Essential Guide for Mental Performance Consultants

Kickstart Your Preparation for AASP’s Certified Mental Performance Consultant® Exam

The Essential Guide for Mental Performance Consultants (MPCs) is an authoritative reference presenting foundational information and best practice methods to help athletes and clients develop and use mental, life, and self-regulatory skills to optimize their performance. Authored by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), this web textbook provides an interactive and convenient platform to review most content areas related to the Knowledge Groups covered in the Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC) certification exam.

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Editors: Sarah Carson Sackett & Natalie Durand-Bush
Co-Editor: Lauren Tashman

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Table of Contents & Authors:

APPLICATION OF THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING AND CONSULTING
Natalie Durand-Bush, Göran Kenttä, Claire-Marie Roberts
FOUNDATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES, MODELS, AND CONSTRUCTS
Mary Fry, Candace Hogue
LEARNING AND SKILL ACQUISITION
Christopher Aiken, Kevin Becker
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Stewart Cotterill, Katrien Fransen
TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING RAPPORT, TRUST, AND OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH CLIENTS
Frank van den Berg, Sharleen Hoar
ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS/GROUPS, & ORGANIZATIONS
Christopher Wagstaff, Alessandro Quartiroli
MENTAL SKILLS AND TOOLS RELATED TO PERFORMANCE
Cindra Kamphoff, Angela Fifer, Jennifer Schumacher, Michelle McAlarnen
PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTIONS
Geir Jordet, Frank Abrahamsen, Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre
EVALUATION OF CONSULTING AND PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS
Peter Haberl, Lee-Ann Sharp
COACHING EFFECTIVENESS
Melissa Thompson, Kristen Dieffenbach
PSYCHOLOGY OF INJURY AND REHABILITATION
Britton Brewer, Monna Arvinen-Barrow
PHYSIOLOGICAL & NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL BASES OF PERFORMANCE
Penny Werthner, Sommer Christie, Louis Passfield
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Hillary Cauthen, Leigh Skvarla
CULTURE AND DIVERSITY
Leeja Carter, Carole Oglesby

The Essential Guide for Mental Performance Consultants
Association for Applied Sport Psychology
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Web Textbook: ISBN 978-1-4925-8984-6