Dr Clive Jones

High Performance Sport & Exercise Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist.

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@APsychologists Reducing the 'type of psychologist' who assesses Autism to a select few is analogous to the old fable 'The Emporers New Clothes". Those who advocate for such things expose a lack of understanding towards the expertise of psychologists who train, register and practise in Australia

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

Fighting inflation through domestic homeowner interest rate rises is a blunt instrument void of insight or foresight into the nuances of influence. So how about instead, economic ingenuity to correlate with one's pay grade @AlboMP @JEChalmers @AdamBandt
https://t.co/bjc9Ej9Apt

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@ian_hickie @ABCaustralia @Mark_Butler_MP @Emma4Dobell @PatMcGorry @DrAsthaTomar @RoseBJackson Regardless of how specialists get paid (i.e., private or public revenue sources) the issue is that there isn't enough specialists to provide the services. That's why waiting lists blow out. The supply cannot meet the demand. Where are the specialists? Uni fees a big deterrant.

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@AdamBandt I agree. In contrast, Medicare rebates for mental health services were frozen for years without any concern for those in the community needing that financial support.

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@RosenbergSeb @Mark_Butler_MP @billshortenmp @CMHAustralia @qldalliance @AUMentalHealth Collaborative psychosocial care requires an attitude of cooperation between clinicians. In the trenches of service provision this happens.

The problem is arbitrary administrative boundaries disrupting 'collaborative care' flow between public, private and NGO service structures.

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@RosenbergSeb Collaborative psychosocial care requires an attitude of cooperation between clinicians. In the trenches of service provision this happens.

The problem is arbitrary administrative boundaries disrupting 'collaborative care' flow between public, private and NGO service structures.

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

Exercise & Mental Health https://t.co/VGupigcQke

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

Self Determination: The X Factor In High Performance https://t.co/X4m1LW6Iy3

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

A case study I wrote - Adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotion and conduct - on the treatment process applied with a professional athlete to address difficulties they faced adjusting to a debilitating injury. https://t.co/zmDBHOiR4A

[Australian Association of Psychologists @APsychologists]

Opinion Piece by Carly Dober and Bronwyn Milkins, AAPi Directors

In response to Professor Ian Hickie’s piece in The Guardian 9/01/2023, we at the Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated take issue with many of the points he has raised: https://t.co/tsRGcLmEa1

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@PatMcGorry "Why so little action?" I've no idea about govt inaction but psychologists take direct action every day, engaging young people who self harm, establishing a foundation of trust & rapport to then work tirelessly in the successful treatment of the behaviour & enhancing well-being.

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@PatMcGorry "luxury for the wealthy"... a provocative statement that is not true. Medicare is an important piece of the puzzle to ensure the Australian community is not completely dependant on Private Insurance for their health/mental health needs. Without Medicare we transform to a US model

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

"Clearly, there is a lack of capacity in the mental health care system... Instead of facing the realities that underpin these facts, Labor has chosen austerity — and attempted to justify it, as though cuts are somehow egalitarian." @AlboMP @Mark_Butler_MP
https://t.co/MuNDUPhPkC

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

Sherry and leftover pudding mix baked like a muffin... a 'pudding muffin' ... 'puffin' or 'mudding' ...?

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@ian_hickie @Mark_Butler_MP @headspace_aus @AustPsych @TCavenett @amapresident 3/3 ... that can be summarised in recommendation 12 of the most recent review that "... the additional 10 sessions should continue to be made available..."

While maintaining 20 rebated sessions, additional recommendations across reviews offer solutions to address equity issues

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@ian_hickie @Mark_Butler_MP @headspace_aus @AustPsych @TCavenett @amapresident 2/3 ... the Productivity Commission; the House of Reps Select Committee on Mental Health & Suicide Prevention; the MBS Taskforce Review and the Evaluation of the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists & GPs through the Medicare Benefits Scheme (Better Access) ...

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@ian_hickie @Mark_Butler_MP @headspace_aus @AustPsych @TCavenett @amapresident 1/3 No. We need Mark Butler to move promptly on the unambiguosly clear recommendations of the profession and representative consumer groups that have been formulated through the national consultation processes of, for example ...

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@ian_hickie @Mark_Butler_MP @joshburnsmp @DavidPocock @JacquiLambie @Emma4Dobell @PatMcGorry Halving subsidised mental health treatment services is not the right call. It does not remove inequity from the system. It only compounds it.

Creating inequity to address inequity is an oxymoron, not a solution.

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@somewherein84 @ian_hickie @Mark_Butler_MP @joshburnsmp @DavidPocock @JacquiLambie @Emma4Dobell @PatMcGorry Thank you for sharing Laura.

[Dr Clive Jones @drclivemjones]

@ian_hickie @Mark_Butler_MP @DavidPocock @JacquiLambie @SabraLane @AdamBandt @AustPsych @TCavenett @PatMcGorry @AusMHThinkTank @AUMentalHealth @au4mentalhealth Cutting MBS rebated Mental Health Services from people in the community who need it, is not an equity focused change to Medicare. Simply using the word 'equity' in a sentence, does not make it so.