Sport Integrity Australia | Managing Integrity in Sport Course

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Sport Integrity Australia invite you to attend a 3-day Managing Integrity in Sport course.

The course is an opportunity to listen, learn and understand state sporting association’s (SSA) operating models, integrity threats and issues and to discuss how Sport Integrity Australia may be able to assist SSAs with protecting against integrity threats.

Sport Integrity Australia speakers:

• Steve Wyatt – Assistant Director, Sport Integrity Australia
• Karina Chillman – Assistant Director, Integrity Strategy, Sport Integrity Australia
• Michael Harkins – Director, Anti-Doping Testing, Sport Integrity Australia
• Chris Whittock  – Assistant Director, Sports Wagering and Competition Manipulation, Sport Integrity Australia
• Lisa Purves – Director, Safeguarding, Sport Integrity Australia
• Dr Karla Lopez – Senior Forensic Psychologist
• Dr Kate Hall - Clinical Psychologist - Head of Health and Wellbeing AFL
• Natasha Currao – National Sports Tribunal
• Sarah Wheadon – Play by the Rules

Schedule:

Day 1: Anti-Doping and Competition Manipulation | Wednesday 31 July | 9.00am to 2.30pm

Day 2: Safeguarding, Mental Health, and Wellbeing | Thursday 1 August | 9.00am to 3.30pm

Day 3: Managing Complaints & Disputes | Friday 2 August | 9.00am to 3.00pm

Content will include:

• Raise awareness and understanding of integrity threats and to upskill participants in sport integrity management as it relates to the National Integrity Framework (NIF).
• Member protection, child safeguarding, improper use of drugs and medications, competition manipulation and sports wagering, anti-doping and complaints management.
• Helping to build a community of advocates passionate about protecting the safety of all members in sport.
• The “what”, the “why” and the “how” behind integrity policies.
• Understand the types of problems and issues we are trying to address, what is at stake and why it is important to strengthen all our integrity policies and protect people in sport.
• How to manage real-life complaint scenarios, including briefing CEOs and Boards on integrity issues, and how to embed education within the sport.
• Importance of mental health support and the nexus between sport integrity and mental health, including the long-term impact of failing to create and maintain safe sporting environments for children.