Principle 1
To maximise the impact of AW&E servicing and initiatives, it is essential that AW&E providers are fully integrated into interdisciplinary HP teams. This ensures provider access to relevant information, and allows HP stakeholders to collaboratively assess, design, and implement effective AW&E servicing.
AW&E providers:
1.1 Are integrated into the HP program to contribute to the overall performance outcomes of individual athletes.
1.2 Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of current HP program priorities, demands, and challenges.
1.3 Engage in constructive working relationships with all key stakeholders in the HP program: athletes, coaches, service providers, institutional partners, sporting bodies, or other relevant members of a HP team.
1.4 Provide information to athletes, HP staff, and leadership in the organisation about AW&E services, both directly and via attendance at team meetings and through reporting avenues.
1.5 Promote cultures that value mental health awareness and literacy to create an environment characterised by psychological safety.
1.6 Undertake detailed athlete and/or team analysis to design and implement tailored AW&E servicing in collaboration with the HP team.
1.7 Regularly review and update AW&E measures and servicing through team, athlete, and stakeholder feedback, and in accordance with the evolving priorities of the HP program.