THE BENEFITS OF CERTIFICATION

Certification promotes quality

Certification helps the public understand the importance of using mental performance consultants who have the background and training to provide quality services.
AASP, CSPA, and the Certification Council have a strong commitment to support quality among mental performance consultants, and each person working in the field has a professional obligation to become certified and promote certification with our colleagues and students.
Certification provides a system through which experienced consultants can be recognized as having passed a rigorous examination.
CSPA Professional membership is required for securing employment with COPSIN.

Individuals can go to the CSPA website to find a qualified CMPC® to meet their needs and to better understand the qualifications they should look for when selecting a consultant.
Each professional who wants to promote CSPA and applied sport psychology has a professional obligation to this public service function of certification.

As more people become certified, CSPA marketing efforts will become more meaningful and effective.
As certified consultants become more visible:
- Consumers will learn that sport psychology has something beneficial to offer them (e.g., help them perform better, enhance enjoyment, increase adherence, improve interpersonal relationships, reduce injuries, and promote healing).
- Individuals seeking consultation will look for a sport/performance psychology consultant who is CMPC® certified.