ISSP Registry (ISSP-R): Practitioner and Supervisor
Applications are now open for established sport psychology practitioners
ISSP is pleased to announce that applications to the ISSP-Registry (ISSP-R) for [i] established practitioners will be re-opening and applications for emerging practitioners and [ii] ISSP-R Approved Supervisor (established supervisor) will be opening for the first time. Applications will open on Friday, January 15, 2021. Please refer to the ISSP-R section of the website for full details; however below is some of the key information
There are two routes to being accepted onto the ISSP-Registry – the Established Practitioner route and the Emerging Practitioner route. Presently, we are accepting applications for both the Established Practitioner and Emerging Practitioner routes in this round. Secondly, there are two routes to being accepted onto the ISSP-Registry as a Supervisor – the Established Supervisor route and the Emerging Supervisor route. Presently, we are accepting applications for the Established Supervisor only. The deadline for submission of all applications will be Thursday April 15, 2021. We appreciate that many practitioners who also have academic roles will be entering into both a busy and unusual period with student education and assessments, and therefore we want to offer several months to allow sufficient time for an application.
The Established Practitioner route to ISSP-R is for those well-established practitioners (i.e., greater than 8 years of consistent, independent consulting experience post-MSc degree qualification) to apply to the Registry in recognition of their longer standing work in the field. This route will be time-limited and is specifically for those who would consider themselves to be well-established, active professionals with extended amounts of consulting work in sport. We want to encourage these slightly more senior colleagues to become part of the ISSP-Registry and continue to serve as role models for the profession.
The Emerging Practitioner route to ISSP-R is for earlier-career practitioners looking to demonstrate their competence in the field. In addition to the minimum academic (i.e., BSc/BA, MSc) and supervised experience requirements, applicants will be required to engage and successfully pass three short ISSP-specific modules focused on cultural competence, ethics, and mental health. These modules will be offered in the summer of 2021 after your application has been assessed as successful, and will allow you to progress onto engagement and completion of the modules.
The Established Supervisor route to ISSP-R Supervisor is for those professional sport psychology practitioners interested in gaining ISSP-R supervisory status (e.g., appropriate education and preparation for supervisory role, currently holding nationally/regionally recognized status as a supervisor to apply in recognition of their special standing and credentials with regard to sport psychology supervisor role. It is hoped that the ISSP-R approved supervisor pool of individuals will in turn assist emerging professionals in gaining ISSP-R credentials in the near future.

ISSP Registry (ISSP-R): Practitioner and Supervisor
Applications will open on Friday, January 15, 2021.
The deadline for submission of all applications will be
Thursday April 15, 2021.
Important Disclaimer
Safeguarding Clients and the Profession: Professional liability insurance and criminal records checks
Purchasing and maintaining Professional Liability or Indemnity Insurance for a practitioner in one’s country to cover one’s work domestically, or abroad is viewed as an important professional responsibility by ISSP. However, we appreciate cultural differences and the role of any national standards/guidelines or norms for insurance in the country where the consultant resides. On this basis, we have not mandated evidence of a professional insurance policy as part of an ISSP-R application, but we encourage all potential employers and clients to ask practitioners about such insurance as a matter of due diligence.
Equally, the procurement of criminal records checks by employers or organisations as part of the process of ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of its athletes is an important step in practitioner recruitment. The protection of vulnerable clients in sport (both young athletes and adults) is critical to ISSP’s duty of care; however we appreciate that not all countries or organisations require or apply criminal records checks for employment of practitioners. In addition, if ISSP mandated evidence of a criminal record/government check to be submitted as part of an ISSP-R application, then it would be only current from the date of submission. Hence, we have not mandated evidence of such a check as part of an ISSP-R application, but we encourage all potential employers and organisations to consider such checks as part of their recruitment process.
MEMBERSHIP
The ISSP is the only worldwide organization of scholars explicitly concerned with sport psychology. Members of the Society include researchers, psychologists, educators, coaches, and administrators, as well as students and athletes interested in sport psychology.
Membership has many benefits, including an annual subscription to the IJSEP, access to ISSP’s awards and fellows, and a reduced fee for attending ISSP conferences.
WORLD CONGRESS
Next world congress: Taipei, September 2021.
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Presidential Message December, 2020
We have come to the conclusion of yet another calendar year. The International Society of Sport Psychology is moving forward with our initiatives, as a collective. Monumental progressions have been realized, inspiring further confidence in the membership.
For many years, the ISSP has been supportive of research and practice. We have travelled the world each year with our Managing Council, entering into discussions and the exchanges of ideas with colleagues from the global community. The discussions often led to the stimulation of ideas in the form of position stands relating to research and practice, and also think tanks, and ambassador programs, each bridging with social justice and inclusiveness.
During 2020, we launched the ISSP Registry with a call for Established practitioners. Seventeen applicants from four continents applied, beyond members within the Managing Council, involved in the generation of the Registry process. The applications have mostly been adjudicated and the candidates bestowed the status of ISSP-R. There are a few key applicants refining their submissions, ideally increasing the number of accepted practitioners to the Registry list to be found on our website in January, 2021.
Today, there will be an open call for emerging and established practitioners alike to begin their respective applications for an ISSP-R. The information for both routes is available at the issp.org website, and please note that there are opening and closing dates for this next wave of applications. You are most welcome to develop your application and join the cadre of ISSP-R members.
Today, we will open the call for applicants to the ISSP Supervisory status (ISSP-S), exclusive to established practitioners, at this point. The call for applicants is being opened, and already, there are several applicants who provided their information with anticipation. The supervisory status has been developed with the intention of enhancing the oversight experiences of emerging practitioners from every continent where there is sport and exercise psychology activity.
The International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology has received a record number of submissions this year, as we continue to expand the journal. Responding to the growing high- quality submissions, the installment number will increase in 2021 to six, and each installment will be increased in pages by ten percent. The IJSEP has increased its reputation and we will actively seek to improve upon its existing growth and quality. One step forward will be an expanded editorial board in the coming weeks.
During 2021, we will have the ISSP World Congress in Taipei September 30 to October 04. The Congress details are unfolding, and onsite possibilities are increasingly favourable as vaccines for Covid-19 are becoming available across countries. We believe the ISSP Congress will be a strong in-person event, and depending on the availability of vaccines, we are prepared to pivot should access to immunization be less than anticipated.
Though there are many highlights to draw upon, be assured that in this message, I only identify a few examples of the ISSP’s current synergy and rapid progress toward new levels of excellence. With much excitement to come in 2021, the ISSP’s leadership wish you every success and strong health. We look forward to meeting you in 2021.
Robert Schinke, President
International Society of Sport Psychology