The Health Psychology Clinic

09/06/2023

Are you a solo practitioner or working in a small group psychology practice? Are you operating without a set of documented set of policies and procedures? Together with colleagues including Kaye Frankcom Consulting, I recently presented a webinar on governance and policy for small and solo practices. I was a little surprised that 50% of attendees had no documented policies and procedures manual in their practice. The Australian Commission on Quality and Safety https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/ are likely to be drivers of accreditation for all AHPRA registered health professionals in the near future. If you are currently working without a documented set policies I urge you to find out more about this topic. You can still check out our APS webinar here: https://psychology.org.au/event/23564

07/02/2023

Join me and my colleagues Kaye Frankcom and Tara Skipper on 23rd February at our APS Institute Webinar discussing all things governance for small private psychology practice.

27/11/2020

If you are an NDIS participant this article is a must read. The community consultation process is now going ahead, unfortunately the independent assessment process is also guaranteed to go ahead. The consultation process is not about if but how.

Every Australian Counts is here to make sure the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is delivered as promised and is the best it can be. Find out how the NDIS process works and hear real stories from people who have been through the process, and keep up to date with the NDIS rollout with lat...

20/11/2020

Do you live with a chronic disease or work with people with chronic disease in SENSW? Please give us feedback on future service design. Thrilled to be co-facilitating this codesign for social prescribing services with my collaborative pair Carrie Lumby (Lived Experience Advocate) on behalf of Beacon Strategies and Coordinare.

COORDINARE together with Beacon Strategies is undertaking a co-design process to inform the development of a social prescribing model for our region.

Now that the initial co-design sessions have been completed, we’re seeking broader perspectives from people to capture additional experiences, opinions and suggestions.

If you have a chronic health condition or work in our region as a health professional, we’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts by heading to https://bit.ly/2K5ggAD

22/10/2020

Great article on the challenges faced by GPs providing good holistic care in our current Medicare system

The government is warning doctors to treat physical and mental illness in separate consultations. It’s a dangerous distinction.

21/09/2020

The American psychologist Abraham Maslow noted that “a first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.” This is an astute observation, which upends some conventional views about creativity. It also emphasises the importance of understanding our values. There are so many routes to our values.

02/09/2020

Self-care September calendar.

01/09/2020

Thanks Eckhart Tolle🙏 you are an oldie but a goodie! Great ACT consistent explanation of acceptance. Acceptance is the ACT process that clients struggle with the most with especially when the 'now' is full of pain, symptoms and/or discomfort. This approach to acceptance highlights the impact of reaction and struggle, rather than just staying with the pain/symptoms/discomfort.

24/08/2020

Reflections on Shame- great episode of ABC Radio's 'All in the Mind' this week.

Shame is a painful feeling of humiliation caused by bad or foolish behaviour and can affect our mental health. This is seen particularly in the rise of anxiety and of self-harm. But public shame - especially in our digital age - can be a strong tool to regulate our social behaviour.

11/08/2020

You are going to be with yourself for a very long time perhaps it is time to start nurturing that relationship. Great piece on self-compassion

From Self-Criticism to Self-CompassionUncategorized / By Christian K Hughes Spread the loveIf you notice yourself struggling with a really negative belief about yourself, like “I’m not good enough” or “I’m unlovable”, stop for a moment and ask yourself how old is that thought?When is the...

10/08/2020

Two thumbs 👍👍 up for the folks over at the Big Feels club for their insightful, authentic and heartwarming podcast and articles on mental health. For anyone grappling with big feelings check them out:

The Big Feels Club is for anyone grappling with how to make sense of personal crisis and distress.