We just released the last episode of our Digital Mental Health Musings podcast for the year where we look back on all our conversations and the topics we explored in 2024.
Each season we aim to explore health practitioners attitudes around digital mental health resources, to understand the barriers and benefits, and the challenges and opportunities health practitioners may encounter. We bring together the latest developments and insights for experts in the field to help support our listeners to incorporate digital mental health resources and services into their own practice.
This year we are thankful to have been able to bring you some fantastic conversations with health practitioners sharing their personal experiences, challenges and techniques for using digital mental health resources in practice with patients and clients. We explored the different ways digital resources can be built into our practice, and support our own professional development. And finally, we were also able to take listeners behind the scenes of two exciting new digital mental health resources for young Australians.
Catch up on all the episodes from this season:
Episode 1: 4 tips to help you be more creative and flexible about tailoring digital mental health to suit your clients
On the Ground with Psychologist Dr Lyn O’Grady
The first episode in our new ‘On the Ground’ series respected child and adolescent psychologist Dr Lyn O’Grady shares her personal experiences using digital mental health with clients and their families.
Episode 2: Finding it hard to use digital mental health in practice? Implementation Science can help you understand why – and provide steps to make it easier
With Dr Marlena Klaic
Decoding some of the common attitudes and behaviours health professionals express about digital mental health, and ways to overcome common barriers to using digital tools.
Episode 3: Digital mental health and the power of personal stories
On the Ground with Diane Cass
Social Workers Diane Cass discusses the different ways she uses digital mental health tools to help her clients connect with other people’s stories and journeys.
Episode 4: Dr Mim Weber on deep listening and becoming better allies to First Nations clients and colleagues
Dr Mim Weber shares her personal journey into allyship, how it can foster deeper connections with First Nations colleagues and clients and how WellMob’s digital tools and resources can help.
Episode 5: Momentum: a new era in personalised digital mental healthcare for young people
With Professor Sonja March
Unpacking the evidence behind the new Momentum program, delving into it’s key features, how they work for children and teens, and the different ways that health professionals can use the platform with their young clients.
Episode 6: How digital mental health can help strengthen client-practitioner relationships
On the Ground with Dr Bianca Cannon
Exploring the techniques and skills that health professionals have to help their clients get the greatest benefits from digital mental health and her own experiences incorporating digital tools using a blended care model approach.
Episode 7: Breaking the cycle of stuck thinking with Mello
With Dr Imogen Bell
Delving into the pervasive issue of stuck thinking, or rumination, in children and adolescents, and how the groundbreaking Mello tool can help disrupt these harmful thought loops in real time.
Episode 8: Season Finale: a look back on 2024
With guest host Kate Hatchman
Our favourite moments from 2024, taking listeners on a journey through the conversations that shaped the past year.
Thank you to all the guests who participated in this season of Digital Mental Health Musings, and all the listeners who tuned in. We appreciate all your time and look forward to joining you again next year to share more stories, insights and new developments in the world of digital mental health.