Certification of Consultants in Sport Psychology: A Rebuttal to Anshel

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard D. Zaichkowsky ◽  
Frank M. Perna
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Scientific Knowledge Base ◽  
Applied Sport Psychology

The purpose of this paper is to respond to the arguments against certification in sport psychology presented by Anshel (1992). Anshel’s central arguments were (a) certification will diminish rather than promote the field of sport psychology, (b) Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) certification favors professionals trained in psychology, and (c) AAASP certification is inappropriately reliant on clinical psychology as a model for the practice of sport psychology. These criticisms of certification are rebutted by clearly defining certification and related terms, professing an adequate scientific knowledge base in sport psychology to support practice, identifying fraudulent practice as unrelated to certification, clarifying procedures used in developing AAASP certification criteria, and presenting evidence that sport psychology professionals trained in the sport sciences are not less favored for AAASP certification and that clinical psychology is not used as the model for practice in sport psychology.

Professionalization of Sport Psychology: A Reply to Silva

1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank L. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Recent Article ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Applied Sport Psychology

In his recent article, Silva discussed the development of applied sport psychology as a profession (Silva, 1989). He termed this process “professionalization” and elaborated on issues that were identified as critical for continued growth of the field. The present paper is a reply to several issues raised by Silva. Specifically, in an effort to make a case advocating the need for further professionalization of sport psychology, Silva focused much of his criticism on practitioners trained in clinical psychology as often inappropriately (and unethically) engaging in the practice of sport psychology. In so doing, the interdisciplinary base of sport psychology and the pressing need for mutual respect, understanding, and true collaboration among practitioners of different educational backgrounds were not given adequate attention. The present paper suggests that the literature place greater attention on the issue of who is qualified to provide what service if practitioners of sport psychology are to truly enhance their own professionalism.

Matching a scientific knowledge base with stakeholders' needs

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Petrokofsky ◽  
Nicholas D. Brown ◽  
Gabriel E. Hemery
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Scientific Knowledge Base

What every psychiatrist should know

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 462-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan D. Kelly ◽  
Larkin Feeney
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Psychological Disorders ◽  
Science And Society ◽  
Scientific Knowledge Base ◽  
Principles Of Practice ◽  
William Osler

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and study of psychological disorders. The role of the psychiatrist evolves to reflect developments in medicine, science and society. The scientific knowledge base required for the practice of psychiatry changes from generation to generation, but many of the fundamental principles of practice remain essentially unchanged. We attempt here to identify some of these (relatively unchanging) principles and explore their relevance to contemporary psychiatry. In particular, we focus on the work of some of the more reflective physicians of history (e.g. Sir Robert Hutchison, Sir William Osler) in order to identify and interpret principles of medical practice outlined in the 19th and 20th centuries and we explore the relevance of these conceptual frameworks to the practice of psychiatry in the 21st century.

scholarly journals Patient Navigation Through the Cancer Care Continuum: An Overview

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 150-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Hopkins ◽  
Matthew P. Mumber
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Patient Navigation ◽  
Medical Specialization ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Scientific Knowledge Base ◽  
Cancer Care Continuum

Technologic advances, medical specialization, novel payment structures, and an increased scientific knowledge base have resulted in a health care system requiring trained experts to deliver guidance as patients complete care plans: Enter the concept of patient navigation.

scholarly journals Pierre-Gilles de Gennes. 24 October 1932—18 May 2007

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 143-158
Author(s):  
Jean-François Joanny ◽  
Michael Cates
Keyword(s):  
State Physics ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Solid State Physics ◽  
Nobel Lecture ◽  
Scientific Knowledge Base ◽  
Weak Points

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was one of the leading physical scientists of his generation. Awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1991, he made outstanding contributions to both solid state physics (magnetism, superconductivity) and so-called soft matter ( matière molle in French, a term he coined in his Nobel lecture), which includes among other systems polymers and liquid crystals. He was the first to realize the deep mathematical analogies that exist between these areas—for instance between polymers and magnetism, and (separately) between superconductors and liquid crystals. These abstract and surprising insights were those of a theorist par excellence , yet de Gennes was closely concerned with experiments throughout his career and was a sought-after contributor to industrial research. In several cases, such as his work on wetting and adhesion, de Gennes’s intense curiosity, combined with an unerring ability to detect weak points in the ‘received wisdom’, led him to rebuild the scientific knowledge base, with profound consequences for subsequent research in these areas.

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