Single-Case Research in Sport and Exercise

Date:

Wednesday 6 October                    

Time:

9.30am - 4.00pm

Location:

Staffordshire University

Target Audience:

Intermediate

Who Should Attend?

Other Comments:

New Workshop

A minimum of 11 delegates are needed for this workshop to run

Cost:

£100 (or £75 for BASES, ACPSM, BPS and BASEM members)

Overview:

Much applied work in sport and exercise psychology is conducted with small samples or individuals making it difficult to determine change through conventional group methods and analysis. Finding methods to rigorously determine change are necessary to establish consultant, researcher, and/or coach effectiveness. Traditionally, the evaluation of psychological skills effectiveness in sport psychology has been determined using group (nomothetic) research designs in which groups of participants are exposed to different treatment conditions and where the performance of the treatment group is compared to that of the no-treatment control. Although appropriate at times, theses designs often lack external validity, creating a substantial challenge for the practitioner and researcher to fill the science-versus-practice gap. Single-subject methods are a form of ideographic research design that offers an appropriate and powerful method to fill this gap and ensure the generalisability of these findings.

This workshop is aimed at both researchers and practitioners working with athletes or exercise participants.

Learning Outcomes of the Workshop:

This workshop aims to assist delegates to:

Demonstrate an informed knowledge of single-subject research methods including:

• General procedures/Behavioral assessment /Multiple baseline designs
• Changing criterion designs
• Data analysis including visual, graphical, and statistical techniques.
• Assessing treatment efficacy and effectiveness including the use of social validation and the development of effective performance indicators
• Reporting the research for publication and employer feedback.

Presenter(s):

Dr Jamie Barker  is a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (Psychology - Scientific Support). In addition to lecturing and researching in sport psychology he currently works with professional football and cricket academies. He has worked with golfers, tennis players, football referees, cricketers and footballers over the past nine years and continues to do so. Jamie's main areas of research are in the use of hypnosis in sport and athletes’ self-confidence.

Dr Paul McCarthy  is a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (Psychology - Scientific Support). In addition to lecturing and researching in sport psychology he currently works with a professional football academy. He continues to work with gymnasts, golfers and tennis players.

Dr Stephen Mellalieu  is a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (Psychology - Research and Scientific Support) and a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. He is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology and has over a decade of experience working with athletes and teams in professional and high performance sport. Stephen's research interests lie in the psychology of the competition and organisational environment within which elite performers operate.

Dr Marc Jones is a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (Psychology - Research and Scientific Suport) and a BPS chartered Sport  and Exercise Psychologist. He is a Reader in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University where he is course tutor for the first on-line distance learning MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Marc is an active researcher and has over 25 scholarly publications and edited two books. In addition Marc also works as a sports psychologist in the West Midlands.

Workshop Programme:                

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Local Accommodation:

Express by Holiday Inn, Sir Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent: www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/925/en/home

Map and Directions:

Road Directions:

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Building Location:

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