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What is the VAFA Player Assistance Program?

The VAFA Player Assistance Program provides all current registered VAFA players & umpires with access to FREE counselling services with a qualified practitioner through our program provider, Converge International. Through the Player Assistance Program, current VAFA Players & Umpires will be able to access up to three (3) counselling sessions delivered by a qualified practitioner. 

The 4 accessible streams are:

PLAYER ASSIST
LIFESTYLE ASSIST
CONFLICT ASSIST
MONEY ASSIST

How to book:

Players & Umpires will be able to make bookings to utilise the service via the below options. Players & Umpires are asked to use the code “VAFA24” when booking. 

Download the Converge app

Call Converge at: 1300 687 327

Or click below to access the Converge Portal and Website

The login details for the Converge Portal are: 

  • Username: converge 
  • Password: eap 
Converge Portal
Converge Website

Players will also have FREE access to a suite of support resources within the Converge Portal, which all VAFA Players and Umpires are encouraged to view. See below a short video walking through the Converge Portal platform.

The Player Assistance Program will be delivered as a 6-month trial to allow for collection of insights and data on how to deliver this opportunity to VAFA Players and Umpires moving forward. All information collected through these services is 100% confidential and data collected by the VAFA is de-identified. 

Supporting Documents

  • PAP Overview
  • PAP Portal
  • PAP App
 

For any questions about the VAFA Player Assistance Program, please contact Pranav Menon (VAFA Club Support Manager) at [email protected]

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