Education Committee

The purpose of the APA Division 47 Education Committee is to educate students, professionals and the public in a variety of sport psychology issues including how to become active in the Division, how to become trained in sport psychology, the basic elements that should be included in curricula for graduate training in sport psychology, and appropriate post-doctoral training in the field.
The Committee's Goals are:

• To function as the contact for students and professionals who wish to obtain further information on education and training opportunities in sport psychology.
• To establish continuing education courses, clinics, and workshops at the APA Convention as well as in other professional settings.
• To review sport psychology-related graduate program curricula and recommend ideal guidelines for such programs.
• To coordinate with APA Division 2 (Teaching) on guidelines for teaching sport psychology and using sport psychology examples in psychology classes.
• Generate nominations for the “Distinguished Contribution to Education and Training Award” (first given in 2001 and given every 4 years).
• Be cognizant of the initiatives of the APA Education Directorate and liaison with directorate. Attend annual Education Leadership Conference (or send representative) held in September in Washington, DC (paid for by APA). In addition, attend (or send representative) the Education Directorate meeting held during the annual APA convention.
• Review all APA Division 47 published materials to suggest revisions and updates.
• Submit a report on the committee’s activities to the Newsletter Editor for publication in the Fall Newsletter.
• Liaison with the Certification Committee.
• Offer programming and information to regional psychological organizations and APAGS.

For more information, contact:
Edward F. Etzel, Ed.D.
Psychologist/Associate Professor
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6116
Phone 304-293-7062/4432
E-mail Edward.Etzel@mail.wvu.edu

Science Committee

The purpose of the Science Committee is to determine creative ways to increase the identification of sport psychology as a science to APA colleagues, students, and the public in general. Current directives for the Science Committee are:

• Evaluate nominees for the dissertation award and recommend a recipient to the Executive Committee;
• Collect information on model training sites and/or training and research sites that are engaged in noteworthy activities, report these for mention in the Division newsletter and archiving on the website.
• Generate nominations for the “Distinguished Contributions to Science and Research in Exercise and Sport Psychology Award” (first given in 1999 and given every 4 years).
• Be cognizant of the initiatives of the APA Science Directorate and liaison with the directorate. For example, assist in petitioning NIMH to fun basic social and behavioral research. In addition, attend (or send representative) the Science Directorate meeting held during the annual APA convention.
• Submit a report on the committee’s activities to the Newsletter Editor for publication in the Spring Newsletter.
• Advertise the dissertation award at APAGS and appropriate conferences.

For more information, contact:
Jack Raglin, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Kinesiology
Indiana University
HPER building, Rm. 112i
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone 812-855-1844
Fax 812-855-3196
E-mail raglinj@indiana.edu

Practice Committee

The purpose of the Public Interest Committee is to identify and help to resolve issues of strong contemporary interest to the public and of social significance (e.g., sport violence, problems in youth sport, sport role models, the psychological quality of life through exercise, fitness, and health), to generate position statements, and to contribute to the education and welfare of society.
The Committee's Goals are:

• To explore the practice roles of exercise and sport psychology, including individual and group consultation guidelines, ethical and competency issues, certification issues, practice specialty guidelines and business/practice considerations.
• Network with the Practice Directorate of APA so that further Practice Committee programs can be facilitated at the APA Conventions.
• To suggest guidelines for the practice of sport psychology.
• To coordinate sport psychology consultant certification with AAASP.
• Generate nominations for the “Bruce Ogilvie Award for Professional Practice Award” (first given in 2004 and given every 4 years).
• Be cognizant of the initiatives of the APA Practice Directorate and liaison with the directorate. In addition, attend (or send representative) the Science Directorate meeting held during the annual APA convention.
• Submit a report on the committee’s activities to the Newsletter Editor for publication in the Fall Newsletter.

For more information, contact:
Steve Portenga, Ph.D.
Director of Sport Psychology, Division of Athletics & Recreation
Adjunct Professor, Sport & Performance Psychology, Graduate School of Professional Psychology
University of Denver
2201 E. Asbury Ave., Rm 1312
Denver, CO 80208
Phone 303-871-2225
Fax 812-855-3196
E-mail steve.portenga@du.edu

Public Interest Committee

The purpose of the Practice Committee is to explore appropriate opportunities to provide services to organizations and individuals (e.g., with the NCAA).
The Committee's Goals are:

• To prepare guidelines for psychologists making public statements about athletes.
• To address youth sport issues - how Division 47 can help youth sport coaches and parents.
• Maintain and improve communication to the membership and the public through the Division’s web site.
• Review and recommend printed materials that explain the Division’s goals and present clearly the manifest content of Exercise and Sport Psychology.
• Plan and coordinate the Giveawayathon at APA Convention.
• Generate nominations for the “Distinguished Contributions to Exercise and Sport Psychology in Public Interest Award” (first given in 2002 and given every 4 years).
• Be cognizant of the initiatives of the APA Public Interest Directorate and liaison with the directorate.
• Liaison with AASP Public Directorate.
• Submit a report on the committee’s activities to the Newsletter Editor for publication in the Spring Newsletter.

For more information, contact:
Wendy Borlabi, Psy.D.
Senior Sport Psychologist
United States Olympic Committee
Sport Performance
2800 Olympic Parkway
Chula Vista, CA 91915
(O) 619.482.6145
(F)619.482.6168
(C)540.209.1101
E-mail Wendy.Borlabi@usoc.org
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