ISSP Master Class Series – Lecture #9
Integrating Sport Psychology and Mental Health Services into Psychological Services: The USOPC Psychological Services Programming from Paris and Beyond
Date: Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
Speakers: Dr. Jessica Bartley
Length of Session: 90 minutes (60-minute lecture, 30-minute Q&A)
Language: English (Translated live captioning available)
Time: 13:00 UTC (New York, 9:00; Belo Horizonte, 10:00; Beijing, 21:00; Seoul, 22:00; Sydney, 23:00)
Where: Zoom (Link sent upon registration)
Recordings: Available for 60 days after the lecture.
Program Overview
During this lecture, Dr. Bartley will share how the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) moved to integrate Sport Psychology and Mental Health Services into Psychological Services to provide services across the psychological spectrum for Team USA. Grounded in empirically based research, USOPC Psychological Services has developed robust crisis services for mental health emergencies, tailored individual and group therapy services that span theoretical orientations, and innovative performance psychology consultations – at the training centers, on the road, and online. Our providers have also pioneered education and training in mental performance and mental health as well as innovated in research. Dr. Bartley’s lecture will conclude with how USOPC Psychological Services prepared for and managed mental performance and mental health at the Paris Olympic & Paralympic Games and how we support Team USA athletes into the Post-Olympic Blues.
About the Speakers
Joining the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) in 2020, Dr. Jess Bartley (she/her) is the Senior Director of Psychological Services. She is a Licensed Psychologist, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC®) with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). She’s served on the Executive Committee for Division 47 in the American Psychological Association (APA) in various roles and was elected President in 2023. She has also been a member of AASP, the Counseling/Clinical Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA), and the International Society for Sport Psychology (ISSP). Dr. Bartley earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Government and Sociology and a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Bartley went on to complete a Master of Arts in Sport and Performance Psychology and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Sport and Performance Psychology and Behavioral Therapy at the University of Denver. After graduation, Dr. Bartley completed a fellowship at the Eating Disorder Center of Denver where she worked with colleagues to develop a treatment program for athletes with eating disorders. Dr. Bartley has served collegiate student athletes’ mental health and performance needs at the University of Denver, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Ohio State University. Dr. Bartley has also been contracted as the sport psychologist with USA Karate and USA Track& Field and provided mental health and performance psychology services to Professional Bull Riding and the Colorado Ballet. Dr. Bartley areas of expertise include mental health with athletes, specifically depression, anxiety, eating disorders and body image, and substance use, as well as performance anxiety, motivation, and sport transition/retirement after sport. Dr. Bartley has presented more than a hundred times at national and international conferences and published over two dozen journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Bartley’s theoretical orientation is rooted in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and she often utilizes tools from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and interpersonal process therapy (IPT) while infusing multiculturalism.
Program Format
Attendees can participate in an ISSP Master Class session right from their office or home. Upon registration, registrants will be provided the Zoom link to access the presentation on the web in real-time. If you are unable to watch the session live, a recording will be provided afterward to all registrants.
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