With Dr Jan Orman and Dr Melanie Babooram As health practitioners, we are trained to focus on the negative. But many of the people we talk to could benefit from exploring positive emotions as well. In addition to learning how to restructure and manage unpleasant emotions, we can also explore the ways they are generating positive emotions. Together we can explore what they are doing well, what skills and concepts they can tap into to enhance these, and – most importantly - how that positive emotion feels to them. In this brief and practical webinar, we discuss the importance of highlighting the ..read more

Repetitive negative thinking is present across a range of disorders but rarely addressed in treatment. This Expert Insights session explores the fundamental features of rumination and worry and its impact on a range of disorders. We also discuss some of the latest innovations in treating this trans-diagnostic symptom with our panel of experts. Panelists Elliot - Lived Experience Representative Professor Michelle Moulds - School of Psychology at UNSW Nisha Sethi - Clinical Psychologist Dr Carol Newall - Facilitator Recording and sound production - Nathan Bell Voiceover - Cameron Banks, Black D ..read more

In this podcast we explore how GPs, Allied Health Professionals and Pharmacists can effectively work together to improve mental health outcomes for patients. This podcast is derived from BDIs' Health Professional's On-Demand Webinar 46 ..read more

When you meet Mel it's easy to believe that she will achieve anything she sets her mind to. This includes surviving anorexia nervosa, living with obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety and now working in a hospital as a doctor. In this episode of Being Well, Mel shares how she has managed her mental health in the past and continues to while working within the high pressure health care industry. Some of the things spoken about in this podcast may be distressing to some people. If you or someone you know find this content distressing and require assistance, please call LifeLine on 13 11 14 or ..read more

Did you know that e-mental health resources provide practitioners with a wealth of additional evidence-based treatments? We’ll provide you with key insights and digital resources that you can begin to integrate immediately to into your everyday practice. Panel: Dr Ruth Crowther, Psychologist / Clinical Registrar Dr Lasse B. Sander, Licensed Psychotherapist (CBT) Dr Jan Orman, GP Moderated by: Dr Phoebe Holdenson-Kimura, GP ..read more

In this podcast based on a recent webinar we discuss the Indigenous concept of Social and Emotional Wellbeing, focusing on the curation of culturally appropriate digital resources. We will introduce participants to a new website, called WellMob that houses over 200 Indigenous-specific digital wellbeing resources. Hosted by: Dr Jan Orman Guests: David Edwards, Dr. Anthony Vogelpoel Simon DuBois Based on Webinar 44 in the eMHPrac Series for Health Professionals available here: https://medcast.com.au/courses/364 ..read more

This Expert Insights session will focus on the social and emotional well-being of First Nations Peoples as a result of discussions surrounding The Voice to Parliament. Discussions and media about The Voice to Parliament are a regular phenomenon in the lead-up to the referendum later this year. What is the effect of these conversations and reports on the social and emotional well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people? This Expert Insights panel considers this question, exploring what practitioners can do to increase their awareness of issues and distress that dialogue, discourse ..read more

Join us for our latest e-Mental Health in Practice podcast where we learn how to define and manage diabetes specific mental health issues ..read more

Dr Zac Seidler will share his research on men's mental health which has looked at shifting how we understand, approach, respond to, and treat men's distress by creating mental health services and therapeutic approaches that specifically take masculinity into account. Our conversation will explore the perspective and insights from the voice of lived experience as well as of those of a clinician who works closely with men. Join us for a conversation about ways to better understand and respond to men's distress so that together we can enhance mental health in men. Panellists: Zac Seidler: Senior ..read more

This webinar defines school refusal and summarises the range of factors underlying school refusal including child, parent/family and school factors. School refusal occurs when a child is unable to attend school due to emotional distress about attending, and despite parent’s best efforts to enforce attendance. Concern has arisen about increasing levels of school refusal in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. This webinar will enable you to, define school refusal, explain what can underlie school refusal, identify tools that can support an assessment, describe a collaborative managment approac ..read more