Sports Psychologist
Job Description
Sports Psychologist is a specialisation of psychology. Psychologists study human behaviour and the processes associated with how people think and feel; conduct research and provide treatment and counselling in order to reduce distress and behavioural and psychological problems; and promote mental health and positive behaviour in individuals and groups.
Duties and Tasks
Psychologists may perform the following tasks:
- conduct therapeutic interviews and provide counselling
- give psychological tests and assess the results to identify the source of problems and determine treatment
- research psychological aspects of topics such as study motivation, teaching skills, occupational behaviour, working conditions and organisational structures
- provide follow-up services to groups and individuals for support and evaluation purposes
- evaluate the results of programs aimed at improving personal and organisational effectiveness
- construct tests to assess and predict mental and emotional states, as well as performance
- conduct academic research
Personal Requirements
- interested in people and human behaviour
- able to solve problems
- an inquisitive mind
- patience and perceptiveness
- good oral and written communication skills