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Reports of increased family conflict and bullying and harassment at work spiked significantly in the first week of Victoria’s fourth lockdown, as one of Australia’s biggest providers of corporate, government and private psychologists noted a huge increase in demand.
Rhonda Andrews, chief executive of the city-based Barrington Centre, said many of the company’s 320 psychologists around the country had been “pulled in to assist in Victoria” after an 82 per cent increase in demand for support between Thursday, May 27, and Thursday, June 3.
Business consultant and leadership coach Vicki Macdermid, who uses horses in her leadership training work, describes this lockdown even after a little over a week as “depleting – and I’m by nature a very optimistic person”.
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Between the GP and the emergency department, there are many different mental health care options but it’s not always clear which will best suit any person’s individual needs.
As the majority of respondents to Guardian Australia’s reader callout told us about their interactions with the mental health system, the system is very complex and hard to navigate, with confusing options for different types of care. Trying to find the appropriate care was often trial and error and time-consuming.
Pro Liz Scott, a principal research fellow at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, says the best chance of finding a mental health practitioner who’s the right fit starts with being informed about the treatments that are on offer. Scott says places like the Brain and Mind Centre’s clinics and research, as well as online assessment tools like those provided by Mindspot and the Black Dog Institute aim to educate people about what ser
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Telehealth a certainty in a year of chaos
Psychologists have welcomed the extension of telehealth psychology sessions under Medicare until the end of 2021.
Throughout the pandemic, 94 per cent of psychologists have adopted telehealth, which has been vital for Australians to access mental health support when face-to-face sessions haven’t been possible or a barrier to care.
The Australian Psychological Society looks forward to working with the Federal Government on the details of the permanent arrangements for telehealth, announced late last year.
Quotes attributable to Tamara Cavenett, President of the Australian Psychological Society
“Psychologists have been on the front-line of a mental health crisis in Australia. Telehealth has been a lifeline for Australians to access mental health services.”
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