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Objectives: To explore the factors impacting successful delivery of MST4Life™, a sport psychology informed mental skills training intervention, from the perspective of young people experiencing homelessness. Engaging participants in evaluating programme implementation contributes to developing effective and meaningful programmes and provides opportunities for empowerment and positive development beyond the programme Methods: Qualitative data were collected from 44 participants (female N=20, male N=13, not reported N=11; average age=20.3years), between April 2015 and July 2018. Participants took part in diary rooms to discuss their experiences with MST4Life™ via audio or video recording, or written responses. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Three main themes were developed: (1) programme content: A move towards meaningful and engaging activities; (2) creation of a supportive, safe, and empowering environment; and (3) challenges and barriers to young peoples' engagement in the programme Conclusions: The environment purposefully created by programme facilitators and frontline staff helped young people to feel supported, valued, and fosters continued programme engagement. Results highlight a strengths-based delivery style, meaningful and transferrable content as key programme components. This study demonstrates the essential nature of process evaluations and how sport and exercise psychologists can enhance accessibility of data collection methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article I will provide an insight into the Oral Assessment Interview (OAI) from an Assessor's perspective. My overall aim is to help young practitioners feel more confident and ready to engage with the OAI by detailing the processes that are involved and by emphasising the importance of reflecting on each key role before the interview itself. I will first outline at a more general level the value and expectations of the OAI, before discussing some of the more specific considerations that we have when conducting a viva. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author discusses the practice of sport psychology focusing on the benefits for sport psychologists of working with elite performers or athletes for their training. The author mentions a work by sport psychology trainee about the importance of effective identification of boundaries of expertise and competence with clients.

The article offers the author's insights on the Oral Assessment Interview (OAI) which is used to assess and defend the competence of trainee before the Qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology (QSEP) can be awarded. The author says that OAI gives the assessors time to determine that the work of trainee has been completed. He relates the commentaries from assessor Chris Harwood and trainee Alastair Storie who provide some useful tips on OAI.