Be Informed and Lead From the Front
2.5-hour online workshop to facilitate awareness and support around mental health concerns in sport. Designed specifically for managers, coaches, and sporting team staff to help you support the mental health of your athletes.
During the workshop, we discuss the types of mental health issues that affect athletes and the importance of early diagnosis and support. We help you recognize the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety. This talk will provide you with a communication framework and tools to open the conversation with your team. It will bring awareness of the impact of stigma and the importance of early diagnosis and how to support and signpost.
Be a Champion, Support Mental Health.
Be Informed and Lead From the Front
2.5-hour online workshop to facilitate awareness and support around mental health concerns in sport. Designed specifically for managers, coaches, and sporting team staff to help you support the mental health of your athletes.
During the workshop, we discuss the types of mental health issues that affect athletes and the importance of early diagnosis and support. We help you recognize the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety. This talk will provide you with a communication framework and tools to open the conversation with your team. It will bring awareness of the impact of stigma and the importance of early diagnosis and how to support and signpost.
Be a Champion, Support Mental Health.
What we cover
- An overview of mental health in sports
- The signs and symptoms of mental health illness
- The treatments available to support
- The impact of stigma
- How to approach and support a team member experiencing poor mental health
- How to start a conversation on mental health
- How to signpost and support
- When and how to engage in professional help
- Sport Psychology tools and techniques
Who’s it for?
- Club managers
- Coaches
- Sports teams
- Sport staff such as physios, massage therapists, trainers
How you will benefit?
- Better understand mental health, signs, and symptoms and how to recognise the red flags
- Reduce stigma and discrimination
- Understand and connect with your athletes and team
- Communicate effectively and offer appropriate guidance
- Be confident about opening and holding a conversation about mental health with someone you coach
- Make your club or organisation more inclusive, and better prepared to be able to support people experiencing mental health difficulties
Delivery
- Handbook provided
- Delivery methods – A mixture of videos, tasks and discussion
- Limited numbers per workshops to provide opportunities for interactions
Types of Attendance
This talk can be delivered to your organisation/club/group. Limited numbers. Please contact me to discuss.
If individuals or small groups are interested in attending, please register your interest by contacting me by email. I will contact you when the next workshop is running. This option provides you with the opportunity to mix with a range of different sporting groups. Limited numbers. Cost €50 each.