The Peregrine Rural Mental Health Podcast

As rural mental health practitioners, there is a need to be a generalist and know a little bit about a lot of things. Sometimes however it can be helpful to collaborate with other professionals in the care of our consumers. Through this series join Dr Dayle Raftery, clinical psychologist and research associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks to eight different practitioners working in mental health across rural NSW.In this ep...

As rural mental health practitioners, there is a need to be a generalist and know a little bit about a lot of things. Sometimes however it can be helpful to collaborate with other professionals in the care of our consumers.

Through this series join Dr Dayle Raftery, clinical psychologist and research associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks to eight different practitioners working in mental health across rural NSW.

In this e...

As rural mental health practitioners, there is a need to be a generalist and know a little bit about a lot of things. Sometimes however it can be helpful to collaborate with other professionals in the care of our consumers. Through this series join Dr Dayle Raftery, clinical psychologist and research associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks to eight different practitioners working in mental health across rural NSW.

In this e...

As rural mental health practitioners, there is a need to be a generalist and know a little bit about a lot of things. Sometimes however it can be helpful to collaborate with other professionals in the care of our consumers.

Through this series join Dr Dayle Raftery, clinical psychologist and research associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks to eight different practitioners working in mental health across rural NSW. In this e...

As rural mental health practitioners, there is a need to be a generalist and know a little bit about a lot of things. Sometimes however it can be helpful to collaborate with other professionals in the care of our consumers.

Through this series join Dr Dayle Raftery, clinical psychologist and research associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks to eight different practitioners working in mental health across rural NSW. In this e...

As rural mental health practitioners, there is a need to be a generalist and know a little bit about a lot of things. Sometimes however it can be helpful to collaborate with other professionals in the care of our consumers.

Through this series join Dr Dayle Raftery, clinical psychologist and research associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks to eight different practitioners working in mental health across rural NSW. In this e...

As rural mental health practitioners, there is a need to be a generalist and know a little bit about a lot of things. Sometimes however it can be helpful to collaborate with other professionals in the care of our consumers.

Through this series join Dr Dayle Raftery, clinical psychologist and research associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks to eight different practitioners working in mental health across rural NSW. In this e...

In this episode Dr Rebecca Sng talks with two guests about how a team leader or manager might support their team through a serious unexpected incident, such as a death by suicide. Christine Carey is the Director of the Clinical Psychology Clinic at University of Wollongong and has experience both managing teams and supporting trainees. Pat Blacker works for StandBy, the organisation tasked with suicide postvention throughout NSW. L...

REVISIT: We have had so many requests from rural practitioners for more information on working with trauma, so this month, we're bringing back our first ever episode!Some experience of trauma is incredibly common in those who seek mental health services. However, few practitioners, particularly in rural areas, would call themselves Trauma Specialists.As a result, many people find it hard to find treatment and continue to suffer wit...

 If even family therapists can feel nervous about including kids in therapy, what chance is there for generalists? But including children can supercharge your therapy, and not just for child-focused referrals but for a range of issues that are affecting all members of the family. In this episodes, Dr Rebecca Sng speaks with Catherine Sanders, clinical psychologist, family therapist and Director of Bower Place in...

Episode 3 in our Speedbumps series, focusing on common challenges in therapeutic practice. Our guest, Dr Mark Donovan, has been training therapists for many years. Join Peregrine Director, Dr Rebecca Sng, as she presents Mark with the common challenges generated by real mental health practitioners and discusses with him some of the possible solutions. A very practical episode, full of clearly presented, realistic ideas to help you ...

Starting well can be so important to a successful episode of therapy. With so much to accomplish in the first meeting, how can practitioners best approach this all important first session?

In this episode Peregrine Director, Dr Rebecca Sng, speaks with Dr Anna Sidis from the University of Wollongong about how she juggles gathering information, setting the "culture" of therapy and making sure that people walk away with enough that t...

This is the first in our Speedbumps series, where we focus on common challenges that can come up while working with someone on their mental health.

Our guest this week, Dr Suzie Hudson, will talk about the very first contact we make with a person. How do we start off our engagement in the best way possible. Suzie addresses some of the common challenges (as selected by real mental health practitioners) and talks about making the bes...

Mindfulness is a real buzz word at the moment, but what does it actually mean?

Join Dr Dayle Raftery, Research Associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks all things mindfulness with Dr Judy Pickard, clinical psychologist and senior lecturer at University of Wollongong. They discuss the science behind mindfulness, explore how to apply it for yourself and your clients, and even practice mindfulness during the podcast.

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Did you know the most common number of sessions people attend is one? There is no guarantee our clients will return for a full treatment episode. Single session thinking is about treating each session as if it is the last, and making the most of the full session time. Join research associate Dr Caitlin Miller as she speaks with Nick Barrington from The Bouverie Centre, about how to integrate single session thinking into your practi...

Do you ever wonder how to make the most of brief interactions with consumers? Have you ever thought that focusing on people’s problems might not suit everyone you work with?

Join Research Associate Dr Caitlin Miller for this listener requested episode as she sits down with Ian Johnsen to talk all things brief solution focused therapy.

Learn how to get started with focusing on ‘where to’ rather than ‘where from’ in treatment and why...

At The Peregrine Centre, we speak with a lot of practioners who want to get into research but just don’t know where, or how, to start.

On this month’s episode, join Research Associate and Clinical Psychologist Dr Dayle Raftery as she speaks with Dr Corin Miller, a General Practitioner in Southern NSW. Corin was a recipient of TPCs small grants program, and she speaks about learning how to do research, finding the right people to wo...

We know that many practitioners take on leadership roles in mental health without having the opportunity to explore leadership or management training, particularly in rural areas.

In this episode, Peregrine Research Associate Dr Caitlin Miller interviews Dr Jenny Brown, Director Emeritus and founder of the Family Systems Institute, and Ken Morgan, chair of the Family Systems Institute, give us a taste about their ideas on leadershi...