Beer Supervision

Aaron Rajamani and Jesse Richardson
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*Beer Supervision is on hiatus due to life, work and mostly just saying all what we wanted to say. If we find a topic that get's us excited to chat we'll see you for another sesh then!* Learn about the joys of working in Mental Health over a Cold Brew. Join an Early Career Psychologist and Social Worker as they take an honest look at what it's like to work in the Mental Health field, interview expert guests, and review some local beers. Welcome to your first sesh. Questions, Thoughts, and Enquiries: beersupervisionpodcast@gmail.com

  1. 23/06/2022

    (S2) Session 6 - Psych Drugs (with Dr. Josh West)

    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

    1h 18m

  2. 06/05/2022

    (S2) Session 5 - Should we consider Religion and Spirituality in practice?

    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

    1h 8m

  3. 17/03/2022

    (S2) Session 4 - High-tech therapy

    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

    52 min

  4. 04/02/2022

    (S2) Session 3 - Vicarious trauma and how to avoid it

    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

    51 min

  5. 27/12/2021

    (S2) Session 2 - Nature and climate change

    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

    1h 4m

  6. 24/11/2021

    (S2) Session 1 - Why we left rural mental health

    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

    1h 8m

  7. 20/05/2021

    Session 16 - Learning on the way - The Season Finale!

    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

    57 min

  8. 29/04/2021

    Session 15 - Involuntary treatment, reform and rural mental health (with Sean McLoughlin)

    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

    1h 1m
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*Beer Supervision is on hiatus due to life, work and mostly just saying all what we wanted to say. If we find a topic that get's us excited to chat we'll see you for another sesh then!* Learn about the joys of working in Mental Health over a Cold Brew. Join an Early Career Psychologist and Social Worker as they take an honest look at what it's like to work in the Mental Health field, interview expert guests, and review some local beers. Welcome to your first sesh. Questions, Thoughts, and Enquiries: beersupervisionpodcast@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Aaron Rajamani and Jesse Richardson
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
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