https://news.nwu.ac.za/ en https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/pieter-kruger <span>Pieter Kruger</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/57" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">PERTUNIA THULO</span></span> <span>Wed, 08/06/2014 - 16:12</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1667" hreflang="en">Clinical Psychology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Pieter</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Kruger</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1305" hreflang="en">Faculty of Health Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p class="rtejustify">Pieter started his career as a clinical psychologist in the public sector in 2003, initially working in the military, before moving into the private sector. He worked in London, UK, for 9 years as a clinical psychologist specialising in mood and anxiety disorders, work stress, burnout and corporate wellness as well as elite sport.  As an elite sport psychologist he has been working with teams such as London Harlequins Rugby (European Challenge Cup &amp; Premiership champions), Brumbies Super Rugby (Australia), Great Britain Olympic rowing team, UK Athletics and was a specialist consultant LOCOG psychologist for the London 2012 Olympic Games. He also worked with various individuals from teams such as Chelsea FC, Arsenal FC (premiership football) and English county cricket.</p> <p class="rtejustify">Pieter was one of the founding partners and Director of Operations at LPP Consulting UK, the UK’s leading provider of clinical, business and elite sport services. He is currently still a non-executive director at LPP Consulting UK and plays an important role in developing the ongoing strategy for helping international organizations to manage risk through effective measurement and assessment of resilience and engagement levels. Pieter also serves on the Medical Consultancy Advisory Board for Health Response UK and is on the health experts’ panel for the London Telegraph newspaper.</p> <p class="rtejustify">He is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and is still a visiting professor at University College London (UCL) Medical School in the Division of Surgery &amp; Interventional Sciences.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-in field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts in</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1609" hreflang="en">Psychology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Media</div> <div class="field--item"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/69168381" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/69168381">LPP Consulting - Dr Pieter Kruger</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user19185071">LPP Consulting Ltd</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" scrolling="no" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QUUTBbZIFPc" width="500"></iframe></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-fsd field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1541" hreflang="en">School of Psychosocial Health</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-f field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1999" hreflang="en">Health Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Faculty of Health Sciences</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">+27 (0)18 299 1737</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">kruger.pieter@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/Prof%20Pieter%20Kruger.jpg" width="1000" height="1503" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof Pieter Kruger</div> Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:12:29 +0000 PERTUNIA THULO 19850 at https://news.nwu.ac.za