Three Approaches to Sport Psychology Consulting - Part 1

How Dr. Burt Giges conducts an intake session (Part 1)

A video featuring three distinguished sport psychology consultants conducting an initial interview with the same athlete-client.

Featured consultants are:

Burt Giges, M.D.
Dr. Giges is a Clinical Professor of Psychology at Springfield College, a sport psychology consultant for the Westchester Track Club, a special consultant for U.S.A. Track and Field sport psychologists, and a past president of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.

Kenneth Ravizza, Ph.D.
Dr. Ravizza, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at California State University at Fullerton, has served as sport psychology consultant to a number of Olympic, college, and professional sports organizations, including the Anaheim Angels, the New York Jets, University of Nebraska football, and the U.S. water polo team.

Shane Murphy, Ph.D.
Dr. Murphy, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology att Western Connecticut State University and a past-president of the Division of Exercise and Sport Psychology of the American Psychological Association, was the first Director of Sport Psychology Services for the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

Internationally acclaimed sport psychologist, Al Petitpas, Ed.D., Professor of Psychology and founder of the Athletic Counseling program at Springfield College, hosts the video and provides a critical analysis of the three practitioners' work. Drs. Giges, Murphy, and Ravizza critique their own interviews, and the client describes her interactions with each of the practitioners. Designed for professionals and students alike, "Three Approaches to Sport Psychology Consulting" offers viewers an inside look at the process of sport psychology consulting with three masters in the field.