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By Yasmine Loupis
The podcast currently has 119 episodes available.
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
In this episode I speak with Gaul, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker who has worked in tertiary level mental health services for 15 years. Gaul currently works in private practice at Psychology Training and Supervision where he specialises in couples and family therapy as well as providing clinical supervision to mental health clinicians.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
Psychology Training and Supervision - https://psychologytrainingandsupervision.com.au/
Interview with Pam Cohen and Marier Heydon discussing supervision on ‘Just Another Do Gooder - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/just-another-do-gooder/id1360595377
Discussion with Brené Brown and Esther Perel on Partnerships, Patterns, and Paradoxical Relationships - https://brenebrown.com/podcast/partnerships-patterns-and-paradoxical-relationships/
Discussion with Brené Brown and Esther Perel on Artificial Intimacy - https://brenebrown.com/podcast/new-ai-artificial-intimacy/
South Western Sydney Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (ICAMHS) - https://www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/MentalHealth/ICAMental.html
HETI’s The Superguide - https://www.heti.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/424859/HETI_Superguide_Txt_WARAHETI_OCT_19.pdf
Dr Sue Johnson and EFT work - https://drsuejohnson.com/
Martha Kauppi’s Institute for Relational Intimacy - https://www.instituteforrelationalintimacy.com/
Esther Perel - https://www.estherperel.com/
Brené Brown - https://brenebrown.com/
Chris Voss - https://www.blackswanltd.com/chris-voss
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FFvNPK2zMi7-i9xXTnoHc2wily3oSp2itbNBnKMbHlU/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Thanh, an accredited mental health social worker with intensive experience working with people who have a history of complex trauma and addiction. She has recently developed her own private practice and is passionate about addressing stigma and improving access and engagement in mental health services for Vietnamese and Asian populations more generally.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk - https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score
In an Unspoken Voice by Peter A. Levine - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/in-an-unspoken-voice-9781556439438
Thanh’s business ‘Embracing Us’ - https://embracingus.com.au/
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13jsH53ibRd7txrPj_DZasJkt5Am2mQFuFBOyteaBxB0/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Su, a care manager at The CareSide, assisting and manage clients in accessing support through their home care packages. Originally from Shanghai, Su spent three years as a corporate banker before moving to Adelaide to complete her Master's degree at Flinders University in 2019, chasing her desire to make a meaningful difference in people's lives through social work.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
The CareSide - https://www.thecareside.com.au/
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - https://au.themyersbriggs.com/themyersbriggs-all-about-the-mbti-assessment.aspx
My Aged Care - https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CTrdY18zbBAKC2Dq9fmOSNWVfzhiUQq93mDO198OP4s/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode I speak with Stef, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker who works in private practice at Clarity Therapy in Gymea, Sydney. He has a background in child protection and Out of Home Care, and utilises an integrated therapeutic approach, drawing on evidence based modalities as well as social work theory, aiming for a holistic approach to improving mental health.
Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:
The Ankali Project - https://thealbioncentre.org.au/ankali-project/
Barnardos Australia - https://www.barnardos.org.au/
Clarity Therapy - https://claritytherapy.com.au/
Building Your Ideal Private Practice by Lynn Grodzki - https://www.wiley.com/en-au/Building+Your+Ideal+Private+Practice+A+Guide+for+Therapists+and+Other+Healing+Professionals-p-9780393709483
PESI continuing education - www.pesi.com.au
Ashton Hayes’ podcast Becoming an AMHSW - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/becoming-an-amhsw-the-podcast/id1642275191
Interview with Brené Brown and Esther Perel on New AI (Artificial Intimacy) - https://brenebrown.com/podcast/new-ai-artificial-intimacy/
This episode's transcript can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S3KYUnQrF4r4wr7DOw1CnCPY7njgtEbdBSKoSxvm5z4/edit?usp=sharing
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