Who is this for:
Psychologists; Psychiatrists; Social Workers; Educators; Mental Health Providers.
Instructional Level:
Intermediate: some basic knowledge of the specific content is required.
Recommended Courses Prerequisites:
None
Course Description:
This introductory workshop provides clinicians with foundational knowledge in sport psychology, emphasizing how to develop systems of care to support high performers. While sport psychology is often associated with elite athletes, the principles apply broadly to performers in business, the arts, and medicine. Participants will explore assessment, intervention, and performance enhancement strategies, with attention to mental skills, stress management, resilience, and ethical considerations. The session highlights interdisciplinary collaboration and equips participants with practical frameworks and applied tools for sustainable performance outcomes and overall wellbeing.
Why You’ll Love this Course:
This course gives clinicians a clear foundation in sport psychology and its applications across performance domains. You’ll learn how to support high performers through evidence-based strategies focused on mental skills, stress management, and resilience. With an emphasis on integrating clinical and performance psychology, this course provides useful tools, ethical guidance, and real-world frameworks to help you begin building effective systems of care.
Featuring:
“Anti-Racist Sport Culture” Handout
Educational Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Define the role of sport psychology in treating high performers across sport and non-sport domains.
Describe a systems-based approach for integrating clinical care and performance enhancement in working with high performers.
Discuss ethical and professional considerations when collaborating with interdisciplinary teams in high-performance settings.
Peter Economou, Ph.D.
Counseling & Sport Psychologist
Co-founder
Pete J. Economou Ph.D., ABPP is a co-founder of MindScience Collective. He is trained in counseling psychology, is board certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT), is a certified mental performance consultant (CMPC), and is licensed to practice psychology (NJ 5087, NY 019986, PSYPACT 14251). He is the founder of a group practice, the CWC, that offers executive coaching and Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Dr. Pete has worked with high performers at the collegiate and professional levels and is the author of Mindfulness Workbook for Beginners and Meditation Journal for Anxiety.
Dr. Pete is also a dharma holder/teacher of Zen Buddhism and founder of the Cornerstone Meditation Center after studying at the Morning Star Zendo with Robert Kennedy, Roshi. He is faculty at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University, and Director of Behavioral Health and Wellness- Sport Psychology. His work is integrative, which can be listened to on both of his podcasts, When East Meets West (along with MindScience Collective co-founder Nikki Rubin, Psy.D.) and On Air with Dr. Pete.
Disclosure:
Dr. Economou is a co-founder of MindScience Collective and will receive financial benefit from all course sales.