Two Confessional Tales of Trainee Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Experiences of Operating in Trinidad and Tobago

Brain, Jonathan ORCID: 0009-0007-9978-099X, Hunter, Heather ORCID: 0000-0001-9863-2230, Franklin, George H. ORCID: 0000-0002-6825-7975, Quartiroli, Alessandro ORCID: 0000-0001-6488-4210, Wagstaff, Christopher R. D. ORCID: 0000-0002-5513-6015 and Brown, Daniel J ORCID: 0000-0002-2210-3225 (2024) Two Confessional Tales of Trainee Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Experiences of Operating in Trinidad and Tobago. The Sports Psychologist, 38 (4). pp. 271-279. doi:10.1123/tsp.2024-0018

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Abstract

We present two confessional tales of our transnational experience as U.K.-based trainee sport psychology practitioners working in a professional sport organization in Trinidad and Tobago. We first provide contextual elements of our placement before sharing the confessional tales regarding the nuances of providing sport psychology services in a cultural context different from the one in which we are currently training. In the confessional tales, we share some challenges and hurdles we experienced relating to our culturally led assumptions. The tales are titled “Boundary Issues” and “Punctuality Is a Privilege.” We then share some reflections in which we explore our lessons learned about cultural humility and describe our underestimation of our cultural arrogance and the challenges experienced during our cultural reflection process. We conclude this professional practice paper by offering several practical implications for trainees and qualified sport psychology practitioners to consider when developing a culturally grounded approach to practice.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Arrogance; Cultural humility; Euro-American centrism; Professional development; Reflexivity; Transnational placement
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Depositing User:	Heather Hunter
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2024 11:59
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2024 12:00
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/14503

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