This. There are health workforce shortages across the board but psychology is an area that we could do more to mitigate those shortages and build a sustainable, future fit workforce
1/3 At the time Australia needs it most, there is a crisis in the workforce of psychologists trained to assess & treat brain & mental health conditions.
In this article we have proposed 5 solutions.
https://t.co/ulO2bl07nI via @ConversationEDU
I'm playing in this concert this coming weekend - really looking forward to playing two wonderful symphonies that I wasn't familiar with before, and my first gig with ADO! #orchestra#symphony#Melbourne
Not sure how many Aus followers I have but there's a great concert of 2 British symphonies in Hawthorn VIC on 29 May. Malcolm Arnold's 8th & George Lloyd's 6th! Courtesy of Australian Discovery Orchestra & Kevin Purcell. @ArnoldSociety@GeorgeLloydSoc https://t.co/W5J0TrlgPJ
Do not ignore unusual or weird findings. Do not take labels at face values. Excellent advice for all clinicians and possibly for life in general. Thanks @Olivier_Piguet. For an outstanding, entertaining, real world relevant presidential address #ASSBI2022
So privileged to hear Bruce Power's story and message to give people the gift if time and show generosity. Asking 'how are you?' instead of showing judgement goes a long way! #ASSBI2022#TBI
The super persuasive @neurodana - laugh-out-loud moment 1 at #ASSBI2022, reminding us that tech is all well and good but it relies on the skilled, therapeutic relationship for success. I vote Sarah Connor π
#ASSBI2022 is on and I'm all set for the debate. Robot Wars. Rise of the Machines. Hello HAL. I could go on but instead I'll drink my coffee and enjoy the fun! βπͺπ
Demand for clin neuropsych services already outstrips clinician supply. This will become more of a problem as our population ages. Our clinical, health, ed/dev psychologist colleagues are in the same boat. Please support better funding to protect psychology training program 3/3
Thanks @theage for highlighting this issue. We need to unblock the training bottleneck so undergrad psychology students can access postgrad specialist training to enter the workforce 1/3 https://t.co/6NitCwD5Eo
I've been looking forward to this one - so relevant to those of us working in hospital and inpatient settings. And always great to hear @Lee_Cubis talk! #OPSYRISAU2021
Rebecca El-Helou talks about the Kalmer trial of relaxation for stroke survivors with anxiety. What a fabulous codesigned approach - loving the consumer engagement!! #OPSYRISAU2021
Katherine Sewell challenging why routine depression screening is NOT recommended in @strokefdn clinical guidelines at #OPSYRISAU2021 given high prevalence and low detection rates. Check out the paper here. https://t.co/ZdT9pHfRlS
Milena Gandy delivering the first invited presentation at #OPSYRISAU21 on psychological care for people with neurological disorders. And just in case you were wondering why this is important...