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	Becoming A Sport Psychologist
	During the last decade, psychologists have become increasingly interested in the field of sport psychology. In fact, research conducted by our licensed sport psychologists and sports psychology consultants has documented that psychologists do work extensively with individual athletes and sport teams in their practices. Despite relatively extensive applied work experiences, few psychologists have any formal training, either coursework or supervised experiences, in sport psychology and exercise psychology. To assist already licensed psychologists who are interested in specializing in sport and exercise psychology, the American Psychological Association – Division 47 (Exercise & Sport Psychology) developed the brochure “How Can a Psychologist Become a Sport Psychologist.” This brochure provides step by step information on how psychologists can increase their knowledge about the field and gain practical experiences and sport-specific training. For more information, you may want to visit the APA-Division 47 website. In addition, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) sponsors a credentialing process to become certified as a sport consultant. Although pursuing certification may require additional training for psychologists, it is one viable avenue for gaining specialization in the field of sport and exercise psychology. For more information, you may want to visit the AASP website. If you are interested in pursuing training at the University of North Texas Center for Sport Psychology and Performance Excellence, information about Master's (Kinesiology at UNT) and Doctoral programs (Counseling Psychology at UNT) are available via the web.