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The Talking Child Development podcast unpacks important topics and conversations related to child and family development. Every episode aims to provide mental health professionals with insights into family life based on theory and experience in the field. Join Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven as she interviews experts including paediatricians, early childhood educators, child psychotherapists and infant-parent therapists. From communication to attachment, we dive into the ‘why’ behind relationships and behaviour. This podcast is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development and Psychodynamic Counselling.
Episodes
![#25 Motherhood and mothering: the value of caring to create more holistic support for families with Virginia Tapscott](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
In this podcast episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Journalist Virginia Tapscott who has written extensively about the undervaluing of mothering and the devaluation of caregiving in general. Virginia is based in country New South Wales. She has four children, and her writing and reporting have ranged from agricultural issues to gender equality, what children need for healthy development and the impact of sexual abuse.
References:
www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
![#24 Being good with feelings is more important than feeling good with Dr. Jon Jureidini](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday May 08, 2024
#24 Being good with feelings is more important than feeling good with Dr. Jon Jureidini
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
In this podcast episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Dr. Jon Jureidini, Child Psychiatrist and Head of Psychological Medicine at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. Dr. Jureidini also heads the Critical and Ethical Mental Health Research Group at the University of Adelaide. He explains the problems associated with pathologising all things emotional in our world, and how we need to attend to the social determinants of mental health in the community.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References:
www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
![#23 School refusal, or school can’t – what schools and parents can do with Brydie Huggins](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
In this podcast episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with School Psychologist Brydie Huggins about the current problem of school refusal or ‘school can’t’. Brydie has worked across the developmental spectrum from kindergarten to year 12 in public and private school settings.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References:
www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
![#22 Making dadding a team sport again with Ryan Carters](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
#22 Making dadding a team sport again with Ryan Carters
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
In this podcast episode, Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven speaks with Ryan Carters, father of three, a former professional cricketer and founder of Dadfit. This non-profit organization aims to ‘make dadding a team sport again’ and support dads’ mental and physical health and promote their relationship skills.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References:
www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
![#21 How a psychodynamic approach contributes to our mental health wth Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
In this episode Amanda Stone, educationalist and committee member of the Association of Child and Family Development talks to Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven, child and adolescent psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, author, and trainer. They discuss the unique contribution of psychodynamic thinking to the promotion of child, adolescent, adult, and family mental health.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au www.centreforchildandfamily.com
![#20 Forgotten children: bringing child refugees into focus with Jordana Silverstein](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
#20 Forgotten children: bringing child refugees into focus with Jordana Silverstein
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
In this podcast episode, Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven speaks with Dr. Jordana Silverstein, cultural historian, and senior research fellow in the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, in the Melbourne Law School. They speak about her recently published groundbreaking book, Cruel Care: a history of children at our borders, that describes the treatment of child refugees at our borders.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
![#19 New frontiers in child and adolescent psychotherapy research: developing the evidence base with Professor Nick Midgley](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
In this podcast episode, Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven speaks with Professor Nick Midgley in the UK, a Professor of Psychological Therapies with Children and Young People at University College London and the Anna Freud Centre. This episode discusses the essential links between clinical practice and research.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au
![#18 Mindful separation and divorce without court with Mary Louise Hatch](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
#18 Mindful separation and divorce without court with Mary Louise Hatch
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
In this podcast episode, Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven speaks with Mary Louise Hatch, a collaboratively trained family lawyer, mediator, and family dispute resolution practitioner. They discuss her work with parents and families going through separation and divorce and how couples can be helped to avoid the emotionally and financially draining experience of going to court.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development. References: www.acfd.com.au www.centreforchildandfamily.com
![#17 Expressing the Unspeakable: Supporting Children Who Have Experienced Family Violence with Dr. Kirsten Meyer](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
In this podcast episode, Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven speaks with Dr. Kirsten Meyer, Drama Therapist who has a particular interest in how the Arts can be used to enhance the capacity of care workers to respond to children and young people. Kirsten currently leads a team of creative arts, therapists, and counsellors in a community-based organisation in Melbourne, working with children, young people and their carers who have experienced family violence.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development. References: www.acfd.com.au www.centreforchildandfamily.com
![#16 ADHD Over-diagnosed: Why we should be worried with Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11406229/6_7h4jy8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
#16 ADHD Over-diagnosed: Why we should be worried with Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
In this podcast, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven sounds a warning about ADHD as a disposal diagnosis for vulnerable children, adolescents and adults that papers over complex social problems post Covid, and ignores longstanding clinical and research evidence of parent/child relational attachment that underpins the capacity for attention and self-regulation.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development. References: www.acfd.com.au www.centreforchildandfamily.com