Sport Psychology Pathway: professions, ethics and evidence (education only)

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I'm learning "Sport Psychology Pathway: professions, ethics and evidence (education only)" on The Future Market. Lesson 1: "Who does what: coach, consultant and clinician".

What the lesson teaches:
- Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC). The Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA) says CMPCs specialise in training athletes and performers in mental skills. The Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and CSPA certify CMPCs, to make sure professionals meet standards of education, training and ethical practice.
- A CMPC is not a "sport psychologist" by default. AASP's own page says the CMPC designation does not make someone a "sport psychologist", and that the requirements for providing psychological services are set by state, provincial and/or territorial licensing boards.
- A certification is not a licence. The AASP Ethics Code (Standard 3) says CMPCs shall not call the certification a license. It also tells members to use only titles that are legally allowed where they work, and to review the laws on words such as "psychology", "psychological" and "psychologist".
- Diagnosis belongs to clinicians. The 2026 International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on mental health in elite athletes says the first steps of its screening tools are symptom screeners, not diagnostic tools, and that clinical assessment and diagnosis should be done by clinicians. It describes psychotherapy as delivered by licensed providers, and separates it from support given by people such as performance coaches, advisors and mentors.
- Mixed professions, one association. CSPA says its membership includes both mental performance consultants and registered psychologists, and that members should act in line with their own training and qualifications.
- Role - Main job - Does not
- Coach - Teaches sport skills and simple mental skills, builds a safe climate, refers - Diagnose or treat

The exercise I'm working on:
Write a "who I am" paragraph of three sentences: your role, what you do, and what you refer to others. Check every title in it against this lesson.

I'm stuck. Please:
1. Explain the main idea in plain, simple words with one everyday example.
2. Walk me through the exercise one small step at a time. Ask me what I've done so far before giving the next step.
3. Don't just give me the final answer. Help me do it myself, and check my work when I share it.
4. This is for learning only. Remind me to check with a licensed professional before I make a real decision about my own money, health or legal situation.

I'm a parent helping my child (about 8 years old) with a lesson called "Who does what: coach, consultant and clinician" from the course "Sport Psychology Pathway: professions, ethics and evidence (education only)".

Here's what the lesson says:
A football team has a coach for skills and a doctor for injuries. The mind works the same way. Some people teach mental skills. Other people, who are licensed, diagnose and treat mental health problems. A professional knows which one they are and says so clearly. Before this course: Coaching the Mind: building mental skills in athletes (education only) (course 10.9.3). You should already know how to build mental skills into practice, how motivation climates work, the signs of burnout, safe sport rules and the Green, Yellow, Red referral pathway. This course is about the professions behind that work: titles, ethics, evidence and leading others.

The activity:
Write a "who I am" paragraph of three sentences: your role, what you do, and what you refer to others. Check every title in it against this lesson.

Please explain this so an 8-year-old understands: short sentences, a fun everyday example, and no hard words.
Then give me 3 simple questions I can ask my child to check they understood, and a way to do the activity together, one tiny step at a time.
Keep it general and educational. This is not advice for a real situation.