Information for Students Completing School Research Project

I have put this page together for students who might be interested in further information for school research projects. You might be interested to know that COSEP SA branch have been running a yearly session where high school students can come along and ask questions for research projects and/or ask questions about the profession generally . Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 related restrictions, these things have been put on hold for the time being. If you would like me to pass you details on to COSEP SA Branch, please let me know and I can do that. If COSEP SA Branch run a session for high school students they will contact you. You might also be interested in having a look at our Facebook site called, Sport Psychology South Australia. You can join this and find out about sport psychology in Adelaide and SA.

In terms of other things you might be interested in, here is a radio interview that I did (recorded 2019) about mental health and sport.

Part one

soundcloud.com/lifefmadelaide-1/02-john-barinoff-part-one

Part two

soundcloud.com/lifefmadelaide-1/03-john-barinoff-part-two

Here is an interview I did on the topic of depression on ABC radio (recorded 2019) and toward the end I mention athletes and depression.

abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/programs/mornings/what-ails-you-depression/11492290

Here is a recent research study I co-authored on re: mental health and sport (particularly focusing on self-compassion):

sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S146902921930843X?via%3Dihub

Here is a research study I was involved in that assesses an intervention for performance anxiety with musicians:

frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01127/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=538344

Here are some other studies I have been involved in, in the area of injury rehab and pain management in an athlete population

Baranoff, J., Hanrahan, S. J., & Connor, J. P. (2015). The roles of acceptance and catastrophizing in rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Journal of science and medicine in sport, 18(3), 250-254.

Moseley, G. L., Baranoff, J., Rio, E., Stewart, M., Derman, W., & Hainline, B. (2018). Nonpharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Elite Athletes: Rationale and Recommendations. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 28(5), 472-479.

There is also an online recording that you might be interested in. I am being interviewed on the topic of Athletic Injury, Pain and Acceptance. It was initially free but there is now a cost I believe.

Here is a link to an overview of the event:

youtube.com/watch?v=pykxXBmRIwA

The Australian Psychological Society have some information on pathways to becoming a psychologist and in particular a sport psychologist.

my.uq.edu.au/programs-courses/plan.html?acad_plan=SPEXCX5666

Currently the uni training required to become a psychologist is typically 6 years plus further supervision. The only accredited sport psychology course in Australia at the moment is at the University of Queensland. The UQ course can be done as either a Master of Psychology and there are bridging programs from other areas of psychology. If you were thinking of aiming for this it would be worthwhile having a look at the entry requirements and then making sure they lined up with what you plan to study etc.