Careers in Sport and Exercise Psychology (with Audio)

SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGIST Responsibilities

• Assess your clients’ needs and abilities, and monitor sporting performance and/or behavior

• Implement strategies to help clients overcome difficulties, improve performance, or realize potential

• Work with a multidisciplinary team including other psychologists, nutritionists, coaches and physiologists

Salary

• Starting salaries range from £20,000 to £22,000

• Salaries for experienced sport and exercise psychologists typically range from £27,000 to £37,000

• Senior psychologists and Heads of Department can earn around £48,000 or more

Qualifications

• A degree in psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) leading to the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC)

• A BPS-accredited MSc in Sport and/or Exercise Psychology

• Stage 2 of the BPS Qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology (QSEP) (two years of supervised practice)

Employment

• Some sport psychologists work as private consultants or work full time for professional sports teams or national governing bodies of sport

• Most sport and exercise psychologists combine consultancy work with teaching and research in higher or further education

• Exercise psychologists might be involved in GP exercise referral, cardiac rehabilitation schemes or work within the NHS or with private healthcare providers

For more information, visit: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/sport-and-exercise-psychologist