Emerging Minds
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Listening to children, culture and Community
Listening to children, culture and Community
About this podcast
We’re helping professionals connect with better mental health support and approaches for infants, children and families.
Episodes
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- Listening to children, culture and Community · 22 min · Episode 218In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Jacqueline McGowan-Jones, Commissioner for Children and Young People in Western Australia, for a yarn about listening to children, cultural…
- Understanding the complexity of attachment and child development · 32 min · Episode 217Dr Tommie Forslund is a Swedish developmental psychologist and researcher with an interest in infant and child mental health and parenting. In this episode, he explores our…
- Child-focused practice with parents who use substances · 39 min · Episode 216In this episode, host Nicole Rollbusch is joined by Alicia Phillips, a family therapist in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) sector, to talk about child-focused conversations…
- The power of child-led play · 24 min · Episode 215In this episode, we speak with occupational therapist Sarah Seekamp about the importance of play for children’s mental health and their social, emotional and physical…
- Practitioner narratives about supporting social and emotional wellbeing for children and families · 15 min · Episode 214This podcast is a little bit different. In this episode, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and practitioners share their reflections on what supports strong social…
- Incorporating children’s voices into practice and processes · 31 minIn this episode, we’re joined by Becca Allchin, an occupational therapist and clinical researcher. Becca shares her experience in engaging with children and families to gather…
- Supporting the communication needs of children with complex trauma · 45 min · Episode 212How can practitioners support the communication needs of children who have experienced complex trauma? In this episode, speech pathologist Kate Headley shares a range of…
- Championing infant mental health capability in paediatric care · 30 min · Episode 211Paediatricians are trusted entry points for families seeking mental health support – but they require the right skills, structures and supports to do this work. In this episode…
- Holding infants in mind: Building workforce capacity through a champions approach · 27 min · Episode 210Early relationships underpin infant mental health and lifelong wellbeing – but not all practitioners in the Australian mental health workforce feel confident in supporting infant…
- Ways to support young people experiencing loneliness and bullying · 22 minIn this episode, we’re joined by Amber Brock-Fabel and Dr Ben Lohmeyer, the authors of a recent study about young people’s experiences of loneliness and its connection to…
- How is loneliness impacting young people in Australia? · 30 min · Episode 208This two-part series focuses on a recent Australian study about loneliness and its relationship with young people’s experiences of bullying and undesirable social connections. In…
- Supporting infants with developmental differences · 36 min · Episode 207When adults are supported to pause, tune in and respond to an infant’s cues, they can build the strong relationships that underpin lifelong mental health and wellbeing. In this…
- Looking beyond behaviour – part one · 27 min · Episode 206In this episode from the Emerging Minds Families podcast, Dr Billy Garvey (author, podcaster and developmental paediatrician) explores emotion regulation, how children build…
- From rhetoric to reality: Celebrating 30 years of advancing children’s mental health · 27 min · Episode 205In this episode, Emerging Minds’ Phil Robinson (Founder and Chair) and Brad Morgan (Director) reflect on how our understanding of and approach to children’s mental health has…
- Organisational allyship: A non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander view · 27 min · Episode 204In the second episode of this two-part series, Lisa Hillan, a non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social worker, talks about her experience in working with and alongside…
- Perfectly imperfect: Navigating new parenthood and perinatal mental health · 28 min · Episode 203In recognition of Perinatal Mental Health Week, Amy Mathews joins us to share wisdom gained from her lived experience of perinatal mental health struggles and her subsequent work…
- Organisational allyship: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander view · 25 min · Episode 202In the first episode of this two-part series, Grant Sarra, a Goreng Goreng man from Queensland, joins us to share an Aboriginal perspective on what organisational allyship looks…
- How can we do better? Supporting children’s mental health in Australia · 52 min · Episode 201In this episode, practitioners, researchers, parents and young people explore strategies and shifts to better support infant, child and adolescent mental health in Australia…
- What does the future hold for children’s mental health in Australia? · 36 minTo mark the 200th episode of the Emerging Minds podcast, we wanted to look to the future of infant and child mental health in Australia. Practitioners, researchers, parents and…
- Talking to children and young people about consent · 39 min · Episode 199In this episode from our Emerging Minds Families podcast, Kirsty (Schools Coordinator, Shine SA) discusses ways to equip children with the knowledge and skills to make informed…







