Job Description
Sports Psychology Careers Internship in Baltimore, Maryland Connecting People to Purpose
Location: Remote (open to applicants in Baltimore, MD and nationwide)
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A KID CARRYING TOO MUCH
Baltimore knows the young person with talent, pressure, and no safe place to set it down. Ravens and Orioles anchor the seasons. Support for the mind behind the talent lags behind. Remote, national cohort online, no local office or partnership claimed.
THE PROFESSION BEHIND THE PLAYERS
Sports psychology looks after the mental side of sport, where mental health meets athletic performance, a fast growing area of health and human performance. Athletes from youth leagues to the pros now treat mental training as seriously as physical training.
FOUR WAYS TO DO THIS WORK
Clinical Sports Psychologist: mental health, performance anxiety, injury recovery, emotional well-being; doctorate and licensure. Performance Consultant: focus, confidence, mental routines. Academic & Research Roles: teaching and studies advancing the science. Youth & Community Coaching: psychology in youth sports, school programs, community wellness.
SIX THINGS THE WORK ASKS OF YOU
Mental Performance Training; Emotional Resilience Building; Injury & Recovery Support; Team Dynamics & Leadership; Goal Setting & Motivation; Confidence & Focus Coaching. Study each; say it in a young athlete's words.
YOUR PART IN IT
Study the four paths; research the skills; listen to athletes and coaches; create content in essays, guides, or multimedia; teach through community education; connect the field to your own purpose.
WHO SHOULD APPLY
Students and emerging professionals anywhere: future counselors, psychologists, athletes, coaches, storytellers. No playing background or prior coursework required. Gain a clear career map and finished work.
THE FIVE PRINCIPLES
The Five Principles of Voice Up ground us: Collaboration (all are welcome), Humility (we all have much to learn), Precision (all the details matter), Patience (we all need forgiveness; we all make mistakes and learn from each), Empathy (we must understand your why). This is how Voice Up has achieved what it has to date.
STEP ONE
Begin as an academic intern for credit through your school, or begin as a volunteer. Or enroll in the School for Humans Flourishing.
STEP TWO
Those who demonstrate success, reliable and consistent while living the Five Principles, move first as Leadership Fellows at $25 to $35 per hour, later as consultants at $50 to $100 per hour.
DETAILS
Eight weeks, remote and flexible, five to fifteen hours a week, national cohort online. Special projects pay $20 to $30 per hour. New cohorts begin on the first of each month. Voice Up Publishing Incorporated posts this internship.
HOW TO APPLY
Email . Say who you are, name the athlete or team that first made you curious about the mental game, and one young athlete you would want this work to reach. Learn more at voiceuplab.org/SportsPsychologyCareers.
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