Beer Supervision

The legend returns to us in our time of need.... This episode we welcome back Dr. Josh West to speak to us about what to expect when working with mental health medications and he helps us review a supreme Japanese beer. We dive into the interesting history of psychiatric medications, the basics you should know, and what might new drugs may be around the corner. Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Sorry for the delay! We're back and talking about whether we need to consider religion or spiritualty as part of mental health practice. All while drinking the Galaxy Fart Blaster IPA. We discuss how workers feel about it, what the research says, discuss this history of religion and mental health work and heaps more. Strap yourselves in! Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

This episode we review a Tassie Beer and discuss how technology has and will change the way mental health therapy is provided. Is telehealth effective? Are apps any good? What's coming up? Get some vaguely helpful answers right here! Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

This episode we review a hemp beer and discuss the vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout. We discuss how the risk of being exposed to trauma is an unavoidable part of the work we do. However, there is a lot we can do to prepare ourselves and avoid this effecting our own wellbeing. Helpful training: https://professionals.blueknot.org.au/professional-development-training/training-for-individuals https://www.wmhi.com.au/vicarious-trauma-training https://www.orygen.org.au/Training/Resources/Trauma/Webinars/Working-with-yp-in-the-trauma-space https://www.phoenixaustralia.org 00:00 - Intro 02:34 - Maku Beer 05:38 - What is Vicarious Trauma? 11:24 - Risk of Trauma 15:06 - What does it look like? 17:57 - Compassion fatigue and burnout 23:15 - Beer Check-in 25:38 - Evaluating and Managing your own risk 33:50 - What if I am experiencing it? 35:43 - Helpful training 39:19 - Literally nothing 40:10 - Knowing why you do it 41:37 - We are not different from our clients 44:13 - Beer Review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

It's Christmas! To celebrate we're cracking open a morning brew and discussing the latest frontier in mental health. We discuss recent research into how the natural environment effects our mental health and how climate change may shape the future of the mental health sector. Some further reading! Systematic literature review on the impact on Climate Change on Mental Health: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00074/full Ecological Grief: https://theconversation.com/i-felt-immense-grief-one-year-on-from-the-bushfires-scientists-need-mental-health-support-148251 Longitudinal study of mental health when movie to and from greener urban areas: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es403688w Scoping review exploring “Screen time” and “Green time” for children: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237725 Importance of nature for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eap.2248 Links between climate change, environmental pollution, COVID-19 and Mental Health: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721002485 Statistical analysis linking climate to suicide rates and economic variables: https://annals-general-psychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12991-016-0106-2 ----------------------------------------------------- Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

We're back for Season 2! This episode we discuss the forces that cause worker shortages in Rural mental health. Why we enjoyed working there, and why we eventually moved to work in a Metro area. Royal Commission into Victorian Mental Health: https://finalreport.rcvmhs.vic.gov.au/download-report/ 00:00 - Intro 04:43 - Beers Introduction 10:45 - What the problem? 15:30 - Benefits of working regional 17:31 - Lack of specialist services 21:29 - Why people leave 24:42 - Why we worked in and left Regional 33:09 - Research on Gippland rural workforce limitations 36:07 - Social and community connection 40:57 - Cultural differences beween metro and regional 41:53 - Beer Check-in 44:11 - Missing Career Pipeline 47:39 - Royal commission recommendations 53:03 - Holistic support to attract and keep workers 56:47 - It's systemic 60:19 - We recommend it! 61:42 - Beer Review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

This week in our Season Finale, we drink a strange beer, discuss the unexpected things we've learned in our first few years working in Mental Health, and share some good ways we've found to keep growing as workers. See you in Season 2! Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Social worker Sean McLoughlin, joins us this week as we discuss the Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health and helps us understand the unique challenges of reforming mental health in regional and rural areas. Sean brings with him experience and insights from various humans service including public mental health. Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

This week we discuss how to prepare yourself as a student and a new graduate. Dr. Robyn Martin, Associate Dean of Social Work and Human Services at RMIT University, speaks to us about common things students grapple with when making the transition to practice and essential role that learning from lived experience plays in good mental health practice. 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Intro to Dr. Robyn Martin 06:25 Beer Introduction 09:26 Working at a university 10:44 Critical Mental Health 12:26 Really listening to your service users 14:00 Effect of work pressure on clinicians 16:05 Preparing yourself as a student 19:24 Advice for new graduates 21:45 Working according to your values 23:00 Hierarchy’s of knowledge 25:00 Value of lived experience educators 28:44 Does university prepare you for practice? 30:45 Working on misconceptions in the classroom 33:00 Beer check-in 35:00 Progression of a PHD student 37:00 Why do a PHD? 39:00 What’s required to do a PHD? 42:00 What to consider when getting into Mental Health 44:00 Humility and asserting your values 47:30 Value of a multidisciplinary team 48:30 Beer review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Emily Unity speaks to us this week about Youth Peer Work, the exciting opportunities and significant challenges in working and developing an emerging field in mental health. Join as us we discover how critical lived-experience is in the recovery journey, and how we can improve our care by effectively marrying expert clinical knowledge with expert experience. 00:00 Introduction 03:33 Intro to Emily Unity 06:23 Beer Introduction 08:59 What is Youth Peer Work? 10:16 Distinction between peer work and clinical practice 13:25 Importance of relationship 15:33 Choosing Youth Peer Work 20:00 Individual and systemic advocacy 21:40 Challenges of working with other professions 26:25 Navigating self-disclosure of mental health 28:32 Working in a new and developing field 31:43 Experts by Experience 35:19 Beer check-in 35:50 Boundaries vs Engagement with young people 43:22 Good reasons to get into Youth Peer Work 44:26 Being prepared to enter the field 45:28 Role requirements and limits in career paths 48:01 Why it’s worth doing 50:00 Beer Review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

This week we speak to Dr. George Doorn, Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Federation University. We get in insight into what it's like to become an academic, the joy of doing research, and how it impacts practice. Please also enjoy the ambient sounds of a cricket in the background. Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Analy Alfonso, a highly experienced counsellor speaks to us about what counselling is, and it’s unique strengths in client-centred practice. We also talk about the challenges of finding the right amount of emotional investment with your clients and never bring up the fact that Analy is the 2 Alfonso on our podcast. 00:00 Introduction 01:51 Intro Analy Alfonso 04:52 Beer Introduction 08:48 What is Counselling? 11:28 The value of talking 13:07 Who can benefit from counselling? 16:41 The broad field of a counsellor 19:46 Comparing psychology and counselling 23:40 What makes a good/bad therapy experience 26:07 The strength of Counselling 28:34 The joy of working with adolescents 31:57 Are you really working in a client directed way? 36:47 Beer check-in 38:46 How emotionally invested should you be? 46:56 Great counselling experiences 50:44 Should you become a counsellor? 55:54 Beer review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

This week Family Therapist Mark Glowrey helps us understand the highly innovative and creative space of family therapy. We discuss how therapy can unlock complex problems and help family systems get moving again in a positive direction. We learn about how it can open new doors for our practice. He brought us a beer to review too! 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Intro Mark Glowrey and Family Therapy 04:52 Beer Introduction 06:39 What is Family Therapy? 10:47 What contexts would you use it? 13:37 Benefits compared individual therapy 17:46 Limitations of the therapy 18:47 Engaging a whole family system 21:18 Working within highly conflictual systems 24:00 Beer Discussion 26:34 Change is the outcome 30:02 Factors effecting length of therapy 33:54 Private and Public service difference 35:30 Awareness of family therapy as an option. 36:31 Why you should consider doing Family Therapy 39:12 Practical joys and things to consider 42:14 Introducing family work to your practice. 44:42 Innovation/creativity and powerful break throughs 47:14 Family therapy is broad and flexible field 48:34 Beer Review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

This week we discuss how the concept of 'risk management' colours work in the mental health field, and how it changed the way we expected to practice once we actually started working. 00:00 Aaron’s move to Melbourne 04:00 Topic Intro 04:40 Beer Introduction 06:50 Defining risk 12:05 Prominence of risk management in mental health 17:05 Integrating risk management into therapy sessions 20:00 Pushing back on a risk focus 24:20 Effectiveness of risk assessment 25:40 Risk management vs therapeutic benefit 29:10 The missing middle of the system 32:00 Beer check-in 33:20 Risk in primary mental health 38:49 Risk factors 43:35 How to learn to work with risk 48:20 Beer review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Mental Health Researcher, Advocate, Social Worker and Lawyer, Dr. Chris Maylea discusses his recent paper with us calling for the end of the social work profession as well as the significant ethical concerns and contradictions with involuntary treatment in our current mental health system. Check out Equallywell.org.au The end of social work - Chris Maylea https://academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa203/6018482?redirectedFrom=PDF 00:00 Introduction to Dr. Chris Maylea 01:20 Intro to ‘the end of social work’ 03:10 Beer Introduction 06:15 Function of the mental health system 11:27 Structural issues with Victorian system 16:15 Contradiction of social work ethics and role 19:50 Human rights and involuntary treatment 28:40 Can involuntary treatment be justified? 37:47 Meaningful reform requires consumers 41:30 Disparity of care and health outcomes 47:00 Using your skills to create change 49:00 Capacity of social work to be self-critical 54:39 Failure of mental health and social work reform 59:20 Social workers are conservatives 62:30 Final takeaways for new workers 66:10 Beer Review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Child Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Ajit Kumar shares with us his experience and research in diagnosing, treating and supporting people who experience psychosis. We speak about how to recognise it, early intervention, challenges with treatment, and so much more in a jam packed episode. 00:00 Podcast Reviews 04:00 Introduction to Dr. Ajit Kumar 05:43 Ajit’s road to Child Psychiatry 09:28 Beer Introduction 13:10 What is Psychosis 16:15 Causes 21:11 Early Signs 28:22 Positive and Negative Symptoms 33:00 Medications and Psychological Treatment 34:00 Beer Check-In 36:08 Prevalence of Psychosis 38:46 Need for early intervention 40:05 Psychosis or Another Mental Illness? 48:02 Hearing voices outside of Mental Illness 51:16 What leads to better outcomes 55:49 Medication Compliance/Choice. 63:23 Beer Review 69:55 Please Seek Support if you experience Mental Illness Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Recorded at the Burra Brewing Co. in Korumburra VIC. Social worker and Advocate, Natalie Alfonso speaks to us about why everyone benefits from people with a lived experience of mental illness being part of the workforce and what people with a mental illness need to consider when entering the field. 00:00 Introduction to Burra Brewing Co. 02:15 Introduction to Natalie Alfonso 03:44 Beer Introduction 05:43 Why this Topic? 09:50 What difference does it make? 14:50 Geoffrey’s life and death 15:45 Mental Health as a worker 16:40 External and Internal Stigma 22:00 Disclosure of Mental Illness 25:05 Looking for the right 29:30 Being prepared/Practical Tips 40:20 Beer Check-In 43:00 Good Workplace Policy 49:45 Workloads and Mental Health 54:35 Lived Experience is a Strength 59:35 Beer Review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Psychologist and Business Owner, Justine Anderson talks to us about why starting a private practice in mental health might be for you. She shares with us the advantages, rewards and what you need to consider when starting up. 00:00 Introduction to Justine Anderson 03:21 Beer Intro 07:33 Private Practice in Early Career 14:55 Considering the Business Side 18:14 Good and Bad Reasons to get into Private 24:15 Business Sustainability 26:30 Beer Check-In 27:50 Isolation and Peer Supervision 32:31 Specialising in Young People 35:41 Setting Boundaries about your Role. 42:22 Things you should do Before Starting. 48:54 Beer Review 52:00 Next Episode Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Mental Health Social Worker, Liz Harbridge takes us on a journey of how mental health practice has evolved over the years and why progress is not guaranteed if we don't intentionally learn from our history. 00:00 Introduction to Liz Harbridge 02:56 Beer Intro 05:44 Value of getting into Mindfullness 11:22 Deinstitutionalisation 17:52 The Business Model 20:49 Changes in Diagnosis 23:59 Fragmentation of Services 25:29 Missing Therapeutic Communities 29:08 Holistic Support Service 31:31 Lost gains/Not taking progress for granted 35:30 Effect of Technology 37:32 Flexibility of Mindfulness as a therapy 41:18 Issues with the Mental Health Workforce 43:52 Value of Unions 47:01 Early Intervention 48:35 Beer Check-In 50:06 Stigma and Consumers working Mental Health 57:52 Beer Review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org

Dr. Josh West Psychiatric Registrar, joins us as we discuss how to manage ourselves well to provide the best care we can to clients that we find challenging. We also delve into what it's like to be a Doctor in Mental Health. 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Who is Dr. Josh West? 02:13 This week's beer 05:30 Psychiatry's role in mental health 09:30 Collaborative work 13:40 Why Psychiatry? 19:00 Self-care in high pressure work 24:10 Beer check-In 25:13 Being prepared for draining work 29:34 Counter Transference 35:19 Managing our expectations 41:25 Specific presentations we find challenging 44:20 When there's no immediate solution 52:13 Beer review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: beersupervision@gmail.com Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen just by us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org