Mental Health In Focus

Oct 22 2024 16 ep. 26 mins 7

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Welcome to Mental Health In Focus, where each series will take you on a deep dive into specific mental health topics to broaden your knowledge. Listen to thought-provoking discussions by experts in the field to give you a holistic understanding of contemporary areas of mental health in Australia. Follow us to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes, and visit us at www.mhpn.org.au/podcasts for further resources and information.

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Creative Arts Therapies – Episode 4 – Future Directions

Oct 22 2024 31 mins

This four-part series, produced in partnership with the Australian New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) and hosted by clinical psychologist, Professor Mark Creamer, explores the practice of creative arts therapy.In the final episode, Mark is joined by Sarah Versitano, senior art therapist and researcher, and Sean O'Carroll, creative arts therapist an

Creative Arts Therapies – Episode 3 – Clients and Settings

Oct 08 2024 27 mins

This four-part series, produced in partnership with the Australian New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) and hosted by clinical psychologist, Professor Mark Creamer, explores the practice of creative arts therapy.In episode three, Mark is joined by Tilly Dawson, an art therapist working in oncology, and Kirsty Greene, an art therapist with a backgroun

Creative Arts Therapies – Episode 2 – Qualifications and Competencies

Sep 24 2024 32 mins

This four-part series, produced in partnership with the Australian New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) and hosted by clinical psychologist, Professor Mark Creamer, explores the practice of creative arts therapy.In episode two, Mark is joined by Dr Henry Bowen, research and training lead for Military and Emergency Services Health Australia; Naomi Pea

Creative Arts Therapies – Episode 1 – The Evidence

Sep 10 2024 24 mins

This four-part series, produced in partnership with the Australian New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) and hosted by clinical psychologist, Professor Mark Creamer, explores the practice of creative arts therapy.In episode one, Mark, Dr Kate Dempsey, CEO of ANZACATA, and Deanne Gray, researcher and PHD candidate talk about the quality and the quantit

Creative Arts Therapies - Introduction

Sep 01 2024 1 mins

Creative Arts Therapies is a four-part podcast series produced in partnership with the Australian New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) and Mental Health Professionals’ Network (MHPN).Hosted by clinical psychologist, Professor Mark Creamer, the series features practising therapists and academics who explore the diversity of creative arts therapies a

Emergency Workers: Responder Assist – Episode 4 – Experts by Lived Experience

Jan 24 2023 35 mins

Listen in as host, clinical psychologist Mark Creamer and co-host Tim Peck, who brings 21 years' experience working with Victoria Police to his current role as Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence for Emergency Worker Mental Health, talk with three ‘experts by experience’ in the final episode in this series on supporting the mental health of emergency workers. You’ll h

Emergency Workers: Responder Assist – Episode 3 – Treatment options

Jan 17 2023 28 mins

Listen in to this third episode as your host, clinical psychologist Mark Creamer and co-host Jane Nursey, a clinical neuropsychologist with 30 years' experience, discuss the importance of considering a range of diagnoses, including PTSD, and the common challenges practitioners may face when treating the mental health of emergency workers. Hear Professor Andrea Phelps’ insights on

Emergency Workers: Responder Assist - Episode 2 - Models of care

Dec 06 2022 31 mins

In this episode, your series host Mark Creamer and episode co-host Patricia Watson, Phoenix Australia’s Responder Assist consultant and psychologist for the U.S. National Center for PTSD, unpack the importance of supportive leadership and organisational structures that support emergency workers' mental health.Listen in to be reminded of the value and power of peer support with Ne

Emergency Workers: Responder Assist - Episode 1 - Setting the scene

Nov 29 2022 31 mins

Tune in as your host, clinical psychologist Mark Creamer and co-host Nicole Sadler, clinical psychologist and Director of Responder Assist, set the scene for this four-part series about the mental health of emergency service workers. Hear valuable insights from David Lawrence, lead researcher of Beyond Blue’s Answering the Call study - the first Australian national mental health

Emergency Workers: Responder Assist – Trailer

Nov 21 2022 1 mins

In this four-part series, host Professor Mark Creamer will be joined by expert clinicians, researchers, service providers, emergency workers and partners of emergency workers to discuss experiences and topics unique to this workforce, who provide a vital and valuable service to the community. The series will cover how and why the nature of their work can put emergency workers at gr