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'It's messy': Alex Auerbach on sport psychology regulation, gaining coach buy-in and mental health support in the NBA
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'It's messy': Alex Auerbach on sport psychology regulation, gaining coach buy-in and mental health support in the NBA

Ex-Toronto Raptors Director of Wellness and Development discusses his time in basketball, how sport psychologists can secure support from coaches and regulatory challenges facing the profession

“If someone calls themselves a sports psychology consultant and they're not licensed, what do you do? There's no punishment. There's nothing you can do to change that. The psychology board can send them something that says, ‘Please don't do this’ and maybe the club can sue them if something goes wrong, but by and large, there's not an accountability me…

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