Staying in Bounds: Ethical Decision-Making in Sport Psychology
September 26, 2025 | 8:30am to 11:45am CT | 3.0 CE credit hours
Virtual (via Zoom)
*Registration for this course CLOSES on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 5pm CT*
CE/CEU credits included: 3.0 (see below for approval details). You must attend 90% of this webinar to receive continuing education credits (partial credit not awarded). Attendance is monitored.
Format: Live virtual workshop via Zoom. If you are interested on the on-demand version of this course, click here.
Investment: Early registration rate (through August 29, 2025) is $78, and the price increases to $119 thereafter.
Presenter: Erin Haugen, PhD, LP, CMPC (see bio below)
Abstract:
Sport psychology practitioners experience a wide range of potential ethical dilemmas that can be difficult to recognize given the unique features of sport culture (Watson et al., 2020). Being equipped to manage potential ethical challenges within sport psychology has important implications for burnout and career longevity (Haugen & Hoff, 2024). Therefore, it is important to not only have reliable ethical decision-making frameworks to use when navigating these tricky situations but also consider using risk management strategies to potentially shrink future ethical dilemmas. This webinar focuses on elements, including important cultural considerations, that sport psychology practitioners can evaluate when navigating ethical challenges within applied sport psychology settings. The presenter will discuss ethical codes from various disciplines and offer a risk mitigation strategy that can be used within sport psychology (Haugen et al., 2025). Finally, an ethical decision-making model grounded in positive psychology (Knapp & Fingerhut, 2024) will be presented and applied to at least one ethical scenario. Participants will leave this webinar with tools to empower ethical decision-making within their sport psychology roles. This webinar is appropriate for mental performance consultants and licensed mental health professionals working in applied sport psychology settings.
Objectives:
- Describe three elements to consider regarding potential ethical challenges in applied sport psychology
- Identify three ethics code themes relevant within various applied sport psychology roles
- Describe resource accumulation as a risk mitigation strategy within applied sport psychology
- Explain an ethical decision-making model grounded in positive psychology and apply to ethical challenges
Non-Discrimination:
HPC and ATAGF do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, military status, sexual orientation, or age.
Conflict of Interest Statements:
There is no known commercial support for this program, nor are there any relationships between the CE sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could be construed as conflicts of interests. Dr. Haugen is the Founder & CEO of Haugen Performance Consulting, PLLC. There is also no commercial support or benefits for endorsement of products (e.g., books, training, drugs).
The presenter will inform participants of the utility and validity of content discussed (including the basis for statements about utility/validity), as well as limitations of the approach and the most common and severe risks, if any, associated with program content.
Requests for Accommodations:
HPC and ATAGF are committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in all aspects of its continuing education activities. Participants with special needs should contact program organizers so reasonable accommodations can be made.
To request accommodations, contact ATAGF's Continuing Education Vice Chair, Christine Boulton-Olson, PhD, LP, at [email protected].
Presenter: Erin Haugen, PhD, LP, CMPC
Dr. Haugen is a licensed psychologist and consultant specializing in clinical & sport psychology. She has a PhD in clinical psychology and is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.
Dr. Haugen is a nationally sought-after speaker in athletic training and sport psychology. She presents regularly at the annual meetings of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), American Psychological Association (APA), and the invitation-only CCSPA/Big Sky Sport Psychology Conference. She presents nationally about athlete mental health, interdisciplinary care, ethics, and performance psychology. She authors articles and book chapters related to athlete mental health, sport psychology, ethics, and supervision.
Dr. Haugen is a former member (2017-2019) and past-president (2018-2019) of the North Dakota State Board of Psychologist Examiners (NDSBPE) and is the Founder & CEO of Haugen Performance Consulting, PLLC. She is serving an elected term on CCSPA's Advisory Board as Education Chair (2022-2026).
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Continuing Education Approvals (CE/CEU)
This course is available for 3.0 continuing education hours. You must attend 90% of the course to receive credit, and attendance is monitored. Credit will not be given for partial viewing/attendance.
This course is co-sponsored by Assessment and Therapy Associates of Grand Forks, PLLC.
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