Louise Hird & Lahvinya Kulaendra

Early Career Psychiatrists - what lies after letters and exams?

Group Facilitators Lahvinya Kulaendra, Psychiatrist and Louise Hird, Psychoanalyst

Monthly on Thursday Evening,  7-8 pm, via videoconference. February 27, April 30, May 28, June 25, July 23 & August 27.

This seminar group will explore the experience of being an early career psychiatrist. We will discuss the sometimes challenging transition from trainee to consultant and look at what lies beyond exams and getting your letters.

The aim is to discuss the challenges of being a new psychiatrist in whatever setting you find yourself.  How do you manage the wide range of clinical and non clinical responsibilities that are now part of your role as a new consultant.

The seminar group will look at every day clinical encounters (such as violence, medications, and ward conflicts) using a psychodynamic lens.  It will explore the underlying psychological processes at play in decision making and explore how they impact various situations. It will also look at the reasons why some patients have a deep impact on us and try and understand the dynamics of acute wards.  

We can also consider the issues around transitioning to private practice or building a therapy space in a public sector role. 

No previous psychotherapy experience needed. Practitioners from any subspecialty and working in any setting are welcome. More senior psychiatrists who are interested in exploring a psychodynamic perspective in their practice are welcome too. Some readings will be provided and participants will be encouraged to bring clinical cases and workplace encounters.  

If you would like to find out more about the group or register please contact either Louise or Lahvinya.

Cost for six seminars: $600 or early bird (before January 31st, 2020) $550

Contacts: louisehird@bigpond.com or lahvinya@bigpond.com

Nicki Imrie

specializes in workshops/seminars focused on mindfulness based mood management for adolescents and corresponding mindfulness based parenting. The following groups are currently on offer for 2014: 

1. Parents as a Resource to their troubled Teenager (a workshop to explore the careful balance of ‘love with limits’ ie. how to stay connected to your troubled teen alongside how to keep them safe and “on track”).

2. Teachers as a Resource for troubled Young people (a workshop to explore the careful balance of connection with limits ie. How to keep young people engaged and talking to relevant school staff, how to talk to their families alongside how to set appropriate limits in line with school and government child protection policies).

We are also available to run groups and provide outreach programs and training for parents and school staff on an as needs basis.

Here are some examples of groups we have run:

•    Parents of adolescents
•    Mothers and babies
•    Adolescent focus groups
•    School staff dealing with adolescent issues
•    Bullying in cyberspace
•    Affect regulation
•    Self harm

Tali Israelstam 

specializes in workshops/seminars focused on understanding the emotional difficulties of adolescents and ‘thinking beneath the symptom’ with a particular interest in self harming behaviour in adolescents.  The following workshops are currently on offer for 2014:

• School staff on the front-line: understanding and working with self harm in schools
  A workshop that will help school staff to understand self harm in adolescents as well as consider helpful approaches to managing this behaviour in the school context

• Understanding self harming behaviour in teenagers: a workshop for parents
  A workshop that will help parents to understand self harm in teenagers as well as consider helpful ways of responding

Enquiries

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