accomplishments, improvements in affect and body language after
• Strive for excellence and live the dream every day. After all,

the intake sessions, and observable improvements in health, well-
this IS the best job in the world. 
being, and performance consistency.

I also was able to receive applied practice experience in an exer-
The Distinguished Student Practice Award:
cise setting during a 10-week internship as a behavioral coach at a
a Note from the Committee Chair
Wellspring weight loss camp (Kenosha, WI; summer of 2014). While

As is evident from Stacy’s experience and relection, graduate
at Wellspring I received daily supervision from my on-site clinical

director (a licensed counselor) as well as from my advisor who student AASP members engage in a variety of applied practice

provided additional off-site supervision for case conceptualization. experiences that are deserving of recognition and distinction.

As a faculty member and mentor, I can attest that students in
The nature of my work as a behavioral coach was to foster the
our ield do some excellent applied work during their gradu-
development of client’s conidence and self-regulation skills (e.g.,

self-monitoring, self-relection) as well as provide support for client ate studies. Thus, as a committee, we strongly encourage

behavior change. That summer, approximately 60 campers lost over members to submit nominations each year for this award to

better highlight and honor the exceptional work of our graduate
1,200 pounds across the 10 weeks, while also achieving notable

improvements in their mile times, measures of body composition, student members. For more information about the award see

and self-monitoring skills.
http://www.appliedsportpsych.org/resource-center/awards/

distinguished-student-practice-award/ or contact the commit-

Lessons Learned
tee chair, Dr. Lauren Tashman (lauren.tashman@gmail.com).

As I relect back on my irst four years of consulting, there are a few

“lessons learned” that stand out:

• Patience is key - you cannot rush the process.
Highlighting AASP Research Grant Recipients

• The client’s performance, struggles, and successes are not
As part of the AASP grant program (http://www.appliedsport-
yours as the consultant. It’s not about YOU, it’s about THEM.

psych.org/resource-center/grants/), seed grants are provided,

• The “teenage” years of consulting (somewhere between primarily to assist early career professionals and students with

novice and veteran) are hard, too - maybe even harder than their research endeavors. On page 11-14, two AASP Research

the earliest years at times. Keep a client-centered focus, Grant recipients share their work as well as how the grant

work harder, read more literature, stick to evidence-based money was used to fund their projects.

practice, and trust that you have the ability to effectively do

the work. And remember #1 above.

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