Emerging Minds Podcast

In this episode, April Harrison reflects on her experience of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires and the impacts they had on her and her community. April, who was 8 at the time of the fires, shares how her school and the community played a big role in supporting her recovery.   April and host Natalie Rutstein also discuss the potential impacts of natural disasters on children’s mental health; the powerf...

This episode is part two of our conversation about regulation and how understanding the way the body regulates different states of arousal can support children’s social and emotional development.

This episode is part one of a conversation that explores the topic of regulation. It looks at how understanding the way the body regulates different states of arousal can support children’s social and emotional development.

This episode is part of our upcoming e-learning course,  A GP Framework for Child Mental Health Assessment .  What are the key phases of a child mental health assessment in general practice? Dr Andrew Leech joins the Emerging Minds podcast to discuss these phases and the principal role that biopsychosocial formulation plays in conducting a child mental health assessment.  Andrew is a GP based in P...

This episode explores what is meant by collaboration and a team-based approach to the management of children’s mental health in general practice.

This episode examines the role of the GP in child mental health assessment and identifies the transferrable skills that can support GPs in this work.

This episode explores the skills of engagement in the general practice environment as part of conducting a child mental health assessment.

Why is it so difficult for children to disclose sexual abuse and how can we make it easier? This episode we're joined by Carol Ronken, Director of Research at Bravehearts. Carol draws on her 17 years of experience working in the field to answer this question, as well as share other insights on the issue of child sexual abuse.   As well as overseeing research at Bravehearts, Carol is a Visiting Fel...

What happens when we welcome children’s emotions rather than minimising or dismissing them? This episode explores the benefits of an emotion-focused approach to parenting with associate professor and clinical psychologist, Sophie Havighurst. Sophie has spent her career developing, implementing, and evaluating the program, Tuning in to Kids, which was designed to teach parents how to support their...

This episode explores dads’ views on fatherhood and the support they need in their role as fathers.

How do you engage children when working with them remotely via video? In this episode, Tayla Iellamo, an occupational therapist who works for Royal Far West, shares her experience of delivering telehealth services to children in rural and remote areas. Tayla has worked as an OT for five years and has been delivering telehealth services through the Windmill and Telecare programs at Royal Far West f...

Two mental health speech pathologists join this episode to talk about the relationship between children’s speech, language, and communication needs and their wellbeing.

In the second part of this episode, Dr Erin Bulluss discusses the overlap between Autism, developmental trauma, and high sensitivity, and explores ways of practicing with Autistic children that are child-centred and honouring of their uniqueness.

Dr Erin Bulluss is a clinical psychologist with lived experience of autism. In this episode, we discuss what autism is from an autistic perspective, why there can be a lot of variation in presentation and the reason that early diagnosis for autistic girls tends to get missed.

South Australia’s first Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly, shares advice on engagement, how we can better listen to this age group and insights on what it is like for rural children and young people during time of adversities, such as drought.  In this episode, Helen Connolly, South Australia’s first Commissioner for Children and Young People, shares her experiences and wh...

In this episode, three rural parents share their experiences on how they focus on a positive future to support them during tough times, such as drought. Clinical psychologists John Dean and Andrea Baldwin provide their practice wisdom for parents and caregivers on why it’s important to have hope, and to focus on fun and looking forward in a positive way for their children and themselves.

In this episode, two rural parents share their experiences in how they support their children to make decisions and have their voices heard. Clinical psychologists John Dean and Andrea Baldwin provide their practice wisdom for parents and caregivers on why it’s important to support a child on their own decision-making, and some practical strategies on supporting a child to achieve this.         

In this episode, four rural parents share their experiences on how they support their child's social connections with family, friends, school and communities during tough times, such as drought. Clinical psychologists John Dean and Andrea Baldwin provide their practice wisdom with some tips for parents and caregivers on why social connections are important for children, with some practical strateg...

In this episode, three rural parents share their experiences on how they have been on the lookout for mood changes in their children during tough times, such as drought. Clinical psychologists, John Dean and Andrea Baldwin, provide their practice wisdom with some tips for parents and caregivers on practical strategies, and when to seek support for their children during drought.

In this episode, three rural parents share their experiences on how they have encouraged their children to talk about their feelings during tough times, such as drought. In addition, John Dean and Andrea Baldwin, two clinical psychologists, provide their practice wisdom with some tips for parents and caregivers in how they can support open conversations during and after these difficult times.

In this episode, two rural parents share their experiences on how they look at things from their children’s perspective and what they are seeing, hearing, and feeling during tough times, such as drought. In addition, clinical psychologists John Dean and Andrea Baldwin provide their practice wisdom on how parents and caregivers can help their children by understanding their reactions and behaviours...

Try to look after yourself so you can look after your children.  Parents play a vital role for children in times of drought. Your capacity to cope during drought impacts your children's response to stress and their wellbeing during and after the event. Self-care is vital, so it is important that you seek out any help you need so you are better able to support your kids.   In this episode, three ru...

What are the types of factors that underpin substance use in families and how can practitioners support parents to make changes that will improve outcomes for themselves and for their children? Suzie Hudson, Sarah Watson, Melissa Shee, Lisa Hofman and Sally Field generously share their valuable insights about why practitioners should ask their clients about their children; how practitioners of dru...

Have you always wanted to adopt a child-focused approach when working with parents with substance use issues but perhaps you have been a bit unsure as to what this might actually look like in practice? In this podcast we will hear from four practitioners who will talk us through how children are impacted by their parent’s substance use, how practitioners can open up supportive conversations with p...

In this episode, Dr. Priscilla Dunk-West joins the series again to discuss what separation and divorce look like when it goes well for children.