Pressure to Provide a Solution: One-to-One Support With an Elite Junior Gymnast

Wadsworth, N (2019) Pressure to Provide a Solution: One-to-One Support With an Elite Junior Gymnast. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3 (1). pp. 41-49. ISSN 2470-4849

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Abstract

This article presents a reflective case study, from the perspective of a trainee sport and exercise psychologist, of an applied consultancy experience with a 14-year-old gymnast. The case study highlights a number of applied challenges such as working with a client in an unfamiliar sport, questioning who the client is throughout the consultancy process, adopting a philosophy of practice different from the expectations of the parents, and further difficulties when including parents in the consultancy process. The case study also highlights how challenges to a practitioner’s philosophy of practice can be deeply uncomfortable and lead the practitioner to question his or her approach to service delivery. Although the intervention only lasted 3 sessions, there are a number of observations and lessons to be learned from an applied perspective, such as being aware of countertransference when building relationships with a client and understanding how the dynamics of the consultancy process might change when involving parents.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2019, volume 3 issue1: 41-49, https://doi.org/10.1123/cssep.2019-0007 © Human Kinetics, Inc.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports > GV711 Coaching G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports
Divisions:	Sport and Exercise Sciences
Publisher:	Human Kinetics
Date of acceptance:	7 June 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access:	24 July 2023
Date Deposited:	24 Jul 2023 14:32
Last Modified:	24 Jul 2023 14:32
DOI or ID number:	10.1123/cssep.2019-0007
URI:	https://ljmu-9.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/20432

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