Date of Award
6-29-2015
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Psy.D.
Organizational Unit
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
First Advisor
Hale Martin
Second Advisor
John McNeil
Third Advisor
Keith Henschen
Keywords
Assessment, Sport psychology, Therapeutic Assessment
Abstract
This paper outlines the history of assessment in sport psychology and provides a summary of controversies and criticisms of psychological testing in athletics that have persisted throughout the development of the field. Such concerns include the use of personality inventories and tests for talent identification, the misuse of tests and related ethical concerns, cultural sensitivity of tests, and debates about the validity and reliability of assessment measures. In spite of these concerns, interest and demand for psychological assessment in sport remains. Therapeutic Assessment, an emerging but not yet well-known model of collaborative psychological assessment, addresses many of these criticisms and limitations and offers the potential to enhance athletic performance as well as promote general psychological well-being of athletes. With increasing calls in the sport psychology literature for interdisciplinary thinking, alternative methodologies, and evidence-based interventions in mind, Therapeutic Assessment is a model that could shift assessment and service delivery in sport psychology.
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Extent
40 pages
Recommended Citation
Frias, Fernando, "Therapeutic Assessment in Sport Psychology" (2015). Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects. 5.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/capstone_masters/5