By Yasmine Loupis
The podcast currently has 123 episodes available.
In this episode I speak with Lisa, an accredited mental health social worker, psychotherapist, and author of Finding My Invisible Sun: Overcoming Trauma. Lisa has lived experience of trauma, mental illness and institutionalised discrimination and has practised therapy for a combined 15 years within a domestic and family violence prevention service and then as an accredited mental health social worker.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
Lisa’s Points of Resistance Theory webinar on eiseEducation - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1209211
Janina Fisher (and her book The Fragmented Self) - https://janinafisher.com/
Pat Ogden - https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/therapist-directory/pat-ogden-phd/
Learning Emotion-Focused Therapy - https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317035
Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps The Score - https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score
EMDR Association of Australia - https://emdraa.org/
Lisa’s book Finding My Invisible Sun - https://australianselfpublishinggroup.com/finding-my-invisible-sun/
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tDX4X9nDpOkKhOf8gVPdcU5rPElTM1p36wnp7IR3iDk/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Rey, an emerging social worker from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, dedicated to supporting families, children, and young people. She currently specialises in assisting families impacted by the criminal justice system and also serves as a casual university social work supervisor.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
Their Futures Matter (NSW Audit Office) - https://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/our-work/reports/their-futures-matter
Transforming Justice Australia - https://www.transformingjustice.org.au/
GambleAware - https://www.gambleaware.org/
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RTEirXjQIgNYsZLNSJS7nvp9XOzgGacbwJk0GaFGNx0/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Dr Jean Carruthers, a lecturer at the University of Newcastle who received her PhD in 2020 for her work on performance as a critical social work pedagogy. She has built on this to explore a range of creative methods in social work education and practice, with her current work focused on mental health and whether transformative wellbeing practices can be used to address gaps in the sector.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
Critical Conversations for Social Work Podcast - https://linktr.ee/criticalconversations4sw
Jean’s PhD (Critical Performance Pedagogy: An approach for developing critical praxis in social work education) - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02615479.2023.2285848
NNN training (NNN Name, Narrate, Navigate) - https://www.namenarratenavigate.com/
Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_the_Oppressed
Stephen Brookfield - https://www.stephenbrookfield.com/
Henry Giroux’s ‘On Critical Pedagogy’ - https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/on-critical-pedagogy-9781350144989/
Patricia Hill Collins ‘Intersectionality as Critical Social Theory’ - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/hypatia/article/intersectionality-as-critical-social-theory-patricia-hill-collins-durham-nc-duke-university-press-2019-isbn-9781478005421/132219F147E569254907767E780ED974
Bell Hooks - https://www.britannica.com/biography/bell-hooks
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y-Y11XPu3pf4IFrDzhwcPwfvqrQoZF_mKaZkAyTRPVI/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Harveen, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker who has worked as a mental health clinician in both public and private hospital settings with a passion for supporting individuals and groups across a range of mental health journeys and trajectories.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
NEAMI National - https://www.neaminational.org.au/
St John of God Health Care - https://www.sjog.org.au/about-us
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zh0ug2rkebscBOWPMt5iAuhWp_mqWQQPX0ZSdeQ1-gw/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Yaleela, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist and private practice owner in Queensland. She is deeply passionate about Social Work practice because she understands the significant impact of social, economic, and political factors on the health and well-being of our children, families, and communities. Yaleela is dedicated to the profession and actively participates in the Australian Association of Social Workers and the Play Therapy Practitioners Association, as well as building capacity for other First Nations allied health practitioners.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
Yaleela’s business - http://yaleelatorrenssocialwork.com.au/
Bindi Bennett’s publications - https://www.bindibennett.com/copy-of-resources
Dr Bruce Perry - https://www.bdperry.com/
Dr Dan Siegel - https://drdansiegel.com/
Mental Health Academy - https://www.mentalhealthacademy.com.au/
Mindsight Institute - https://mindsightinstitute.com/
Lisa Sion - https://lisa-dion.com/
Stan Grant’s IQ2 Debate speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEOssW1rw0I&ab_channel=TheEthicsCentre
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pRIC3EYIRcMq5TBhPjhAsLwXnqPTWmZmqMCUeriboGE/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Kit, a descendent of the Wampanoag tribe in Canada and with German, Scottish and Irish ancestry. Kit has worked as a counsellor and trainer for over 20 years specialising in mental health and addictions and is currently a clinical supervisor and the founder and director of Nature Based Therapy in Victoria.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
Nature Based Therapy - https://www.naturebasedtherapy.com.au/
Outdoor Health Australia - https://www.outdoorhealth.org.au
Children & Nature Network - https://www.childrenandnature.org
Richard Louv’s ‘Last Child in the Woods’ - https://richardlouv.com/books/last-child/
Richard Louv’s ‘Vitamin N’ - https://richardlouv.com/books/vitamin-n/
Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass’ - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/braiding-sweetgrass-9780141991955
Julie Baird’s ‘Phosphorescence’ - https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460710890/phosphorescence/
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17hNP3_fXvgJ2cnUOuvISOkuqpJY6ufawgGk61m_vkvw/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Sid, who in her early years of social work has discovered a deep passion for engaging with and supporting individuals navigating PTSD and mental health challenges. Her journey into social work was driven by a profound love for aiding others and a genuine interest in listening to their stories, empowering them to feel like the protagonist in their own lives.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/braiding-sweetgrass-9780141991955
Elliott Connie - https://elliottconnie.com/
Dr Martha Beck - https://marthabeck.com
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CyT_08sMU-ORZatjHTjma1C5hKnh4Gnqh2RkHGhAxls/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Brooke, a senior psychotherapist and Mental Health Social Worker specialising in trauma and attachment, child and youth mental health, perinatal mental health and family therapy. Brooke believes strongly in the healing power of nature and animals, and uses these principles as Director of a clinic near Brisbane offering Equine Facilitated Therapy, working from a body based trauma informed perspective.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
Milan Family Systems Therapy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZkhboTUS3s
Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture - https://www.vastbc.ca/
BC Centre for Ability - https://bc-cfa.org/
Australian National FASD Program - https://fare.org.au/fasd-program/
Professional Association for Equine Facilitated Wellness - https://www.equinefacilitatedwellness.org/
Therapy Well - https://www.therapywell.com.au/
Social Thinking - https://www.socialthinking.com/
Tara Brach’s guided RAIN meditations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytr1V1R1rOw&list=PLKVXvQ02E4wqYNDeDvB-V8uYCoDmGVZ-8
Diagnosis in developmental-behavioural paediatrics: the art of diagnostic formulation (O’Keeffe & Macauley) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21790830/
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy - https://ddpnetwork.org/about-ddp/dyadic-developmental-psychotherapy/
The Theraplay Institute - https://theraplay.org/what-is-theraplay/
Pat Ogden’s Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute - https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/therapist-directory/pat-ogden-phd/
Dan Siegel - https://drdansiegel.com/
Guru Dudu’s silent disco tours - https://www.gurududu.org/silentdisco/
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RPy4sMMYDublukBAxmddHY1eXWeXxJuPpREnfpOCKwc/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Veronya, an English and Arabic speaking accredited mental health social worker supporting young people in an early psychosis program. Verona has worked as a senior clinician and team leader with Headspace doing single sessions, supporting an outreach clinic and participating in the flood hub in Londonderry.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
Australian NeuroFeedback Institute - https://anfi.org.au/
Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score - https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-9dnEqhWu9WaJr1nz5-ZfMJzC2MO8kRh0OXhc9DdHPs/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Sinnead who works with individuals in a Student Wellbeing team in a University setting, supporting students who are impacted by challenges that affect their studies. Sinnead also has experience working with children, adolescents and adults in both disability and mental health, family intervention and domestic violence.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
The Orange Door network - https://www.vic.gov.au/about-the-orange-door
Orygen’s Under the Radar report sharing insights into some of the challenges university students experience - https://www.orygen.org.au/Orygen-Institute/Policy-Reports/Under-the-radar/Orygen-Under_the_radar_report?ext=.
Information about the impact of disruptions such as COVID on student learning and wellbeing - https://www.acses.edu.au/app/uploads/2022/03/Vernon_ECU_FormattedFinal.pdf
Australian Universities Accord - https://www.dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/australian-universities-accord-reforms
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K5hwBkOtoQrjx7b8v4NMCG-pyl42yOPArmTuxozOrrc/edit?usp=sharing
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