By Aaron Rajamani and Jesse Richardson
Learn about the joys of working in Mental Health over a Cold Brew.
Join an Early Career Psychologist and Social Worker as they take an honest look at what it's like to work in the Mental Heal
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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.
The legend returns to us in our time of need.... This episode we welcome back Dr. Josh West to speak to us about what to expect when working with mental health medications and he helps us review a supreme Japanese beer. We dive into the interesting history of psychiatric medications, the basics you should know, and what might new drugs may be around the corner.
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Sorry for the delay! We're back and talking about whether we need to consider religion or spiritualty as part of mental health practice. All while drinking the Galaxy Fart Blaster IPA.
We discuss how workers feel about it, what the research says, discuss this history of religion and mental health work and heaps more.
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El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria
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This episode we review a Tassie Beer and discuss how technology has and will change the way mental health therapy is provided. Is telehealth effective? Are apps any good? What's coming up? Get some vaguely helpful answers right here!
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El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria
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This episode we review a hemp beer and discuss the vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout. We discuss how the risk of being exposed to trauma is an unavoidable part of the work we do. However, there is a lot we can do to prepare ourselves and avoid this effecting our own wellbeing.
Helpful training:
https://professionals.blueknot.org.au/professional-development-training/training-for-individuals
https://www.wmhi.com.au/vicarious-trauma-training
https://www.orygen.org.au/Training/Resources/Trauma/Webinars/Working-with-yp-in-the-trauma-space
https://www.phoenixaustralia.org
00:00 - Intro
02:34 - Maku Beer
05:38 - What is Vicarious Trauma?
11:24 - Risk of Trauma
15:06 - What does it look like?
17:57 - Compassion fatigue and burnout
23:15 - Beer Check-in
25:38 - Evaluating and Managing your own risk
33:50 - What if I am experiencing it?
35:43 - Helpful training
39:19 - Literally nothing
40:10 - Knowing why you do it
41:37 - We are not different from our clients
44:13 - Beer Review
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Intro and Outro Music:
El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria
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It's Christmas! To celebrate we're cracking open a morning brew and discussing the latest frontier in mental health. We discuss recent research into how the natural environment effects our mental health and how climate change may shape the future of the mental health sector.
Some further reading!
Systematic literature review on the impact on Climate Change on Mental Health:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00074/full
Ecological Grief:
https://theconversation.com/i-felt-immense-grief-one-year-on-from-the-bushfires-scientists-need-mental-health-support-148251
Longitudinal study of mental health when movie to and from greener urban areas:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es403688w
Scoping review exploring “Screen time” and “Green time” for children:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237725
Importance of nature for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic:
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eap.2248
Links between climate change, environmental pollution, COVID-19 and Mental Health:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721002485
Statistical analysis linking climate to suicide rates and economic variables:
https://annals-general-psychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12991-016-0106-2
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Intro and Outro Music:
El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria
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We're back for Season 2! This episode we discuss the forces that cause worker shortages in Rural mental health. Why we enjoyed working there, and why we eventually moved to work in a Metro area.
Royal Commission into Victorian Mental Health: https://finalreport.rcvmhs.vic.gov.au/download-report/
00:00 - Intro
04:43 - Beers Introduction
10:45 - What the problem?
15:30 - Benefits of working regional
17:31 - Lack of specialist services
21:29 - Why people leave
24:42 - Why we worked in and left Regional
33:09 - Research on Gippland rural workforce limitations
36:07 - Social and community connection
40:57 - Cultural differences beween metro and regional
41:53 - Beer Check-in
44:11 - Missing Career Pipeline
47:39 - Royal commission recommendations
53:03 - Holistic support to attract and keep workers
56:47 - It's systemic
60:19 - We recommend it!
61:42 - Beer Review
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Intro and Outro Music:
El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria
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This week in our Season Finale, we drink a strange beer, discuss the unexpected things we've learned in our first few years working in Mental Health, and share some good ways we've found to keep growing as workers. See you in Season 2!
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Intro and Outro Music:
El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria
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Social worker Sean McLoughlin, joins us this week as we discuss the Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health and helps us understand the unique challenges of reforming mental health in regional and rural areas. Sean brings with him experience and insights from various humans service including public mental health.
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Intro and Outro Music:
El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria
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This week we discuss how to prepare yourself as a student and a new graduate. Dr. Robyn Martin, Associate Dean of Social Work and Human Services at RMIT University, speaks to us about common things students grapple with when making the transition to practice and essential role that learning from lived experience plays in good mental health practice.
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Intro to Dr. Robyn Martin
06:25 Beer Introduction
09:26 Working at a university
10:44 Critical Mental Health
12:26 Really listening to your service users
14:00 Effect of work pressure on clinicians
16:05 Preparing yourself as a student
19:24 Advice for new graduates
21:45 Working according to your values
23:00 Hierarchy’s of knowledge
25:00 Value of lived experience educators
28:44 Does university prepare you for practice?
30:45 Working on misconceptions in the classroom
33:00 Beer check-in
35:00 Progression of a PHD student
37:00 Why do a PHD?
39:00 What’s required to do a PHD?
42:00 What to consider when getting into Mental Health
44:00 Humility and asserting your values
47:30 Value of a multidisciplinary team
48:30 Beer review
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Intro and Outro Music:
El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria
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Emily Unity speaks to us this week about Youth Peer Work, the exciting opportunities and significant challenges in working and developing an emerging field in mental health. Join as us we discover how critical lived-experience is in the recovery journey, and how we can improve our care by effectively marrying expert clinical knowledge with expert experience.
00:00 Introduction
03:33 Intro to Emily Unity
06:23 Beer Introduction
08:59 What is Youth Peer Work?
10:16 Distinction between peer work and clinical practice
13:25 Importance of relationship
15:33 Choosing Youth Peer Work
20:00 Individual and systemic advocacy
21:40 Challenges of working with other professions
26:25 Navigating self-disclosure of mental health
28:32 Working in a new and developing field
31:43 Experts by Experience
35:19 Beer check-in
35:50 Boundaries vs Engagement with young people
43:22 Good reasons to get into Youth Peer Work
44:26 Being prepared to enter the field
45:28 Role requirements and limits in career paths
48:01 Why it’s worth doing
50:00 Beer Review
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The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships.
Intro and Outro Music:
El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria
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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.