Mental Skills For Firefighters

education, self improvement · EN

I aim to design and implement Mental Skills Training (MST) for Australian firefighters to improve their performance and decision making under pressure. Evidence-based techniques, such as arousal and focus control, visualisation, and self-talk are widely used in military and elite sport to lessen the negative impact of pressure on human performance. These skills are not taught to Australian firefighters resulting in a skills gap. This series of podcasts will aim to introduce the mental skills that could be used to better prepare firefighters for the unique pressures of their job. Happy to be contacted anytime smonaghan@live.com.au