Do you ever wonder how to make the most of brief interactions with consumers? Have you ever thought that focusing on people’s problems might not suit everyone you work with?

Join Research Associate Dr Caitlin Miller for this listener requested episode as she sits down with Ian Johnsen to talk all things brief solution focused therapy.

Learn how to get started with focusing on ‘where to’ rather than ‘where from’ in treatment and why this modality says there’s nothing wrong with you that what’s right with you can’t fix

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At The Peregrine Centre, we speak with a lot of practioners who want to get into research but just don’t know where, or how, to start.

On this month’s episode, join Research Associate and Clinical Psychologist Dr Dayle Raftery as she speaks with Dr Corin Miller, a General Practitioner in Southern NSW. Corin was a recipient of TPCs small grants program, and she speaks about learning how to do research, finding the right people to work with, and how she manages to get research done alongside her busy clinical load.

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We know that many practitioners take on leadership roles in mental health without having the opportunity to explore leadership or management training, particularly in rural areas.

In this episode, Peregrine Research Associate Dr Caitlin Miller interviews Dr Jenny Brown, Director Emeritus and founder of the Family Systems Institute, and Ken Morgan, chair of the Family Systems Institute, give us a taste about their ideas on leadership in mental health.

They speak about how family systems thinking can apply to mental health teams, how to notice the way you respond to anxiety as a manager, giving feedback, and why managers can be more helpful when they do a little less problem solving.

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Is practice supervision just for professions where it is one of their registration requirements? Or does supervision offer something to all mental health practitioners? How do you get it? How do you get the best out of it, if you do get it?

Join Peregrine Director, Rebecca Sng as she speaks with her peer supervision buddies, Anna Sidis and Mark Donovan, about the where, how and why of supervision and mentoring.

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This three episode miniseries looks at working with people who have experienced trauma.

The first two episodes contain an annotated role play of a first session with a family who has experienced a death by suicide. Family therapist, Dr Rebecca Sng, explains her thinking as she speaks with the family for the first time.

The final episode is a panel discussion with three different rural and regional trauma practitioners: Anna Maxwell (Social Worker), Maya Goldman (Occupational Therapist), and Dr Al Griskaitis (Psychiatrist).

This series is aimed at those who do not have specialist trauma training and still find themselves working with people who have experienced trauma. 

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This three episode miniseries looks at working with people who have experienced trauma.

The first two episodes contain an annotated role play of a first session with a family who has experienced a death by suicide. Family therapist, Dr Rebecca Sng, explains her thinking as she speaks with the family for the first time.

The final episode is a panel discussion with three different rural and regional trauma practitioners: Anna Maxwell (Social Worker), Maya Goldman (Occupational Therapist), and Dr Al Griskaitis (Psychiatrist).

This series is aimed at those who do not have specialist trauma training and still find themselves working with people who have experienced trauma. 

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This three episode miniseries looks at working with people who have experienced trauma.

The first two episodes contain an annotated role play of a first session with a family who has experienced a death by suicide. Family therapist, Dr Rebecca Sng, explains her thinking as she speaks with the family for the first time.

The final episode is a panel discussion with three different rural and regional trauma practitioners: Anna Maxwell (Social Worker), Maya Goldman (Occupational Therapist), and Dr Al Griskaitis (Psychiatrist).

This series is aimed at those who do not have specialist trauma training and still find themselves working with people who have experienced trauma. 

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We all know that self-care and preventing burnout as mental health practitioners is important, but how do we truly care for ourselves and our clients, particularly in rural and regional areas where there can be added complexities? And is it possible to go beyond that to thriving in mental health practice?

Join Peregrine research associate, Dr Caitlin Miller, as she speaks with John Dean (District Clinical Leader and Senior Psychologist in Murrumbidgee), Nikki Butler (trainer and director of Nikki Butler consulting), and our own Brittany Smith (Clinical Psychology Registrar and Local Project Officer) to dive into these questions.

They speak about the impact of identity, knowing our roles as practitioners, and give their perspective on common situations like managing confidentiality in small areas, being approached outside of work in your community and taking leave.

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Long thought of as "basic", Behavioural Interventions have been shown by the research to be incredibly powerful tools in the right circumstances. However, successful Behavioural Interventions can be far trickier than they first appear.

Understanding how to fully utilise these principles can transform your work with those suffering from depression, anxiety and other common difficulties.

Join Peregrine Director, Dr Rebecca Sng, as she chats with fellow Peregrine team member Prof Frank Deane about the "art" of Behavioural Interventions. 

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Lived experience expertise has been rapidly growing as a key component of recovery orientated practice.

Peer work can help break down barriers to mental health care, facilitate hope, and help organisations reflect on their practices for the benefit of consumer care. Yet many people can feel confused about the role of a peer worker, and how to integrate peer work into care appropriately.

This month, The Peregrine Centre’s research associate Dr Dayle Raftery talks with Mark Thompson and Jo Kain, two infectiously passionate peer workers, about the history of peer work, the importance of advocacy, and how to set up for success with peer work.

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