Bron and Carly unpack a spicy listener question: Is it possible to be financially secure and avoid burnout? They chat about 👉🏽 Valuing the skills that you have to offer as a psychologist 👉🏻 Finding workplaces that align with your financial goals and respect that you are a human with a finite workload capacity 👉 How to not get sucked in by workplaces promising you the world.

Guest: Carly Dober (Psychologist and Director at the Australian Association for Psychologists Inc)

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Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

MONTHLY LISTENER QUESTION - LEAVE A VOICEMAIL!: What do you love about being a psychologist?

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CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

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Bron and Jordan unpack working with kids. They chat 👉🏽 How to get kids engaged in therapy and build rapport with them 👉🏻 When and how to use self-disclosure with kids 👉 Managing parent expectations and getting parents onside 👉🏿 Resources for child therapy.

Guest: Jordan Turner (Educational & Developmental Psychologist Registrar)

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Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

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LINKS

• The Explosive Child by Ross Greene (Book)
• The Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel
• Dan Siegel's hand model of the brain
• Spoon theory by Christine Miserandino
• One of Bron's favourite books for working with kids - Therapy to Go by Clare Rosoman
• Another of Bron's favourite kids books - Creative Ways to Help Kids Manage BIG Feelings by Fiona Zandt and Suzanne Barrett

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron and Amanda unpack neurodiversity affirming practice. They chat about 👉🏽 The social model of disability 👉🏻 How CBT and other CBT-umbrella therapies were created for neurotypical clients 👉 What neurodiversity affirming practice is VS what it is not 👉🏿 How to know if you're delivering neurodiversity affirming therapy.

Guest: Amanda Moses, Director at Amanda Moses Psychology and Early-Career Coordinator at the Australian Association for Psychologists Inc (AAPi)

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Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

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Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕ Thanks HEAPS to Allan, Someone, and Claudia! 

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LINKS

• Amanda's neurodiversity affirming training
• Neurodiversity Affirming Psychologists Australia Facebook group
• Other Mental Work episodes Amanda has appeared on

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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You've prepped a great session for your client but they seem completely uninterested in all of your suggestions - what do you do? Bron and Kate unpack the dilemma of 'nothing sessions'. They chat about 👉🏽 What it feels like to have sessions that fall flat, despite good planning 👉🏻 How to help clients understand what therapy can involve 👉 Ways to increase client engagement in sessions 👉🏿 Tips for wrapping up therapy.

Guest: Kate Christie, Psychologist

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Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

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Bron and Amanda unpack the tell-tale signs that you're in an unethical placement or workplace. They chat about 👉🏽 Fair pay 👉🏻 Reasonable caseloads 👉 Contractor vs employment arrangements 👉🏿 Should placements be paid? (spoiler: yes obviously) 👉🏾 Supports if you need help.

Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Guest: Amanda Moses, Psychologist and AAPi Early-Career Coordinator

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Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕THANKS SO MUCH 'Someone' and Amherst Psychology for your recent support! 💖

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LINKS

• Fair work online advice
• Information about 'Pay Secrecy' clauses in employment contracts (Fair Work)
• AAPi membership for early-career resources and free consultation on professional dilemmas ($50 for students/provisionals)

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron is joined by Averil Cook (Clinical psychologist and Director of Bodhi & Psychology) and Sahra O'Doherty (Psychologist and Director of AAPi) to get curious about gender roles and leadership in the Psychology profession. They unpack 👉🏽 Why men are disproportionately represented in leadership positions in a female-dominated profession 👉🏻 Internalised misogyny 👉 Sahra and Averil's leadership journey 👉🏿 Practical tips to have a sustainable career and reach leadership goals. Listen in for some spicy takes! 🔥🌶️

Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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LINKS

• Australian Association for Psychologists Inc ($50 membership for students)
• Mindscape Psychology (Sahra's practice)
• Bodhi Psychology (Averil's practice)
• Decolonising your psychological practice: Training run by Averil

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron is joined by long-term listener Sarah Glover (recently registered Psychologist) to share their registration journey with us. They unpack the lessons about 👉🏽 Feeling responsible for clients 👉🏻 Comparison to other psychs 👉 Being highly impressionable to what senior psychs say 👉🏿 Managing feelings of isolation.

Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

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Bron is joined by Emma St John (Sexologist & clinical psych registrar) to unpack how early-career psychs can apply their existing skills to talk about sex with clients. They explore 👉🏽 When is it relevant to talk about sex with clients? 👉🏻 Why it's important to examine our attitudes towards sex 👉 How to talk about sex 👉🏿 Applying our existing therapeutic skills to sex therapy interventions 👉🏾 How Emma became interested in sexual health. You won't find talking about sex nearly as intimidating by the end of this ep!

Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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WE GOT A NEW BEAUT WEBSITE! 🤩Check it out and submit an early-career question 👉 podpage.com/mentalwork 👈

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LINKS

• Emma's website: www.emmastjohn.com.au
• The sexology course that Emma did
• The sexology course that Bronwyn is studying
• Bunch of excellent online training in sex-related concerns from SHIPS Psychology

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English
Music: Home

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[Rerun] Bron takes listeners through the dilemma of choosing an area of practice to niche in. She talks about 👉 Feeling pressured to niche from colleagues, supervisors, parents, and everyone else 👉🏼 Benefits of niching 👉🏾 Why you don't have to niche (phew!) 👉🏻 What Bron feels now after Googling the crap out of niching.

Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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[Rerun] Bron takes us through the topic that therapists love to avoid: Money 💵. She highlights the negative attitudes embedded in the mental health profession and shares the experiences that have taught her that wanting a liveable salary is not only okay, but necessary.

Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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