The ISSP Consultant Registry (ISSP-R)
Applications are now open for established sport psychology practitioners
ISSP is pleased to announce that applications to the ISSP-Registry (ISSP-R) for established practitioners is now open. 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 only accepting applications for the Established Practitioner route in this round. The deadline for submission of applications will be Friday July 17th, 2020. 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 at least 2.5 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 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, but it is important to encourage our more senior colleagues to become part of the ISSP-Registry and continue to serve as role models for the profession. On the website, applicants will find several documents that will be helpful in understanding the criteria and process, as well as two sets of example applications. Please read through the criteria to judge whether you feel an application as an Established Practitioner is the right route for you. Later in the year we will be launching the Emerging Practitioner route.
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.
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President’s Message May 2020
Dear ISSP Membership, you might have found that there has been a recent flurry of activity within this organization. We are quite enthused by the developments that have ensued since the beginning of 2020, despite clear challenges that have been posed with COVID-19. Within this news update, I am happy to share a few of the highlights that have ensued of late.
The last eight years, meaning this term, also tracing back to that of my predecessor, Dr. Gangyan Si, have become a roadmap for the ISSP into the future. Eight years ago, we began with the 2013-2017 Managing Council working on an ISSP Strategic Plan. The Plan was, in a sense, our contract within the Managing Council to enrich the society and its membership through offerings that you, our supporters, could find valuable. Should you examine the strategic plan that was first envisioned, and more recently enacted, you can find that we are nearly in complete execution of our initiatives - though these are projects that are continuing to develop.
The initiatives I highlight include the growing list of ISSP Fellows, such as those recently named, from within our Managing Council and also composed of long standing contributors. The ISSP Ambassador Program is healthy, evidenced through active Ambassadorial visits to Ghana and Uruguay. The coming years will grow the Fellows listing as well as the countries we will support in their capacity through our Ambassadors.
The International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology is growing in leaps and bounds. I recall the early existence of the IJSEP, where there were initially 40-50 submissions per year. This year, we are trending to more than 300 submissions from around the world. The growing interest in our journal, as well as the growing number of emerging and established scholars who submit to the journal has expanded to six installments per year, with the 2021 year permitting a further page increase of 10%. The journal also continues to trend positively in its evaluative criteria in relation to our field and beyond to psychology.
Our website has also continued to develop. There are now membership benefits that include YouTube videos from leading experts. You will now find many of the keynote speeches from the 2017 ISSP Congress, available to you. The library of available speeches and keynotes will expand rapidly now and vary from scholarly keynotes to more practical presentations.
The brief updates above are not new, but they are recent, and please continue to visit the website in order to stay informed of current developments and offerings. The ISSP values you, and we hope that there is considerably more value for you in becoming or maintaining your membership in the ISSP. We are supporters and strong partners with every continental society, evidenced in two recent ISSP Consensus Statements, derived from our well led and attended International Think Tanks on Athlete Mental Health. These Think Tanks will extend into the future, and they will expand across every continent.
Most recently, in fact today, we have officially launched the ISSP Registry. Today is a momentous day, and it has been a long time in development. We are now inviting Fast Track Applicants to submit for the ISSP-R. Simply visit our website and examine the criteria and terms and conditions involved in the application process. Then, for those who are ready, begin to develop your applications. We have an email where you might converse further with us about the ISSP-R and subsequently submit your application: isspr@issponline.org
We continue to progress, with you, the membership, in mind. The ISSP is a scholarly society, now with active practical opportunities through which professionals might hone their skills and gain recognition.
We wish you and your families a wonderful and safe Spring. Should you have any questions relating to discussion points above, or further questions related to the society as a whole, of course, please visit our organizational structure and reach out to our committee, including me, anytime.
Warmest wishes,
Robert Schinke
President of the International Society of Sport Psychology
