Search Results for "looking after your wellbeing"
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Short article
While you wait: Suggestions for service providers to support children and their families who are on waiting lists
Susanne ProsserService providers will often need to refer families and children to other services for specialist assessment or care. Unfortunately, waiting lists for these services are quite common, which can cause further stress for families as they continue to deal with the status quo. This short article was inspired by research into barriers and facilitators to early childhood mental health pathways in the Barwon region in southwest Victoria, with one of the barriers identified as long wait times for appointments, and the following practices were suggested by professionals interviewed for this research. -
Practice paper
Child-focused practice in social work: Beginning the naming journey when family and domestic violence is present
Dan Moss, Mia Mandara and Sarah WendtFlinders Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS) conducted a literature review which highlighted the need for specific child-focused skills for engagement with parents affected by FDV as part of undergraduate social work teaching. This follows contemporary research highlighting the prevalence of parents and children who are affected by violence presenting to generalist services. This paper is the first in a series co-authored by Emerging Minds: National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health and SWIRLS, examining social work skills, understandings and competencies crucial for child-focused conversations with parents affected by FDV. -
Podcast
Identifying developmental concerns in school-aged children
Susan PagelRuntime00:28:47Released8/2/21 -
Short article
How many parents of children attending child and adolescent mental health services experience mental illness themselves?
Tim Campbell, Andrea Reupert, Keith Sutton, Soumya Basu, Gavin Davidson, Christel Middeldorp, Michael Naughton, and Darryl MayberyResearch has found that around 14% of children in Australia and 10–20% of children globally experience mental health difficulties. Previous research has suggested that parental mental health is an important determinant of how children engage with, and respond to, treatment in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). This short article looks at a study which investigated the prevalence of parental mental illness in CAMHS, and the ways in which CAMHS and child and adolescent mental health practitioners can support children, parents and families in these circumstances. -
Webinar
Practice skills of working with children who have experienced trauma
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)In this webinar, our panel of guest speakers describe the skills practitioners can use to engage children who have experienced trauma and therapeutic theories that underpin these skills. -
Podcast
Re-release – Substance use and child-aware practice – part two
Multiple guestsRuntime00:24:52Released10/1/21 -
Podcast
2009 Victorian Bushfires: Supporting recovery
April HarrisonRuntime00:33:34Released5/12/20 -
Podcast
Supporting children through understanding regulation – part two
Ben RogersRuntime00:22:25Released21/11/20 -
Practice paper
Identifying and responding to bullying in the pre-teen years: The role of primary health care practitioners
Elly RobinsonThe pre-teen years (9–12 years old) are a critical period of vulnerability for bullying behaviours. There is a growing awareness that bullying is best addressed as a public health problem that needs a collaborative, community-wide solution. This paper focuses on bullying in the pre-teen years and explores how primary health care providers can play a role in a public health response to bullying, and what is currently known about this role. -
Online Course
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children: A framework for understanding
Online CourseThis course will assist you, as a non-Aboriginal practitioner, to develop the skills and understanding to build genuine partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities. -
Short article
Could a ‘prescription’ of nature benefit children’s mental health?
Michael NorwoodThis short article is based on the paper: Norwood, M. F., Lakhani, A., Fullagar, S., Maujean, A., Downes, M., Byrne, J. … Kendall, E. (2019). A narrative and systematic review of the behavioural, cognitive and emotional effects of passive nature exposure on young people: Evidence for prescribing change. Landscape and Urban Planning. -
Podcast
Tuning in to Kids and the value of emotionally connecting with children
Sophie HavighurstRuntime00:36:58Released19/9/20