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Mentorship in sport and exercise psychology: Nurturing talent, building skills, and evolving as a mentor
Lafferty, Moira E. Eubank, Martin Butt, Joanne
Lafferty, Moira E.
Eubank, Martin
Butt, Joanne
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2026 - forthcoming
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A fundamental mindset we try to instil in our athletes and performers is that of “ongoing” or “lifelong” learning. This mindset supports their ability to navigate challenges, maintain motivation, and regulate emotions—among many other benefits. It is equally valuable for the sport psychology mentor. As editors, we felt strongly that Developing Oneself as a Mentor deserved its own chapter because most SEPP graduate programs offer little formal training in mentorship. Often, skill development in this area is limited to occasional workshops or seminars hosted by professional associations. While some may engage in special interest groups on practitioner mentorship, these conversations can grow stagnant if confined to the same participants.
To broaden and enrich the dialogue, we invited three author groups to contribute perspectives on how one might thoughtfully and intentionally grow in their role as a mentor. Collectively, the three author groups give mentors some fascinating avenues to consider for their own growth and development in their role.
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Lafferty, M. E., Eubank, M., & Butt, J. (2027 - forthcoming). Mentorship in sport and exercise psychology: Nurturing talent, building skills, and evolving as a mentor. In A. P. Friesen, S. Brueckner & L. S. Tashman (Eds.), Navigating the Globally Evolving Field of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. Routledge.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge [Navigating the Globally Evolving Field of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology] on [date of publication], available online: http://www.routledge.com/Navigating-the-Globally-Evolving-Field-of-Sport-Exercise-and-Perform/Brueckner-Friesen-Tashman/p/book/9781041319498
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