We All Wear It Differently - A Podcast for Early Career Psychologists

Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Behavioural Sciences Unit, in the Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital, which is the largest research group dedicated to paediatric psycho-oncology in Australia and New Zealand. She also works as the clinical psychology registrar for the Sydney Youth Cancer Service, the largest team dedicated to the care of adolescent and young adult (AYAs) cancer patients in Sydney. Through this role Ursula has worked with young people and families living with cancer on a range or presenting issues across the cancer trajectory.

Ursula recently completed her PhD as a Leukaemia Foundation of Australia PhD scholar, researching psychological mechanisms that underpin adaptation to cancer among adolescents and young adults. In 2014 Ursula was awarded the Inaugural Cancer Institute NSW ‘Rising Star’ PhD student award in recognition of this work.

Ursula recognises that research is not for everyone, but says her love for reading, thinking of ideas and writing means she gets excited about writing papers!! She also talks about the career benefits of marrying clinical and research work so listen to this episode and you might get excited too!

I recently saw Ursula speaking at a Tele-mental Health conference in Adelaide about her teams research on the ReCaPTure LiFe Program (Resilience and Coping skills for young People To Live well Following Cancer) an online intervention for AYAs aged 15-25 years in the first year post-treatment. I was excited to hear from someone in the early stages of their career so passionate about using E-health technologies to support vulnerable and isolated populations in Australia, an area that is expected to grow rapidly in the future.

Visit the website to check out all the links Ursula spoke about and her best self-care tips.

Jeffrey Kelly is a clinical psychologist with over 15 years experience in public mental health and private practice. He currently works in his own private practice and as a supervisor to staff at the Victorian Aids Council. During Jeffrey’s early student placements he was introduced to CBT and Psychodynamic therapeutic approaches simultaneously which he says informed his entire approach to practicing, so have a listen to the episode to find out why!

Jeffrey completed his Master of Clinical Psychology at Latrobe University in Melbourne in 1999. He began working for the Waiora Community Mental Health Service in 2001, part of the Alfred Hospital’s Community Psychiatry Program, and stayed for 7 years. Much of his time at the Alfred was spent coordinating a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Program with clients with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

Jeff has extensive experience as both a clinician and supervisor and brings a wealth of advice and tips for early career psychologists. So let’s see how we all wear it differently with Jeffrey Kelly.

Visit the website for show notes and Jeffrey’s best self care tip!

William Wainwright is a Forensic Psychologist with over twelve years experience working in both Australia and the United Kingdom in a variety of fields involving the assessment and treatment of forensic clients and their victims. He currently works with the wellbeing team for Victoria police.

I think most of us are attracted to the field of psychology because we want to help people right? But what about helping those people that many think don’t deserve help? Or even worse think are beyond help? Listen to this episode to hear what drives William to work with one of our fields most challenging and complex populations.

William completed his Masters of Psychology in Sussex England in 1999, and a Masters of Criminology (Forensic) at Melbourne University in 2004.

William worked for six years as a psychologist then Senior Psychologist and Supervisor with ‘Corrections Victoria Sex Offenders Program‘ focussing primarily on assessing and treating sexual and violent offenders within the prison system.

He has worked as a Consultant Forensic Psychologist in a number of areas including:

• the Forensic Intensive Program and Treatment, London UK, treating violent offenders with personality disorders
• the Melbourne Adolescent Positive Program Sexuality (MAPPS) where he facilitated cognitive behavioural treatment based groups aimed at reducing sexual offending behaviours in 14-18 year old males
• the PPC Group providing critical incident debriefing, wellbeing assessment and training

More recently he spent four years at the Disability Forensic Assessment and Treatment Centre working with intellectually disabled sexual and violent offenders.

Visit the website to check out all the links that William spoke about and his best self-care tip for early career psychologists.

Ms Annabel Battersby is a clinical psychologist working in aged psychiatry with an interest in older adult well-being. In her research in this area she examined meaning in life, life satisfaction and emotions in adults aged between 65 and 95 years, presenting the findings at the Australian Association for Gerontology and Psychology and Ageing Interest Group conferences.

Annabel works in private practice in aged care facilities as well as in consulting rooms with clients of all ages. She also works for Melbourne Health as a clinical psychologist in the Aged Person’s Mental Health Program, working in both the in-patient unit and community treatment team, and presents to APS Study Groups on the topic of Working with Older Adults.

Visit the website to check out all the links that Annabel spoke about and her best self-care tip for early career psychologists.

Jacqui Louder is a sports and performance psychologist who has been practicing psychology for eleven years, with a specific interest in eating disorders, athletic transitions (e.g. retirement / entry into elite sport), performing arts and children’s sport. She's had a diverse range of experiences working with athletes and teams at the elite level including AFL football, the National Netball League, Australian Croquet team, and at World University, Commonwealth and Olympic Games. Jacqui is currently the sports psychologist for for the National Motocross / Supercross / and Superbikes teams, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) and Victorian Swimming Club.

Jacqui knew when she was 13 years old that she wanted to help people perform better playing sport. After high school she completed a Masters of Applied Psychology (Sport), a Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology (Organisational), Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement), Graduate Certificate in Athlete Career and Education Counselling, and a Diploma in Publicity and Public Relations.

Jacqui is a leader in her field and is dedicated to educating the media about their role in the health and wellbeing of sports men and women. She has regular gigs on SEN sports and ABC radio, on television shows such as Today Tonight, A Current Affair and Mornings with David and Kim, and she write's for Oxygen Magazine.

Jacqui loves the mix of working in the consulting room and on the field and says working as a sports psychologist is not a 9-5 job. She talks about getting up at 4am for swimming training, and taking calls from athletes in the middle of the night because of time zone differences. Jacqui says she used to think motorbikes were dumb and dangerous, and now she just thinks they’re dangerous.

Visit the website to check out all the links that Jacqui spoke about and her best self-care tip for early career psychologists.

Sarah Joyce is a clinical psychologist and trauma therapist with close to 20 years experience in the field. She currently works in her own private practice and as a consultant clinician for the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder program for war veterans at the Geelong Clinic.

Sarah completed her Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology and Criminology at Melbourne University, and her Master of Clinical Psychology at Latrobe University in Melbourne. She began her career in psychology in trainee roles at Heidelberg Repatriation General Hospital, Forensic Psychiatry Services, Brunswick Road Clinic, and at the East Bentleigh Community Health Centre. It is here that she stayed for five years and developed a strong interest in working with victims of trauma. Sarah has continued to work in this area as a Sessional Consultant Psychologist and as a Senior Psychologist and clinician at the the well known Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA).

Sarah has experience supervising post-graduate students, has been a member of the Human Ethics Committee at Latrobe University and is a member of the Australian Psychological Societies Working group on Ethical Guidelines for Recovered memories. Sarah also happened to be my clinical supervisor whilst I was doing my masters at Deakin University, and it is an absolute gift to have her on the show.

Visit the website for all the links related to this show and Sarah's best self-care tip for early career psychologists.

Hollie Laver has been a registered psychologist since 2009 and is currently the Clinical Coordinator of the Barwon Health Eating Disorders Unit. She has over 7 years experience in mental health triage, crisis and continuing care treatment in adult and youth community mental health.

Hollie completed her Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) with Honours in 2006 at Deakin University, and worked as a provisional psychologist at Ballarat Psychiatric Services to gain her full registration. She is currently completing her Master of Clinical Psychology at Deakin University. Hollie works in the field of eating disorders and mainly with youth.

Her primary therapeutic approach is Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) where she has completed advanced professional training through Orygen Youth Health. She also regularly attends the Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders (CEED) for further training and seminars.

Hollie is a passionate advocate for the delivery of quality health services to young people.

Visit the website to check out all the links that Hollie spoke about and her best self-care tip for early career psychologists.

Welcome to We All Wear it Differently, a podcast for early career psychologists. This is a welcome message and some background information about why I've started this podcast and what I'm hoping you'll all get out of it!

So have a listen and thanks so much for joining me on this journey.

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Wear it Differently!

Amy