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Free to Members and Non Members
BASES Credits: 2
Booking Deadline: Thursday 29 October 2020, Midnight
Webinar Overview:
Mental health in sport is vogue. Having played second fiddle to physical, performance-specific issues for so long, wider mental health seemingly has its hour in the sun. In this symposium, we explore the extent of knowledge on mental health in sport and we challenge commonly held assumptions. We also critique the sincerity of the sudden concern for wider athlete welfare, drawing distinctions
between outfacing policy and everyday reality. Our conclusions muse as to what all this means for the future of the sport psychologist.
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe mental illness symptoms and disorders in athletes
- Identify key risk-factors that may contribute to athlete mental health issues
- Discuss interdisciplinary approaches improving athlete mental health
- Critique existing knowledge on mental health issues in sport
- Scrutinize applied policies across sporting institutions
For SEPAR candidates, this webinar is relevant to the following competencies:
1.23 / 1.4.1 / 1.5.1 / 1.5.3 / 2.5.3 / 2.5.7 / 3.1.3 / 3.1.4 / 3.2.3 / 3.3.2 / 3.3.4 / 3.3.5
Presenter Information:
Dr Paul Gorczynski is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. Paul contributed to the International Olympic Committee consensus statement on mental health in elite athletes.
Dr Anthony Papathomas is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Loughborough University. He is Mental Health lead for BASES Psychology Division. His teaching and research interests include clinical issues in across sport and exercise settings with a focus on eating disorders in sport.