The Peregrine Rural Mental Health Podcast

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy was developed to help people who have with their sense of self and with emotional regulation and therefore struggle in relationships. This presentation is often named as one that practitioners find challenging. In this episode, Peregrine Director, Dr Rebecca Sng, speaks with  Dr Marianne Bourke about how to get started with this effective treatment modality. They wrestle with the complex ideas of Linehan's model and who might benefit from this approach. Join them as talk TIPP and why mindfulness is more like a forest than a waterfall. 

Resources:

Book: DBT Skills Training Manual by Marsha Linehan

Book: DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets by Marsha Linehan

Book: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Jeffrey C. Wood, Matthew McKay, and Jeffrey Brantley. 

Website: Six Life Changing Skills to Successfully Manage Your Next Emotional Crises from the Sunrise Residential Treatment Centre

Book: The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions by Cedar R. Koons

Book:  The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills by Sonny Jane Wise

Webinar: DBT Skills for Family Members by Alan Fruzzetti

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is probably the most commonly mentioned of all the therapeutic models, yet it is often misunderstood.

Although its concepts can appear simple, poorly practiced CBT has the potential to not only be ineffective but also put people off therapy altogether. So, what is real CBT? Join Peregrine Director, Dr Rebecca Sng as she chats with CBT trainer and practitioner, Dr Chris Basten.

This is a great way to really understand the foundations of the model and to get to grips with what real CBT is and is not.  

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Getting Started with ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is perhaps most well known for its role in the treatment of substance abuse but this model is widely used to help a wide range of people with a wide range of difficulties.

In this episode, Peregrine Director, Rebecca Sng speaks with trainers and ACT practitioners Mark Donovan and Anna Sidis to learn a bit about this common model. This engaging introduction covers some of the key concepts of ACT and how an interested practitioner might get started in exploring this modality.

Tune in to hear about bus driving, beer drinking, eating lemons and what any of these have to do with ACT. 

Resources

The Happiness Trap: https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Trap-Struggling-Start-Living/dp/1590305841

Russ Harris Website: https://www.actmindfully.com.au/

Steven Hays TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o79_gmO5ppg&t=109s

Kelly G. Wilson Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-H9mSmU2ZY

ACT Made Simple by Russ Harris: https://www.booktopia.com.au/act-made-simple-russ-harris/book/9781684033010.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0bunBhD9ARIsAAZl0E3hXctnxIhJUzxz0Tzg_Xy4UPwfq4q_kmaWq-16Vb8FKe326MyByjwaArnjEALw_wcB

"The Choice Point" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV15x8LvwAQ

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Mindfulness is a real buzz word at the moment, but what does it actually mean?

Join Dr Dayle Raftery, Research Associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks all things mindfulness with Dr Judy Pickard, clinical psychologist and senior lecturer at University of Wollongong. They discuss the science behind mindfulness, explore how to apply it for yourself and your clients, and even practice mindfulness during the podcast.

Judy also brings some resources to support your mindfulness journey, which can be found at learn.theperegrinecentre.com.au.

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For our 2023 podcast series, The Peregrine Rural Mental Health podcast will take a whirlwind tour of some of the most common therapeutic modalities.

In response to the requests from rural mental health practitioners, this series will ask experts in their field to guide a beginner in getting started in a variety of different models.

In this episode Peregrine Director, Rebecca Sng and Peregrine Research Associate, Caitlin Miller, explore the ideas of being a "good-enough" therapist from the different points of view of therapists at different stages of their career.

How does the idea of constant professional development sit alongside the experience of "Imposter Syndrome" and when can you start to feel confident as a practitioner? 

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How do you work differently with older adults as a mental health practitioner? In this episode, Dr Caitlin Miller speaks to Ian Rawson, Service Manager for Older People’s Mental Health in Hunter New England LHD, and Dr Neil Jeyasingam, Clinical Director Mental Health Drug and Alcohol in Far West NSW.

They talk about what unique challenges older people face, how to differentiate normal aging processes and mental health concerns, how to modify treatment, and the power of interventions like exercise for older adults.

This episode is packed full of expert knowledge and practical steps to work with older people.

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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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Many practitioners feel at a loss when working with people who use violence or aggression. In this episode, Peregrine Research Associate Dr Caitlin Miller talks to Dr Lisa Warren, a forensic and clinical psychologist and Clinical Director of Code Black Psychology, about working with people who use aggression or violence as a mental health practitioner. They talk about identifying and intervening with risks of harm to mental health practitioners and to others, and practical strategies practitioners can use today and in the future when working with this population.

Helpful resources:

1. Recognising clients who may pose a risk of violence (attached – Warren 2017)
2. Code Black website www.codeblackpsychology.au
3. Psychological violence: The impact of stalking behaviours https://psychology.org.au/for-members/publications/inpsych/2019/august/psychological-violence
4. The invisible cage: Psychology's role in the criminalisation of coercive control https://psychology.org.au/for-members/publications/inpsych/2021/april-may-issue-2/the-invisible-cage  
5. Psychology Students’ Training in the Management of Potentially Violent Clients (attached – Gately Stabb 2005)

 

 

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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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For many generalist practitioners, working with the family system is intimidating. However, many recognise the enormous influence difficult family relationships can have on the lives of children and adults alike.

In this episode, Dr Rebecca Sng talks to Bowen Systems guru, Dr Jenny Brown, and Open Dialogue proponent, Dr Anna Sidis about the concept that "problems don't exist within people, but between people".

This episode is full of simple, practical things that a practitioner can do today to start to embrace this concept in their work.  

 

 

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