Each month, The Peregrine Centre speaks with experts in their field to provide an overview of a mental health topic. Included alongside each podcast are additional resources to support your learning.
This three episode miniseries looks at working with people who have experienced trauma. Dr Rebecca Sng offers the metaphor of the temptation of visiting the impact site straight away and why this might not be helpful.
We all know that self-care and preventing burnout as mental health practitioners is important, but how do we truly care for ourselves and our clients, particularly in rural and regional areas where there can be added complexities? And is it possible to go beyond that to thriving in mental health practice?
Long thought of as “basic”, Behavioural Interventions have been shown by the research to be incredibly powerful tools in the right circumstances. However, successful Behavioural Interventions can be far trickier than they first appear.
Lived experience expertise has been rapidly growing as a key component of recovery orientated practice. Peer work can help break down barriers to mental health care, facilitate hope, and help organisations reflect on their practices for the benefit of consumer care. Yet many people can feel confused about the role of a peer worker, and how to integrate peer work into care appropriately.
Motivational Interviewing was first developed for use with people with substance abuse problems, however in its 40 year history it has been applied with a range of presentations. At its core, Motivational Interviewing places emphasis on listening, empathy, and encouraging our client’s own knowledge.
Probably Australia’s best known export to the therapy world, the model of Narrative Therapy is used with individuals, families and communities worldwide. It is particularly well supported in its use with Indigenous peoples. But Narrative Therapy is a pretty different. It requires a different way of thinking, leading to a unique use of language.
| Month | Topic |
| September 2023 | Getting Started: Good Enough Therapy and How Do You Know When You Know Enough? |
| October 2023 | Getting Started with: Mindfulness |
| November 2023 | Getting Started with: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy |
| December 2023 | Getting Started with: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
| January 2024 | Getting Started with: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy |
| February 2024 | Getting Started with: Narrative Therapy |
| March 2024 | Getting Started with: Peer Work |
| April 2024 | Getting Started with: Motivational Interviewing |
| May 2024 | Getting Started with: Behavioural Interventions |
| June 2024 | Thriving in Rural Mental Health Practice: Beyond Self Care |
| July 2024 | Three Part Trauma Series |
The Peregrine Centre is the proud recipient of the Rural Mental Health Partnership Grant from NSW Health. The grant totals $5 million over five years and will seek to transform rural mental health practice in NSW through training and research activities. This learning portal is supported by this funding.
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