Marthinus Bekker

Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer, dad and coffee geek... 🤓☕️ @icamhNZ

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

@RJ_SanDiego I love CBT and actively utilise it often but it is not, and never will be, a panacea. Yet I think striving for it to be more than it is, is important to keep moving us forward. All therapies (& clinicians) are imperfect and have room for development! Academia is the broken bit!

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

@RJ_SanDiego …. Some to great success (e.g. DBT) and others not so much. The challenge then comes in not hanging on to things that don’t work because the time and effort people invested in them. Also elements like publication biases that push people to publish or exaggerate outcomes

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

@RJ_SanDiego Not sure reactive competition is the driver for the proliferation of adaptations and approaches that uses the ‘CBT’ moniker. OG CBT has its limitations and many try to adapt and make it work for more people and difficulties, whilst trying to make it more efficient and accessible

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

@icamhNZ @ourANU @LouFarrer @pbatterham @pinmils Thanks team, this an awesome paper from my colleagues at ANU, and the paper I published with them is here: https://t.co/RQRNCDaqQj 🙂

[Dr Hiran Thabrew @HiranThabrew]

It’s almost that time again (no, not Christmas, but with just as many gifts)! Check out our fantastic keynotes @sonja_march, @markdadds, @DrJBarbaro & @nurseDrTC and latest NZ child mental health research at the 2022 CARN conference. Online and registration is free #CARN2022 🎁

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

Some thoughts shared with NZ Herald on supporting young people in distress with ⁦@HiranThabrew⁩ ⁦@Mel_Woodfield⁩ ⁦@icamhNZ⁩ #mentalhealth #support https://t.co/t6TYKtRVyo

[Te Ara Hāro | Centre for ICAMH NZ @icamhNZ]

We put together a list of mental health resources for young people and their families including many we’ve been working on. Check it out and share with those who might benefit. @Mel_Woodfield @HiranThabrew @DrMBekker

https://t.co/tWuoe5o9S6 #Mentalhealth #icamh

[Melanie Woodfield @Mel_Woodfield]

Incredibly sensible list of 25 practical tips for parents of young children who are anxious.

Thanks @wharaurau for highlighting this great resource from Prof. Carolyn Webster-Stratton.

https://t.co/GHhfrVJaqb

[Jessica Schleider, PhD @JSchleiderPhD]

I feel like more youth mental health treatment research papers should start their method sections with "In a sample of children whose caregivers had the time, resources, understansing of mental health, and trust in research(ers) to enroll their kid in a clinical trial.."

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

Our use of telehealth in mental health has forever changed and we had a look at that change in NZ & AU during the early stages of the pandemic. #telehealth #Mentalhealth

[Lou Farrer @LouFarrer]

How did mental health professionals transition to telehealth in the early stages of the pandemic? We examined this in our new paper: https://t.co/JDzyynnhq3 @pbatterham @ACalear @bonnie_clough @alizaws @drjillnewby @DrMBekker @ReynoldsPsych @P_Gooding @CMHR_ANU @ANUPopHealth

[Lou Farrer @LouFarrer]

How did mental health professionals transition to telehealth in the early stages of the pandemic? We examined this in our new paper: https://t.co/JDzyynnhq3 @pbatterham @ACalear @bonnie_clough @alizaws @drjillnewby @DrMBekker @ReynoldsPsych @P_Gooding @CMHR_ANU @ANUPopHealth

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

Data released under the Official Information Act (OIA) shows there are 148 psychologist positions vacant across District Health Boards and the Ministry of Education nationally https://t.co/wz9iLMFERL

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

'Transformation' of mental health systems needed - report https://t.co/vbrJHrgixR

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

Thanks for the heads up @ContextualPsych 🙂

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

A great bit of research showing that: "Therapist adherence improves several key patient outcomes and retention, highlighting the importance of delivering DBT with adherence to the manual." https://t.co/veJdnY9NkG

[David Mimno @dmimno]

Tip for students going off to college: study 80s/90s pop culture. Particularly Ferris Beuller, Princess Bride, Simpsons seasons 2-5. Your gen x/early millennial profs will try to connect with you through these, and will be confused/sad when you stare blankly at them. Not joking.

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

When @LinkedIn suggests a job perfectly suited to my knowledge and experience….

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

@lourens_marine @CcileJourno Thanks @lourens_marine & @CcileJourno for shedding some more light on the challenges so many kiwis face

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

“The longer we wait to turn the ship around, the less our chances are of doing so. We need to talk, but most of all, we need to act. The wellbeing of Aotearoa depends on it.”

[Marthinus Bekker @DrMBekker]

We need to talk https://t.co/OBKAIdZVVh