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Performance Psychology Day - Thursday 31 October

Thursday 31 October, 9:00am-4:30pm AIS, Canberra

Objectives

  • Connect the Performance Psychology network to share practice, projects, research and innovation
  • Build relationships across the sport psychology community
  • Professional Development in a topic of interest

Audience

  • Performance Psychologists working with NSOs and/or the NIN
  • Performance Psychology students embedded with NIN/NSO

Themes

  • Lessons learned from Paris 2024
  • Applied Practice
  • Research to Practice

Draft Program - Program and Speaker details will be updated as they become confirmed.

Thursday 31 October 2024

9:00am-10:30am Building 17, Level 1, Above Clearinghouse

Olympic & Paralympic Lessons

Speaker: Caroline Anderson | Lead HQ Psychologist | Australian Olympic Committee Speaker: Elise Bereza| HQ Psychologist| Australian Olympic Committee

Speaker: Lyndel Abbott | Lead Psychologist| Paralympics Australia

Speaker: Case Presentation: Chris Bradley | Lead Psychologist | NSWIS, Rowing Australia, Paddle Australia

Speaker: Case Presentation: Mat Grey| MPC Psychologist| Archery Australia

10.30am-11:00am Combat Centre

Break

11:00am-12:00pm Building 17, Level 1, Above Clearinghouse

Interactive Workshop: Trauma Informed Care in Sport

Speaker: Nicole Burattin | Menta Health Lead | Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)

Speaker: David Johnson | Menta Health Advisor | Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)

Speaker: Kris Dun | Performance Psychology Lead | Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)

This will be activity based with performance psychologists and MHRN psychologists working together.

12:00pm-1:30pm Combat Centre

Lunch | Interdisciplinary networking

1:30pm-2:30pm Building 17, Level 1, Above Clearinghouse

Performance Psychology Network

Speaker: Kris Dun | National Performance Psychology Lead | Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)

*An update on performance psychology activities and discussion of next steps for the network.

2:30pm-3:30pm Building 17, Level 1, Above Clearinghouse

Program Planning – Speakers TBC

Speaker: Jonah Oliver | Lead Psychologist | Athletics Australia, Golf Australia

Speaker: Jo Ayers | Lead Psychologist | Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS)

Speaker: Michael Lloyd | Lead Psychologist - Academy | Tennis Australia

3:30pm-4:30pm Building 17, Level 1, Above Clearinghouse

Networking

For those not an early flight this is a chance to network, talk through new ideas, and ask the questions there wasn’t time for.

Afternoon tea will be available until 4pm.