On-Boarding Assessment for Membership

Early Career Professional Needs Assessment

Start your path to clear, confident consulting
This assessment is designed for early-career sport psychology consultants to self-reflect,identify strengths and gaps, and set development goals across five essential consulting domains. Responses will help tailor your access to resources, learning preferences, and coaching support options.
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START HERE: OVERALL DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Short-Term Goals. What are your current priorities that you want to achieve in your professional development?
Long-Term Goals: What kind of consultant do you want to become? What kind of clients, work environments, or programs do you want to be known for?
SECTION I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS/KNOWLEDGE SET
What psychological frameworks or models do you use most confidently in your work? How do they shape your approach?
What knowledge areas do you want to study or apply more confidently?
Scenario: A coach says, “My team just lacks confidence.” How do you assess the situation and which model or theory do you use to guide your support?
How often do you explicitly apply theory when planning or delivering training?

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SECTION 2: CONSULTING PRACTICE & CLIENT WORKFLOW
Describe how you currently structure your client process (e.g., intake → planning → delivery→ review). What’s working well?
How often do you reflect on and improve your consulting workflow or tools?

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1 is Never, 5 is Frequently
What’s area(s) area you interested in with how you structure or deliver sessions (Individuals or groups)?
SECTION 3: MARKETING & POSITIONING
Write a short positioning statement for your work (e.g., “I help ____ with ____ so they can____) (Think coaching philosophy/brand - if unsure leave blank)
Scenario: You’re asked to speak at a coach’s meeting and introduce yourself in under 60 seconds. What do you say to earn their interest?
How often do you market yourself or share your work publicly?

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1 is Never, 5 is Consistently
What is your understanding of marketing? What processes do you have (if relevant) for marketing and understanding client needs?
What’s area(s) of marketing strategy you want to try or improve?
SECTION 4: CONTENT & CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
What types of materials have you created (e.g., guides, presentations, handouts, reflection tools)? Which format do you enjoy the most?
Scenario: You’re asked to create a 30-minute mental skills session for youth athletes. What topic do you choose, and how would you deliver it?
How confident are you in developing clear, effective, and engaging content?

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What skill(s) do you want to strengthen in content design or delivery?
🔄FINAL REFLECTION: INTEGRATING IT ALL
Which 1–2 areas feel most important to develop right now (or just rank order if all are important)

Theoretical Knowledge and ApplicationConsulting ProcessesBranding/MarketingContent/Training/Program CreationOther
What types of support around resources would help you most?

1:1 Coaching/MentoringNetworking/Peer ConnectionFeedback (On materials, client work, etc.)Other
If other (for either of the previous two questions), please explain below.
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What will happen next
This information is being used to create a tailored coaching and resource development service. This includes providing resources (video/audio lessons, exercises and templates, and monthly meetings) to provide a tailored professional development experience.

Based on your responses, you will recieve a set of resources as a thank you for participating.
On June 1st, this coaching and resource will become available. If you wish to be notified when this is available and what those options can look like for you, answer yes. Otherwise, answer no and you will not be bothered with updates.

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Thank you. Your information will be used to create your own tailored, learning path.
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Early Career Professional Needs Assessment

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