Journal of Sports and Games

ISSN: 2642-8466 | Volume 6, Issue 1, 2024

https://doi.org/10.22259/2642-8466.0601005

Name of Article: Preparation and Attitudes of Sport Psychology Consultants toward Working with Athletes with
Hidden Disabilities

By Robyn Braun-Trocchio, Kara Rosenblatt, Adriana Frates, Haidee Jackson from Texas Christian University, USA and
University of Texas – Permian Basin, USA.

Received: 11 July, 2024. Accepted: 10 August, 2024. Published: 26 August, 2024.

Corresponding Author: Robyn Braun-Trocchio, Ph.D. CMPC, Texas Christian University, Harris College of Nursing and
Health Sciences, Department of Kinesiology, USA

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