School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University

Are you experiencing discomfort or anxiety in social situations? La Trobe’s Psychology Clinic invites you to join its social success group, a free eight-week program commencing 8 October 2024, 2.30-4.30pm AEDT. Through a combination of group and individual sessions with provisionally registered psychologists, we can help you to develop your ability to navigate social interactions, learn to work on past anxiety, develop mindfulness skills and manage discomfort. Register now: https://bit.ly/3TEvVb6 #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #LaTrobeUniversity 

Applications for the 2024 end-of-year scholarship round are now open.    Scholarships are available for PhD, Professional Doctorate and Masters by Research degrees.    Successful applicants will receive a generous stipend, tuition fee scholarship and allowances.    International applications close 30 September 2024. Domestic applications close 31 October 2024.      Find out more and apply now: https://bit.ly/4dWf2At #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #LaTrobeUniversity

Join us on 14 October 2024, 6-7pm AEDT, for our 'Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health' postgraduate information webinar.    La Trobe’s Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling or Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health gives you the practical skills and knowledge to embark on a career that makes a meaningful difference.    Build your professional expertise as you develop your understanding of client relationships and service coordination. Develop core skills that are integral to the interpersonal helping process, especially as they apply to rehabilitation and behaviour change.    You'll learn how to support individuals and communities through physical injuries, psychological conditions, disability or disadvantage – helping them to reach their full potential, and reintegrate into work and the community.    In this webinar, learn more about the course content, online study experience, career outcomes and the application process. Ask questions in our live Q&A.    Register now: https://bit.ly/4dgHM5X   #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #LaTrobeUniversity

La Trobe’s School of Psychology and Public Health is recruiting for a Senior Lecturer in Digital Health and Information Management.    This position is being offered as a Teaching Focused or Teaching and Research career track.     The teaching focused track will lead the development of innovative curricula, deliver high-quality learning experiences, and contribute to the scholarly advancement of teaching practices in health information management, digital health and related fields.    The Teaching and Research track, in addition to teaching duties, will contribute to high-impact research, build a research portfolio, and secure funding for research projects, particularly in the areas of health information management and digital health.    Applications close 10 October 2024.    Find out more: https://bit.ly/4egCNDu    #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #LaTrobeUniversity 

Have you been feeling more worried than usual since becoming pregnant? Is the worry impacting your day-to-day life? La Trobe’s Psychology Clinic is seeking participants for a pregnancy wellbeing group.  We are looking for women who are between 12 and 32 weeks pregnant to take part in a free six-week program starting on 28 October 2024. The group will include education and group discussion, as well as hands-on practice of new skills to support pregnancy, birth and beyond. Register now: https://bit.ly/4gkxzrW #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #LaTrobeUniversity 

La Trobe's School of Psychology and Public Health is offering a range of project-based PhD research scholarships.    Successful applicants will receive a generous stipend of $34,000 per annum (2024 full-time rate) for 3.5 years, a tuition fee scholarship for four years and allowances.    International applications close 30 September 2024. Domestic applications close 31 October 2024.    Find out more and apply now: https://bit.ly/3SNhuA7    #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #LaTrobeUniversity 

Develop your practice and promote mental health and wellbeing through humour and laughter-related therapies and techniques.    La Trobe’s 'Laughter, Resilience and Wellbeing' short course explores how humour, laughter therapies and positive psychology can decrease stress, build connection and enhance overall resilience and wellbeing.    This online, interactive course is well suited to health and wellbeing professionals, therapists, educators and anyone working in the service industry – and will teach you how to apply these principles into your professional practice.    On completion of this course, you will be provided with a Certificate of Attendance to submit towards your annual continuing professional development hours.    The course commences 16 October 2024.    Register now: https://bit.ly/3WFolgR    #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #LaTrobeUniversity 

Associate Professor Deborah Gleeson is co-author on a new Conversation article: ‘Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines. But donations from rich countries won’t fix this or the next health emergency.’ It’s been less than a month since the World Health Organization declared mpox an international public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. Mpox, once known as monkeypox, has spilled over into countries that have never seen it before, possibly driven by a new, more infectious strain of the virus. “While not a pandemic at this stage, the current mpox public health emergency reinforces the need for a concerted global effort to negotiate arrangements that ensure a fairer distribution of vaccines, medicines and diagnostic tests,” the authors contend. “All countries should take note. Perhaps the upcoming negotiation for the WHO pandemic agreement – which sets out how the world manages pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – is the perfect opportunity.” Read more: https://bit.ly/3MC4EBU #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #LaTrobeUniversity #Conversation 

The Bouverie Centre is recruiting for a Research Project Officer. The Bouverie is a Practice-Research-Translation Centre within the School of Psychology and Public Health at La Trobe University. It is also a Statewide Specialist Mental Health Service within Victoria’s public mental health system. The successful candidate will support an Australian Research Council Linkage project investigating the efficacy of early triage for parents and children reporting high family violence risk on entry to the court system. They will also provide support for the Bouverie’s research team which conducts multiple projects, some internally, and some with external industry and government partners. Applications close 1 October 2024. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3z203Gk #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #Bouverie #LaTrobeUniversity 

La Trobe’s PsyBA-approved masterclass, 'Clinical Supervision in Rural Settings', explores the challenges of clinical supervision in rural contexts.    Delivered fully online, this live webinar has been developed as part of a suite of Psychology Board of Australia-approved Masterclasses as refresher training that will allow you to maintain your status as a Board-approved Supervisor.     This masterclass focuses on the challenges of undertaking clinical supervision in the rural context and how to manage boundaries. It explores the challenges of clinical supervision in rural contexts, boundary theory and its implications for clinical supervision in rural settings, and resolving possible ethical dilemmas specific to rural settings.    This course commences 4 October 2024.    Find out more and register now: https://bit.ly/4fJgDeg    #LaTrobePsychologyAndPublicHealth #LaTrobeUniversity