Peer Consultation Sessions (PCS)
peers working together
​Rationale and Aims
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Peer consultation is the process of peers working together for mutual benefit
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Open to those members who are currently working and have already gained some supervised experience as applied practitioners
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The aim is to help maintain and enhance their skills, manage difficult clients, and adhere to the ethical principles of the discipline
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They are held online every couple of months
Prior to the PCS
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You will receive an e-mail from the applied department with the exact date of the next PCS
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If you have, prepare and submit a case:
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Why the client (athlete, coach, team etc.) say they wanted sport psychology input
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Case formulation/needs analysis
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A short background of the client
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‘Set off’ behaviour/s, triggers relevant to the issue
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Describe any resultant effects of the issue, factors that influence, maintain and/or increase the behaviour/s
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Describe any coping mechanisms that the client engages in
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Intervention delivered so far, objectives, any underpinning technical/theoretical rationale
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Response to the intervention so far, if any
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Your main question for this case personal reflection/evaluation of the process
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When we gather all the cases, we will send it out to vote - the case with the most votes will be presented at the PCS
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Before the meeting, you will be sent the case with the most votes and your job is to familiarize yourself with it and prepare your questions​
At the PCS
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Introductions and questions regarding the procedure​​
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Gathering information about the elected case by asking questions
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Analysing the situation
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​Content of the case
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Ethical considerations
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What is the key question that requires a solution in this case?
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Individual suggestions for solutions​
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Reaction of the case submitter
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Evaluation
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Closure
Reference: This procedure is originally created by Mark Schuls, 2011-2015 member of the applied department of the ENYSSP MC and applied sport psychologist at TipTop Sport (www.tiptop-sport.nl).
Report
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Each PCS participant should send their suggestions for the case to the PCS leader within a deadline of one week. Then the PCS leader will send a report to all participants in which case, the main question and the provided solutions are described.