The Applied Sport and Performance Psychology department offers students the opportunity to work hands-on with individuals and teams in sport and performance settings such as club sports, high schools, collegiate teams and performance domains outside of sport. Placement participation is a core feature of the ASPP program. All placements are supervised by faculty members who are Approved Mentors through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). After passing required prerequisite courses, students will complete their first placement (Intensive Placement; IP) on-campus at Dominican. The second and third placements are at a site of the student’s choosing (with program support and approval). All students must be approved by the department to take part in the placement program and applications are vetted internally to insure fit. Applied Performance Placements with the ASPP program are designed to support our student-trainees in accruing all of the supervised hours required to apply for the Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) exam upon completion of the program.
Key Features
- Assess, conceptualize and support student-athletes in identifying mental performance strengths and challenges.
- Facilitate individual and team mental performance enhancement, including confidence building, improving focus and concentration, regulating emotions, practicing imagery, and other important aspects of the mental component of performance.
- Support teams in developing team dynamics, establishing norms and standards, communication, and team building activities.
- Work one-on-one with student-athletes, coaches and other performers to create individualized mental performance planning, skill building, and routines.
Placement Types
- Placement I: Graduate student-trainees work on-campus at Dominican and in the local community, in camp and clinics format with local athletes from a variety of sport domains.
- Placement II: Graduate student-trainees work with youth sport programs, defined as 12-18 year old youth in a club, organization, or high school athletic team. Minimum of a 16-week commitment.
- Placement III: Graduate student-trainees work with youth, collegiate, or adult populations in a sport setting or other performance domain. Minimum of a 16-week commitment.
