Mental Work

Eating disorders are complex but don't stress, we're here to help. Bron and Harriet chat about 👉🏿 The critical roles that body dissatisfaction, shame, and perfectionism play in eating disorders 👉🏾 Treatment approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enhanced (CBT-E) and Maudsley Family Therapy 👉🏻 The importance of being aware of your own attitudes towards weight and shape 👉 Why treatment plans need to be client-centred 👉🏼 Guidance if you're interested in specialising in eating disorders.

Guest: Harriet Iles, Psychologist

LINKS

• Body Matters Australasia offers heaps of training for therapists keen to learn more about eating disorders
• The National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) has great resources on eating disorders that you can share with clients, family members and partners
• Keen to become a credentialed eating disorder clinician? Learn more about credentialing from ANZAED here. I did my training with Kiera Buchanan from the Centre for Integrative Health and it was fantastic
• Worksheet: Neurodiversity-affirming approach to food neutrality by Lucy Smith of Exhale Psychology

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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Producer: Michael English

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Bron and Daniela talk about how to ensure that therapy is culturally responsive, particularly for clients of Asian heritage. They chat about 👉🏽 Daniela's lived experience as a person of the Asian diaspora 👉🏻 How culture shows up in therapy (even if we're not aware of it) 👉 Strategies for building rapport and retaining clients who are culturally-diverse 👉🏿 Daniela's passion project, Project Horizon, in which she strives to make culture part of the therapy conversation.

Guest: Daniela Ho Tan, Clinical Psychologist and Advanced Accredited Schema Therapist at Mindwealth Psychology

LINKS

• Daniela is hosting workshops on Integrating Culture into Clinical Practice for Asian Heritage Populations in 2024! Further info at Project Horizon. Email Daniela at [email protected] for student/early-career rates.

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Mental Work is sponsored by the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi) - Click here to learn more about AAPi and become a member.

Producer: Michael English

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You might have heard that professional associations exist for psychologists -- but what exactly do they do, and what are the benefits of joining one? Bron is joined by two Directors of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi) to chat about what professional associations do for their members, how professional associations collaborate with Government, and where psychology advocacy is headed in the future. 

Guests: Sahra O'Doherty (AAPi President) and Carly Dober (AAPi Director).

LINKS

• Check out the AAPi conference, 20-22 March 2024 in Brisbane
• The main professional associations that allow psychologists to join are AAPi, APS, AACBT, ACPA, EMDRAA, ISST, and ACBS. Have a look and see if any resonate with your values.

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Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕ THANKS SO MUCH to Sarah and Anonymous for the recent coffee donations 🥹. Even though we are now sponsored by AAPi, the coffee donations still help to cover costs and keep the podcast going.

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Mental Work is sponsored by the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi) - Click here to learn more about AAPi and become a member.

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Clients often share information that hits us right in the feels: Things that are sad, traumatic, angering, devastating, and everything in between. Bron and Matthew explore how to go about actually processing the emotional impact of therapy sessions. They chat about 👉🏽 Ways to lessen the risk of vicarious trauma 👉🏻 Managing the challenge of not being able to talk about client sessions with loved ones due to our ethical obligations 👉🏿 Our strategies for processing sessions.

Guest: Matthew Jackson, Psychologist

Mental Work is sponsored by the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi) - Click here to learn more about AAPi and become a member.

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Producer: Michael English

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Bron and Dr Aaron Frost discuss the importance of deliberate practice in the development of psychologists. They highlight that psychologists can reliably improve their skills by collecting client data and working on the areas that are difficult (like client retention), instead of learning therapy after therapy. We talk about 👉 What role plays should look like 👉🏼 Why step-by-step improvement is the goal to therapist skill development 👉🏾 How to find a deliberate practice supervisor.

Guest: Dr Aaron Frost, Director of Benchmark Psychology / Program Lead for the Psychology Registrar Endorsement Program (PREP).

LINKS

• Psychology Registrar Endorsement Program
• Aaron's psychology practice - Benchmark Psychology
• Psychology Supervisor Training and Approval Program
• Book co-authored by Aaron: "Creating Impact: the four pillars of private psychology practice"
• Better Results: Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Therapeutic Effectiveness (This is a great intro to deliberate practice!)

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Mental Work is sponsored by the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi) - Click here to learn more about AAPi and become a member.

Producer: Michael English

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Bron chats with her brother, Cameron, who is an NDIS participant and lives with cerebral palsy. They discuss his experiences, his preferences when working with psychologists, his likes and dislikes in the way people approach his disability, and how the NDIS could improve. Listen in for an insightful chat!

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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Mental Work is sponsored by the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi) - Click here to learn more about AAPi and become a member.

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Bron and Katherine demystify the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and working effectively with people with a disability. They chat about 👉🏽 Katherine's insights as a Behaviour Support Practitioner 👉🏻 The importance of understanding the functional behaviour of people living with disabilities 👉 Katherine's advocacy work within the disability sector. 

Guest: Dr Katherine Elliston, Psychologist / Representative on the Australian Disability Advisory Council (Tas), Deputy Community Chair of the Premier's Disability Advisory Council (Tas).

LINKS

• Where do psychologists fit into the NDIS? Article written by Hannah Kirkwood
• 10 Steps to Excellent NDIS Reports
• Australian Disability Advisory Council
• Premier's Disability Advisory Council

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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Mental Work is sponsored by the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi) - Click here to learn more about AAPi and become a member.

Producer: Michael English

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Dr Bron and Dr Michael deep dive into the world of PhDs. They chat about 👉🏽 their very different experiences of doing a PhD 👉🏻 How doing a PhD has helped Bron to be a better therapist 👉 How Michael has used his PhD as a postdoctoral researcher & PhD supervisor 👉🏿 Tips, tricks, and considerations if you're thinking of studying a PhD.

Guest: Dr Michael English, Postdoctoral Researcher

✨ SPECIAL NEWS ✨

The Mental Work podcast has a NEW sponsor -- The Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi). Check out the announcement on our socials here (Insta) and here (LinkedIn). AAPi works really hard to create a unified, equal, and diverse psychology profession, and these values align perfectly with my own, so I'm THRILLED to have AAPi sponsor the podcast. If you're not already an AAPi member, do check them out and see whether they are right for you: https://bit.ly/JoinAAPI 

LINKS

• Thesis Whisperer

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Mental Work is sponsored by the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi) - Click here to learn more about AAPi and become a member.

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Bron is joined by listener Nick to chat about his unique transition into psychology at a later stage of life and while he was a full-time Executive Director of HR. They chat about 👉🏽 The challenges he faced and sacrifices Nick made to study psychology 👉🏻 The importance of having a solid support system and being patient in your psychology career journey 👉  Guidance for other listeners who may be thinking of switching careers or coming into psychology from a non-psychology career 👉🏾 Nick's passion for serving the LGBTIQAP+ community 🏳️‍🌈

Guest: Nick Gotsis, Clinical Psychology Registrar and Executive Director

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Bron and Marie unpack family therapy using the hypothetical case study of the Wilson family, who are finding it hard to be in the same room without arguing, all while navigating work stress and teenage development. They chat about 👉🏽 When family therapy is appropriate 👉🏻 How to conceptualise presenting concerns in family therapy 👉 Common family therapy strategies 👉🏿 How to understand family dynamics 👉🏾 Further training and reading recommendations for budding family therapists.

Guest: Marie Vakakis, Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW), and Family & Couples Therapist

LINKS

• Article: "We don't need your help but please fix our children" by the Family Systems Institute

• Book: Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy: A Practical Approach to Theories and Clinical Case Documentation by Diane Gehart

• Book: Growing Yourself Up: How to Bring Your Best to All of Life's Relationships by Jenny Brown

• Sign-up to Marie's professional development workshops and live events for professionals working with couples, families, and relationships.

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Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕ Thanks to Jade for the coffee!

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

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Producer: Michael English

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