Abstract
Guided by an interpretivist–constructivist paradigm and phenomenological framework, this study explored sport psychology professionals’ lived experiences to better understand their multicultural training and competence within the field of sport psychology. Twelve sport psychology professionals participated in semi-structured interviews from March 2020 to May 2020. The following four themes emerged: (a) a call to reform training programs, (b) a shift from multicultural competence to cultural humility, (c) professional and ethical responsibilities of sport psychology practitioners, and (d) reflexive practice and culturally sensitive interventions. Study findings support expanding multicultural training for students of sport psychology graduate programs and suggest that sport psychology professionals have an ethical responsibility to be culturally aware. Further study findings and clinical implications are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 349-367 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to express their sincere appreciation to the participants who shared their perspectives and lived experiences with the research team. This research was supported by the AASP [T32-DA035200]. The funding agency had no role in study design, data collection or analysis, or preparation and submission of the manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors.
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Keywords
- cultural humility
- multicultural competence
- practice and training
- qualitative methodology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology