Actress Sarah Niles plays Dr Sharon Fieldstone, the sports psychologist of the fictional football team AFC Richmond, in Apple TV's Ted Lasso.
'Sport and exercise psychologist' is a protected term in the UK.
To ensure that individuals are appropriately skilled and qualified, only practitioner psychologists who are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can call themselves sport and exercise psychologists. The HCPC keeps a register of all individuals who are legally allowed to practise sport and/or exercise psychology, which can be checked on the HCPC website if you wish to work with a sport and exercise psychologist.
Only practitioner psychologists who are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can call themselves sport and exercise psychologists
How to become an accredited Sport and Exercise Psychologist in the UK
At present there are three approved routes by which an individual can gain eligibility for the HCPC register as a Practitioner Sport and Exercise Psychologist.
1. Qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology (QSEP)
Offered by the British Psychology Society (BPS) Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Successful completion of the QSEP provides eligibility for HCPC registration, full membership of the Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology as well as Chartered Psychologist status
Requires BPS accredited undergraduate study & a BPS accredited MSc in Sport and/or Exercise Psychology
Usually takes 2-4 years
2. Professional Doctorate courses
Offered by the University of Portsmouth, Liverpool John Moores University and Glasgow Caledonian University
Successful completion of one of these Professional Doctorate courses provides eligibility for HCPC registration as well as Doctor of Professional Studies status
Requires BPS accredited undergraduate study & a BPS accredited MSc in Sport and/or Exercise Psychology
Duration depends on the university chosen
3. Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR)
Offered by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Successful completion of the SEPAR provides eligibility for HCPC registration, BASES accreditation, ability to apply for Professional BASES membership and eligibility for Charted Scientist status
Requires professionally accredited undergraduate study & a MSc in Sport and/or Exercise psychology
Usually takes 2-4 years
Thinking of becoming a Sport and Exercise Psychologist?
Ensure that undergraduate and postgraduate study is accredited by the relevant regulatory bodies (BPS, BASES & HCPC).
More information regarding the journey to gaining eligibility for the HCPC register as a Practitioner Sport and Exercise Psychologist can be found on the links provided.
For further details about the training route, check out the YouTube video below from Richard Thelwell, Professor of Applied Sport Psychology at the University of Portsmouth.
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