S2 Episode 5 (Part A): Walking the talk: A journey through Men's Mental Health and the NDIS

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Critical Conversations for Social Work

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The Critical Conversations for Social Work podcast is a collaboration between students, educators and practitioners that uses critical pedagogy and podcasting to share knowledge of critical and creative approaches for social work education and practice making them more accessible. We share this knowledge as a form of social scholarship and activist social work practice.

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S2 Episode 5 (Part A): Walking the talk: A journey through Men's Mental Health and the NDIS

Critical Conversations for Social Work

41 minutes 23 seconds

2 years ago

S2 Episode 5 (Part A): Walking the talk: A journey through Men's Mental Health and the NDIS

In this episode, our crew member Tilly engages in an insightful conversation with Simon, a private practitioner in the NDIS and mental health space and the founder of Mindfulness Men. Simon calls himself a lived experience therapist and generously shares his journey of navigating mental health challenges. Tilly and Simon talk about how society constructions of masculinity impact men’s mental health. Simon and Tilly have a robust conversation about the struggles of working with the NDIS and work cover systems for funding support. They also discuss approaches to self-care, supervision, and the importance of critical reflection when working in private practice. Simon shares insights into his creative approach to work with men which involves “mindfulness on the move” among other activities, aiming to destigmatize the therapy process and create a comfortable space for men to talk about their mental health issues.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JKCimh0HLCEszuf7hmd2SRMFGBPXUHuQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100719681595597138502&rtpof=true&sd=true

References/Resources:

Mindful Men: Mindful Men - Mindful Men AUS (mindful-men.com.au)

NDIS: https://www.ndis.gov.au/

Work cover Queensland: https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/about/who-we-are/workcover-queensland

Mindfulness definition: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/basics/mindfulness

Hegemonic masculinity definition: https://helpfulprofessor.com/hegemonic-masculinity-examples/

Keywords:

#socialwork #Men'sMentalHealth #MentalHealth #NDIS #LivedExperiencepractitioner #PrivatePractice #creativeapproaches #SelfCare #ProfessionalDevelopment #SupportWorker #DisabilitySupport #CommunityEngagement #hegemonicmasculinity #burnout #MentalHealthAdvocacy

Music by Boe Toweh

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