CPD and Event opportunities
Professional Development Opportunities
Webinar series by Dr Brian Hemmings – Gaining and Maintaining Clients in your Professional Training
Wednesday, 1 May 2024 12:00 - 13:30 BST
Online
Meeting the challenges of the BASES SEPAR is not an easy task. This webinar is aimed at prospective/current supervisees and supervisors with an emphasis on the process of gaining and maintaining clients during the training pathway.
This is the first webinar of four presented in this series, and as a result, there is a deal for those wishing to attend all four. Both BASES Members and Non-members can purchase and sign up, via the register button at the top right, to all four webinars for the price of three. For BASES Members, the price is £60 for all four, and for Non-members it is £75.
Identify active methods for gaining and maintaining new clients
Discuss ways of generating opportunities that target the SEPAR consultancy competencies
Utilise individual/peer supervision to maximum benefit
Target CPD activity for the development of specific consultancy competencies
Manage imposter syndrome/self-presentation concerns
Demonstrate how transferable skills can be used for successful client interactions
Mental Health First Aid Blended Online Course
Tuesday, 30 April 2024 3:00pm to 7:00pm AEST
Online
ESSA are proudly presenting a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course for ESSA Exercise & Sports Science Professionals.
The Standard Mental Health First Aid course teaches participants how to provide initial support to another adult who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received, or the crisis resolves. Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adults, how to recognise and respond to an emerging or worsening mental health problem and the treatments and supports available.
Using a practical, evidence-based action plan, course participants learn how to approach someone they are concerned about and initiate a conversation about those concerns. Participants also learn how to offer initial support and information and how to encourage the person to seek professional help or other supports. Adults who complete the course become Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAiders), equipped with the knowledge, confidence, and skills to provide someone with mental health information and support when it matters most.
This Standard Mental Health First Aid course is delivered in a Blended Online format. You will need to complete eLearning materials online prior to attending the online course on the scheduled day.
Resistance Training for People with Heart Failure Virtual Workshop
Monday, 22 April 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm AEST
Online
This virtual workshop will summarize the existing literature on resistance training (RT) for people with chronic heart failure (CHF). The benefits of RT in people with CHF will be described and common methods to establish an individual with CHF’s RT capacity will be provided. Recommendations for RT exercise prescription in people with CHF will be made. A discussion of the safety considerations for RT in people with CHF will be discussed.
The American Heart Association (AHA) has just published a new guideline on resistance training (RT) and Neil Smart was invited to present a specific session on RT for people with chronic heart failure (CHF) at the recent AHA Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia, USA, Nov 2023. Both the updated AHA guideline and Professor Smart’s presentation were part of a 4-part symposium entitled “Resistance is not Futile’ and subsequent panel discussion. These recent works provide the ideal, timely opportunity to provide an update to ESSA professionals.
Presented by Professor Neil Smart, AES, AEP
HFJ: March – April 2024 CEC Course #4: Use Mental Imagery
March - April 2024
Online
By: Katerina Daskalaki, Ph.D., M.S., M.A.; Katerina Papadimitriou, Ph.D.; and Paraskevi Malliou, Ph.D.
Fitness classes should be engaging and enjoyable! We recommend that fitness instructors are informed on the technique of mental imagery during exercise. The use of imagination may transform exercise sessions into a unique experiential activity that the exercisers will not want to lose! Learn more in this practical feature article.
HFJ: March – April 2024 CEC Course #2: Back to the Basics
March - April 2024
Online
By: David Zavala, B.S.; Kyle A. Kercher, Ph.D., ACSM-EP, CSCS, CHWC; and Vanessa M. (Martinez) Kercher, Ph.D., ACSM-EP, CHWC
Children are enticed by sedentary behavior anywhere they go; thus, during these formative years, it is important to offer many active play opportunities. As children play, their motivation for physical activity sparks and they begin to create healthy habits that support their physical, social, and cognitive development. Active play is a great strategy to complement 24-hour movement guidelines for children as play is something that children connect with the most, making it easy to incorporate bouts of physical activity throughout the day. Another complementary tool is the emergence of nature-based play spaces that create environments that offer inclusive active play opportunities for children of all ages and development.
HFJ: March – April 2024 CEC Course #3: Reducing the Barriers
March - April 2024
Online
By: Susannah L. Reiner, PhD, ACSM-EP, CSCS, NSCA-CPT and Rachelle Reed, PhD, ACSM-EP, NASM-CNC
The benefits of engaging in regular physical activity are well known, however, a majority of adults in the United States fail to meet Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Incorporating novel strategies like digital fitness may reduce barriers to physical activity and help more people adopt health-promoting behaviors. With digital fitness playing an integral role in the future of the industry, practitioners should familiarize themselves with the current research supporting the use of digital strategies to improve physical activity behaviors in adults.
