Texas Tech University Athletics
Sport Psychology Predoctoral Internship
Texas Tech Athletics partners with the Student Counseling Center to offer a sport psychology track for the APA-accredited predoctoral internship in health service psychology. Each year, one person will be selected as the sport psychology intern who will serve in a full-time, 12-month appointment that is a 50/50 split between Athletics and the SCC. At its completion, the intern should be successfully prepared for a career in health service psychology focused on working with athletes and other high performers.
Requirements
Applicants should have completed all coursework toward their doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology prior to starting the internship, including at least 350 hours of practicum Intervention experience. Applicants are required to have passed their comprehensive exams and have their dissertation proposal approved by the ranking deadline. In addition to the application requirements for all intern positions, successful applicants for the sport psychology specialization track must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a professional practice, academic, or research-based career in sport psychology.
Preferred skills include:
During their time in Athletics, the sport psychology intern will have the opportunity work with student-athletes on both clinical and performance-related concerns. The sport psychology intern will gain experience providing individual psychotherapy, health and behavior interventions, psychological assessment, performance enhancement facilitation and training, and psychoeducational presentations within Athletics. Two significant components for this training position are to develop competency in: working among a multidisciplinary treatment team housed within a multifaceted sport organization; and providing culturally informed services to an increasingly diverse student-athlete population.
About Sport Psychology
Sport Psychology is housed within Texas Tech Health and Wellness, which takes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to healthcare. Sport Psychology offers primary care mental health services to student-athletes. Beyond healthcare, sport psychology is a foundational component of each sport program’s player development model at Texas Tech.
For More Information
If you have questions about the practicum, e-mail us at athletics.sportpsychology@ttu.edu. Given that the internship is formally housed within the Student Counseling Center, please also review their website and information pertaining to the internship overall as well as the sport psychology specialization track, which can be found here.
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Requirements
Applicants should have completed all coursework toward their doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology prior to starting the internship, including at least 350 hours of practicum Intervention experience. Applicants are required to have passed their comprehensive exams and have their dissertation proposal approved by the ranking deadline. In addition to the application requirements for all intern positions, successful applicants for the sport psychology specialization track must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a professional practice, academic, or research-based career in sport psychology.
Preferred skills include:
- Working within a primary care mental health integration model
- Knowledge of sport and intercollegiate athletics systems
- Awareness of the roles and responsibilities of student-athletes
- Knowledge of athlete-specific clinical issues
- Experience with performance enhancement facilitation and training
During their time in Athletics, the sport psychology intern will have the opportunity work with student-athletes on both clinical and performance-related concerns. The sport psychology intern will gain experience providing individual psychotherapy, health and behavior interventions, psychological assessment, performance enhancement facilitation and training, and psychoeducational presentations within Athletics. Two significant components for this training position are to develop competency in: working among a multidisciplinary treatment team housed within a multifaceted sport organization; and providing culturally informed services to an increasingly diverse student-athlete population.
About Sport Psychology
Sport Psychology is housed within Texas Tech Health and Wellness, which takes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to healthcare. Sport Psychology offers primary care mental health services to student-athletes. Beyond healthcare, sport psychology is a foundational component of each sport program’s player development model at Texas Tech.
For More Information
If you have questions about the practicum, e-mail us at athletics.sportpsychology@ttu.edu. Given that the internship is formally housed within the Student Counseling Center, please also review their website and information pertaining to the internship overall as well as the sport psychology specialization track, which can be found here.
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