Alex stands at lecturn. In the background there is a projected screen, the screen is showing a timeline of Alex’s near-four year journey on SEPAR with key dates and milestones highlighted.

What a whirlwind few months it has been!

Earlier this year I successfully completed my SEPAR training and I am now registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist. Earlier this week I shared my experiences with trainees at the Scottish Network meet.

Generative AI in sport and exercise psychology: Exploring opportunities and overcoming challenges Sport and Exercise Psychologists are required to remain aware of technological advances and the impact that these may have on their profession. Artificial Intelligence (AI), and in particular Generative AI (GenAI), has become available to the general public and has widespread use much like the rise of the internet in the late 1990s. This advancement in technology has created new challenges for Psychologists – whether they are in practice or academia. Like the internet, AI tools may be a double-edged sword and have the potential to disrupt both the academic and applied practice of psychologists, offering both challenges and opportunities for the field. Therefore, it is important that Psychologists develop AI literacy so that they are equipped with knowledge on the functionalities of AI and understand the ethical implications for its use. In particular, knowledge of the underlying systems, their general principles, and the ways in which they have developed ‘knowledge’ are crucial for navigating AI whether it is to be integrated into practice or not. The aim of this paper is to discuss the potential transformation and innovation in practice provided by AI and argues that for this to be achieved the development of AI literacy is the starting point.

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In late 2024 I called for sport psychologists to be AI-literate because (potential) clients might be using GenAI. You can read that here: explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpss...

I’ve just submitted my abstract for the @bps-dsep.bsky.social annual conference. There’s still time to get your abstract in. DSEP annual conference is a real highlight of the year with a wonderful, collegiate and supportive group. Plenty of opportunities for networking too!

Was the original task a post here or was the post one of the 27? 😁

Really excited to commence the 2nd study of my PhD thesis.

If you are an endurance athlete undertaking 6+ hours of training per week, living with persistent or recurrent pain for 3 months or longer, and 18 years+, please consider participating in the study.

Always happy to chat and get into more depth about any of the above - or any other related sport psychology concepts!

📧 DMs open for a chat!

When it comes to teams, identifying a leadership group and cultural architects to champion a message is key.

Mapping out perceived skill and trust may also inform plans and signing policy - though this alone is probably a tad reductionistic!

Management relies on more than just relationships with your players (though this plays a huge part) buy-in is required at a number of levels!

The managerial merry-go-round is in full swing at this time of year 🎠 with a good few teams appointing new head coaches in the last few weeks.

Here’s a really quick overview of just some of the underlying psychology processes…

Luis Enrique and Joaquin Valdes, PSG's hidden psychological advantage In the world of football, the presence of a psychologist within the coaching staff is not common. However, for Luis Enrique, this figure has always been crucial

An insightful article from last year, though, would be good if we could further normalise sport psych provision.

The critic in me asks the question is whether it should it take the prospect of PSG winning the UCL for this to happen?

Maybe it will 🤔

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Thanks Alban! It’s an exciting place to be right now 😀

Followed and added! Pleased to connect 😀

Sounds like some excellent work, Richard! Was it part of a module or was it a workshop for all students?

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That should be you now!

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More and more of us seem to be flocking to Bluesky. I’ve got a list/feed of those with an interest in Sport and Exercise Psychology - but it’s hard work trying to keep up. Do let me know if you want to be added to the list - and if you sub to the list it should appear as its own feed.

Really looking forward to this event! I’m sure that Dr Simpson will be an excellent chair 😀

Great work, as always!

If you’re unable to access the link - do get in touch as I’m able to share some copies with colleagues and peers for their personal use.

Generative AI in sport and exercise psychology: Exploring opportunities and overcoming challenges Sport and Exercise Psychologists are required to remain aware of technological advances and the impact that these may have on their profession. Artificial Intelligence (AI), and in particular Generative AI (GenAI), has become available to the general public and has widespread use much like the rise of the internet in the late 1990s. This advancement in technology has created new challenges for Psychologists – whether they are in practice or academia. Like the internet, AI tools may be a double-edged sword and have the potential to disrupt both the academic and applied practice of psychologists, offering both challenges and opportunities for the field. Therefore, it is important that Psychologists develop AI literacy so that they are equipped with knowledge on the functionalities of AI and understand the ethical implications for its use. In particular, knowledge of the underlying systems, their general principles, and the ways in which they have developed ‘knowledge’ are crucial for navigating AI whether it is to be integrated into practice or not. The aim of this paper is to discuss the potential transformation and innovation in practice provided by AI and argues that for this to be achieved the development of AI literacy is the starting point.

My colleague @janeguiller.bsky.social and I have put our ideas down to share some of our reflections and suggestions on Generative AI - and are now delighted that you can read our suggestions here: doi.org/10.53841/bps...

A very important topic in the field of Sport and Exercise Psychology is the use of Artificial Intellgience (AI) and in particular Generative AI (GenAI).

We’re bound ethically to be aware of technological advances and how these impact our practice.

The universe sometimes gives us lessons on being human - from it making us stop to think and ponder existence, to remind us of the importance of shaping our environment - and the influence we can have on it - even if we think we’re being fairly inconsequential. Our actions and behaviours matter! 💭🧠

Solar activity happening millions of miles away influences our environment on our tiny blue dot - in this case a beautiful display of colours in the evening sky.

Beautiful aurora over Scotland this evening - taken from my back door.

Home-bound after a fantastic couple of days at #DSEP2024. Lots of learning and catching up with old friends and making new friends too. So much to reflect on; but a unifying message across the conference was the importance on the strength of relationships we create.

Beautiful morning here. Looking forward to a jam-packed day!

A morning of teaching and then Belfast-bound. Very excited about @bps-dsep.bsky.social!

Of course, I am slightly biased, but the DSEP community is one of the best 😉

Come and join us in Belfast on Tuesday and Wednesday for what promises to be another thoroughly insightful and engaging conference!