Mental Work

Today on Mental Work, Bron is joined by Nicole Young (Educational and Developmental Psychologist) to unpack everything diagnosis and assessment. They touch on 👉🏽 What are the benefits of diagnosis? 👉🏻 Getting comfortable with *not* taking on every assessment referral 👉 Managing client expectations with diagnosis 👉🏾 The importance of adequate training and practice in assessments.

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

• Get in touch with Nicole: https://www.nicoleyoung.com.au/psychology

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Producer: Michael English
Music: Home

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Today on Mental Work, Bron is joined by Sahra O'Doherty (Psychologist and Director of AAPi) to unpack the dilemma of 'What can I wear to work?' They touch on 👉🏽 What does it mean when a supervisor directs you to 'Dress Professionally'? 👉🏻 How our ideas of 'professionalism' may exclude psychs with diverse body shapes/sizes and cultural diversity 👉 All the taboos! Tattoos, coloured hair, piercings, and bright clothes.

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

• Dopamine dressing - https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/is-dressing-for-dopamine-a-real-thing-social-media-colours/101169658
• AAPi - www.aapi.org.au

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Producer: Michael English
Music: Home

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We've been taught that clients are supposed to enter therapy, get better, and then graciously leave therapy... but what about all those clients who *don't* get better? Today on Mental Work, Bron is joined by Brian Cheng (Psychologist) to unpack the dilemma of what to do when client's don't get better in therapy. They unpack 👉🏽 What accounts for change in therapy (the 'common factors' model) 👉🏻 Practical ways you can get 'unstuck' with complex clients in therapy 👉 How to take care of yourself when you have clients who are not changing 👉🏿 Different trajectories of change.

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

• How important are the common factors in psychotherapy? An update - Wampold
• Therapeutic alliance, empathy, and genuineness in individual adult psychotherapy: A meta-analytic review
• Trajectories of Change in Psychotherapy
• A+ counselling book, would recommend: The Skilled Helper by Egan

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Producer: Michael English
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Today on Mental Work, Bron is joined by Betty Farrell (Provisional Psychologist) to unpack how to cope with confusing, ambiguous, and sometimes mean feedback from supervisors. We chat about 👉🏽 How to cope with feedback in the moment 👉🏻 How to not ruminate endlessly 👉 Growth vs fixed mindset 👉🏿 Tough feedback experiences we've had and how we've gracefully and not-so-gracefully dealt with them. 

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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The journey to registration should be straight-forward, right... right? Today on Mental Work, Bron is joined by Rebecca Harris (early-career Psychologist) to share the ups and downs, twists and turns of her pathway to registration and provide handy tips that she learned along the way 😎. We touch on 👉🏽 Working rurally 👉🏻 Leaving unsupportive internships 👉 Transferable skills 👉🏿 Why lowering the pressure on yourself to get registration ASAP really helps to get through.

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LINKS

• Contact Rebecca on LinkedIn
• Lysn - online bulk-billing psychology service

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Bron is joined by Dr Catherine Hart (Clinical Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor) to unpack five tricky supervision dilemmas we've received from listeners. We touch on 👉🏽 What is the purpose of supervision? 👉🏻 What if your supervisor doesn't seem interested in supervising you? 👉 What if your supervisor is jealous of you? 👉🏿 What if your supervisor is also your workplace manager?

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

Ethical Guidelines for Supervision

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Producer: Michael English
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Bron is joined by Carly Dober (Psychologist, Director of AAPi) to unpack the taboo world of getting therapy as a therapist. We talk about 👉🏽 Does getting therapy mean you're not suited to the profession? 👉🏻 Does psych training get in the way of being helped by therapy 👉 How personal therapy informs us as professionals 👉🏿 Practical tips for getting therapy (finding a psych, getting a mental health plan).

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.

LINKS

• "Maybe you should talk to someone" by Lori Gottlieb
• Australian Association for Psychologists Inc

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Did you know: Australia is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) countries in the world. Yep! 3 in 10 were born overseas, and 1 in 5 speak a language other than English at home. People from CALD backgrounds are at risk of poorer health outcomes compared to other Aussies, so it's real important that us psychs know the ins and outs of working with this population. Today on Mental Work, Bron is joined by Neeraja Shankar (Clinical Psychology Trainee/PhD Candidate) to unpack what we need to know about working with CALD clients. They chat about 👉🏽 Assumptions that psychs can make about CALD clients 👉🏻 What the research says about cultural differences in parenting styles 👉 How to approach sessions with CALD clients 👉🏿 Why it's helpful to be aware of your biases (we all have them).

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.

LINKS

Connect with Neeraja on LinkedIn and Email

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Bron is joined by James Clarke (Clinical psychologist/PhD candidate) to unpack emotional labour. Get ready for a huge dose of validation as James confirms that delivering therapy is not just 'tea and biscuits' - it's REALLY hard work! They chat about 👉🏽 The unique emotional labour that psychologists undertake👉🏻 Strategies to manage emotional labour in session 👉 How to decompress outside of sessions 👉🏿 Why we are self-compassion converts.

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.

LINKS

• James' research article, 'Managing emotional labour in the provision of psychotherapy' (it's such a good read! A++)
• Contact James - LinkedIn / Email: [email protected]
• Kristin Neff - Self-compassion researcher and author: https://self-compassion.org/

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When was the last time you had a decent break from clinical work? We all need breaks, but many of us struggle with the practicalities of doing so. In this ep, Bron unpacks 👉🏽 What a good break looks like vs a bad break 👉🏻 How many breaks to take each year 👉 How long to break for 👉🏿 Tips on how to prepare for a break.

Mental Work is hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins, an Australian-based early career psychologist.

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Thanks for listening. Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone.

I’m looking for guests to appear on Season 3 of the podcast to be released in early 2023. Don’t be shy, express your interest here: https://forms.office.com/r/3ci82tKq7p  

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Host: Bronwyn Milkins
Producer: Michael English
Music: Home

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