ABSTRACT
Although the number of applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology (SEPP) training programs has certainly grown over the last 60 years, it is unfortunate that a discussion of appropriate supervision and mentorship practices has not followed the same path. Rather, discussions of appropriate supervision and mentorship within the sport psychology literature have only emerged within the last 20 years (Andersen & Tod, 2011). While it is heartening that members of the profession have deepened their discussion on the topics, mentorship and supervision remain drastically behind the curve in terms of the ever-growing number of graduate programs, and graduates of those programs. This chapter will address important ethical issues with respect to supervision and mentorship, beginning with a short review of ongoing challenges in the SEPP field, and identification of ethical challenges associated with mentoring and supervisory relationships.
