Sport and Addiction - Chwaraeon a Dibyniaeth
- Sport and addiction, how does addiction manifest itself in sport and what role if any does sport play?
- Sport and Recovery to what extent is sport part of the problem and/or part of the solution?
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm (Registration/Cofrestru 9.30am)
Speakers include:
Gary Bloom –
Sports Psychotherapist and broadcaster. Host of ' on the sporting couch ' an award winning radio programme on TalkSPORT about mental health in sport.
Dr Tim Leighton –
Director of Professional Education and Research at Action on Addiction UKCP registered Psychotherapist
Professor Carwyn Jones –
Professor of Sports Ethics and author of Sport and Alcohol: An ethical perspective
Professor Lynne Evans -
Professor of Sport Psychology and BPS Chartered Sport Psychologist
What’s it like – the experience of addicts – contribution from athletes who have experienced addiction.
