Does mental health legislation help or hinder outcomes for people seeking help? In this five-part series, learn about the mental health service system through the respective - and at times contrasting – lenses of clinician and lived experience experts; psychiatrist and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health, Dr Ruth Vine; and Victoria’s inaugural Executive Director of Lived Experience, Mary O’Hagan. In episode three, Ruth and Mary discuss the ‘dominant clinical world view’ that Mary argu...
Aug 16, 2022•32 min•Ep. 30
Why are peer led services central to the current reforms aimed at improving consumers’ experience of mental health services? In this five-part series, learn about the mental health service system through the respective - and at times contrasting – lenses of clinician and lived experience experts; psychiatrist and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health, Dr Ruth Vine; and Victoria’s inaugural Executive Director of Lived Experience, Mary O’Hagan. At a pivotal time of reform - underpinned by...
Aug 02, 2022•32 min•Ep. 29
What does the first Executive Director of Lived Experience think of the current support provided to people in mental health crisis? There’s no holding back in this passionate conversation! In the first installment of this five-part series, learn about the mental health service system through the respective - and at times contrasting – lenses of clinician and lived experience experts; psychiatrist and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health, Dr Ruth Vine; and Victoria’s inaugural Executive...
Jul 19, 2022•33 min•Ep. 28
What inspires and sustains the work of accomplished psychiatrist Sid Block, in his ‘lifelong endeavour’ to navigate the complexities of psychiatric practice, and how it has changed over the decades? This episode of In Conversation With… features early-career psychiatrist Shuichi Suetani ‘picking the brain’ of late-career psychiatrist Sid Bloch - to discover what has supported and inspired Sid in his long, esteemed psychiatry career, and what advice he has for practitioners entering the field. Le...
Jul 05, 2022•45 min•Ep. 27
This episode looks at the value of curiosity in providing mental health support; and how it has helped Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health and psychiatrist, Dr Ruth Vine, Priseena Radha a recent graduate of mental health nursing from medical nursing, and psychologist and policy specialist Dr Sarah Cavanagh chart their careers. Ruth, Priseena and Sarah describe how they have applied their curiosity across a range of sectors and roles – private, public, acute, community-based, and polic...
Jun 21, 2022•34 min•Ep. 26
In this episode of Book Club, join returning host Dr Rick Yeatman and guest Dr Paul Cammell – two Melbourne based psychiatrists – as they discuss Rick’s chosen book, ‘Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder’ (2014) by John Gunderson and Paul Links. Paul says, [On diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)] “a lot of practitioners will wonder ‘do I name it’ or ‘do I make the diagnosis,’ and we know in lots of contexts BPD is underdiagnosed…” “he [the au...
Jun 07, 2022•44 min•Ep. 25
In this episode of Book Club, join our host Dr Rick Yeatman and his invited guest, Dr Paul Cammel - both psychiatrists, as they discuss ‘Persuasion and Healing’ (1961) by Jerome D. Frank. This seminal and highly acclaimed book is currently in its third edition - Rick and Paul share their initial responses to the book as new graduates; and their responses now, as colleagues who work together in emergency and post-emergency mental health. Listeners will hear Rick and Paul as they unpack the meanin...
May 24, 2022•35 min•Ep. 24
What are the connections between different psychotherapeutic approaches? And has psychotherapy become more, or less, ‘chaotic’ since its inception as a field? In this episode, host Dr John Cooper, psychiatrist, and his guest, Professor Mark Creamer, clinical psychologist, share their views on the value of an orthodox versus an eclectic approach to psychotherapy by discussing Jerome Frank’s article ‘Common Features of Psychotherapy’ (1972). Join John and Mark as they reprise a conversation John i...
May 10, 2022•40 min•Ep. 23
“I’ve always been fascinated with the question – ‘do we choose the work, or does the work choose us?’ How do our experiences of loss and love influence our world?” – Christopher Hall, episode host. All of us will experience loss at some point in our lives. As professionals who work alongside others’ experiences of grief and bereavement; how do therapists’ personal experiences of loss impact the work that they do? For the first time on Book Club, listeners will hear directly from the author of th...
Apr 26, 2022•45 min•Ep. 22
What role does formulation play in suicide risk assessment, and what is the relationship between formulation and suicide prevention? In this episode, host Dr Mary Emeleus; general practitioner and psychiatry trainee, and her guest, Associate Professor Christopher Ryan; psychiatrist, discuss the complex, charged and challenging topic of managing risk of suicide using the text, ‘Reformulating Suicide Risk Formulation: From Prediction to Prevention’ (2015, Pisani, A.R, Murrie, D.C, Morton, M.S) as ...
Apr 12, 2022•38 min•Ep. 21
What does an international bestselling parenting book have to offer mental health practitioners and health professionals? More than you might think! Join host Dr Monica Moore, general practitioner and psychotherapist, and Dr Paul Grinzi, general practitioner and medical educator, as they reveal their responses to and reflections on the renowned ‘No.1 practical guide’ to parenting and family life – ‘How To Talk So Kids Will Listen, and Listen So Kids Will Talk’ (1980) – by Adele Faber and Elaine ...
Mar 29, 2022•40 min•Ep. 20
Why is it in all our best interests to understand the long-term effects of childhood adversity? To answer this question, our host Dr Johanna Lynch; a GP, enlists her trusted friend and colleague, Dr Cathy Kezelman AM; a medical practitioner and mental health consumer advocate, to the joint task of unpacking the popular book – ‘The Deepest Well: Healing the Long Term Effects of Childhood Adversity’ (2019) – by renowned pediatrician, Nadine Burke Harris. Hear from Johanna and Cathy as they dive in...
Mar 15, 2022•39 min•Ep. 19
This episode of ‘MHPN Presents In Conversation With…’ features psychiatrist and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health, Dr Ruth Vine; in conversation with UK based social worker Jonathan Wells. Tune in to this ‘fire-side’ chat conducted across two different hemispheres. Listeners will hear what excites and bothers Ruth and Jonathan respectively about the mental health care systems in Australia and the UK, and within the context of their own professional experience in their respective fie...
Dec 09, 2021•31 min•Ep. 18
This inaugural episode of ‘MHPN Presents In Conversation With…’ features psychiatrist and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health, Dr Ruth Vine; in conversation with US based psychologist Dr Marianne Farkas. Both Ruth and Marianne have significant experience working with people who have serious and significant mental illness. Starting with the rhetorical question “What is the nexus between mental illness, disability, rehabilitation and recovery?” - their conversation navigates much though...
Dec 05, 2021•29 min•Ep. 17
In the final episode of this series of Transitions, co-hosts Julianne Whyte (Social Worker) and Dr Monica Moore (General Practitioner) unpack metaphors, key ideas, and practical tips they’ve used in times of significant change to strengthen relationships in their respective personal and clinical lives. In order to explore how relationships change and how we in turn change with them, Monica and Julianne explore the role of silence as a therapeutic tool and the benefits of adopting the third-perso...
Jun 29, 2021•41 min•Ep. 16
Throughout our lifespan, our physical health and emotional wellbeing are constantly in flux. When we, or someone we know, are diagnosed with a major health condition – how can we begin to talk about it? Co-hosts Julianne Whyte (Social Worker) and Dr Monica Moore (General Practitioner) come together in this penultimate episode to reflect on the ideas and experiences that have given rise to different ways of thinking through, talking about, and dealing with changes in our own, our patients or clie...
Jun 22, 2021•38 min•Ep. 15
What can practitioners do to support better health outcomes for patients or clients who are transgender? In this episode, co-host Dr Monica Moore (General Practitioner) talks with her invited guest, Dr Martina Gleeson (General Practitioner) who has a special interest in transgender health, about the challenges for primary care clinicians to better respond to the needs and wants of patients who present in primary care settings with transgender health issues. By way of introduction to this complex...
Jun 15, 2021•31 min•Ep. 14
In this week’s episode, join our co-host Julianne Whyte (social worker) and Matthew Povey (social worker and psychotherapist) as they discuss their experiences of supporting both individuals and local communities of the Snowy Valley Region experiencing cumulative trauma - initially brought on by a ten-year long drought and the 2019 bushfires and further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. Well positioned in their dual roles as local community members and local health providers, Julianne and Mat...
Jun 08, 2021•42 min•Ep. 13
In this episode, co-hosts Monica Moore (General Practitioner) and Julianne Whyte (Social Worker) delve into the many challenges we can encounter when facing sudden and unexpected life changes. Drawing on their combined professional and personal experiences of navigating life amidst COVID-19 lockdowns, Monica and Julianne unpack the overt and covert impacts that prolonged uncertainty can have on our individual and collective wellbeing. As practitioners working within Australia’s broader health sy...
Jun 01, 2021•34 min•Ep. 12
Transitional moments in life are unavoidable and often uncomfortable, but ultimately rewarding. In this episode, co-hosts general practitioner Dr Monica Moore and social worker Julianne Whyte resume their exploration of life transitions by considering metaphors: their use, value, and application in personal and clinical contexts when supporting people going through significant changes in life. Listeners will engage with our co-hosts as they discuss how practitioners and communities can support t...
May 25, 2021•26 min•Ep. 11
In this episode, our host Mark is joined by three guests who share their lived experience as survivors of traumatic events. We hear from Ginger – an award winning social justice journalist, Geoff Evans – a Australian army veteran, firefighter, and CEO of Disaster Relief Australia, and Sarah – a modelling agent, as they share and reflect on each of their experiences of traumatic events along with their recovery process. Listen to Ginger, Geoff, and Sarah as they describe the traumatic event/s the...
Apr 06, 2021•50 min•Ep. 10
Following on from the previous episode’s exploration of psychological treatments for trauma, this episode explores the role that pharmacological and emerging alternative treatments have as second lines of treatment in the prevention and management of PTSD and related conditions. Our host Professor Mark Creamer is joined by two international researchers, Professor Neil Greenberg (UK) and Professor Meaghan O’Donnell (AUS), who together examine the evidence behind and efficacy of medications such a...
Mar 30, 2021•35 min•Ep. 9
Thus far in Trauma and Resilience, we have explored the relationship between trauma and mental health including the different responses to trauma people may have. In the next three episodes, we examine the treatment and recovery of trauma associated mental health issues. We are led by host Professor Mark Creamer in conversation with international and local experts, practitioners, and individuals with lived experience of PTSD and related conditions. In this episode, we cover three treatments for ...
Mar 23, 2021•36 min•Ep. 8
In this episode, we delve deeper in to the transitions associated with parenthood. Our hosts Monica and Julianne share tips and insights on navigating this exciting and often uncertain time, from both a professional and personal level. They focus on a holistic health experience; the value of swift and effective referrals as well as the importance of considering alternative therapies. Underpinning their conversation is the view that all individuals experience transitions differently, and that hel...
Nov 17, 2020•37 min•Ep. 7
Parenthood is a major life transition. Regardless of whether or not we are parents ourselves, understanding the challenges of parenting better equips us to support, parents, children, and families who are in our personal and professional lives. In this episode, our hosts share the joys, challenges, expected and unexpected lessons of navigating parenthood. Drawing on their lived experience as parents working in healthcare, Monica and Julianne share their tips and strategies for supporting parents...
Nov 03, 2020•35 min•Ep. 6
Two trauma experts discuss resilience - what it means, how it works, and how we can cultivate it in our lives. When the unexpected happens we often find ourselves adapting to “a new normal”. In this third episode of the Trauma and Resilience series, we learn about resilience - what it means, how it works, and how we can teach and cultivate it. Professor Mark Creamer is joined by Associate Professor Sam Harvey and Dr Patricia Watson (USA), two leading clinical researchers of trauma, resilience an...
Oct 20, 2020•41 min•Ep. 5
Two trauma experts identify the individual differences in clinical presentation and the types of challenges that may emerge. In this second episode of the Trauma and Resilience series, our host continues to lead the trauma focused conversation identifying what drives different responses from people to traumatic events. Humans are resilient, and most people who experience trauma can and do recover without professional help. In this episode, Mark is joined by leading clinical researchers Dr Paula ...
Oct 06, 2020•36 min•Ep. 4
A conversation about how our understanding of trauma has been informed and evolved through history. In the last forty years, research and awareness around the mental health impacts of trauma has steadily expanded and continues to do so. However the experience of trauma pre-dates this. In the first of episode of the Trauma and Resilience series, we explore how our collective understanding of trauma has evolved: from the inclusion of trauma references in Shakespeare’s work to its formal recognitio...
Sep 22, 2020•35 min•Ep. 3
As we age, all of our relationships undergo necessary transformations, particularly the relationships we have with health care practitioners. In this episode our hosts discuss the principles that underpin active, resourceful, and compassionate health care practice across the lifespan. Once again drawing on their expertise in general practice and mental health social work, Julianne and Monica share their understanding of what, why, and how sustained relating and empathetic listening matters in th...
Sep 08, 2020•35 min•Ep. 2
Mental wellbeing matters at every stage of our lifespan. In this pilot series, listen to a GP and a mental health social worker reflect on the interdisciplinary and collaborative care practices that can support a fulfilling and transformative ageing process. Drawing on their own firsthand experience of ageing, as well as their professional experience of working alongside the ageing process, listen to Julianne Whyte and Monica Moore share their stories, expertise, and learnings on the health care...
Aug 25, 2020•30 min•Ep. 1
