Talking Child Development

#19 New frontiers in child and adolescent psychotherapy research: developing the evidence base with Professor Nick Midgley

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

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#18 Mindful separation and divorce without court with Mary Louise Hatch

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

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

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

#15 Growing Boys Need Their Fathers on Board with Scott Cadby

In this episode, Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven speaks with Scott Cadby, school counsellor and wellbeing coordinator at an all-boys college in Melbourne. This conversation discusses what helps boys develop positive mental health through adolescence and how much they need their fathers as mentors and supporters in this critical process.

Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven is a child psychotherapist, clinical psychologist and educator, who has brought a pioneering approach to clinical work that emphasizes the essential nature of the meaning of behaviour.

Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development. References: www.acfd.com.au www.centreforchildandfamily.com

#14 It’s not just child’s play with Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven

In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven presents her talk; It’s not Just Child’s Play: Understanding the meaning of children’s behaviour. Far from being dismissed as a simplistic process, child’s play is part of everyday ‘work’. It is a rich complex and meaningful experience that helps children make sense of their world and helps adults to make sense of children’s behaviour.

Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven is a child psychotherapist, clinical psychologist and educator, who has brought a pioneering approach to clinical work that emphasizes the essential nature of the meaning of behaviour.

Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development. References: www.acfd.com.au www.centreforchildandfamily.com

#13 Broken: Children, Parents and Family Courts with Dr. Catharine Lumby

In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks with professor of media at the University of Sydney, Dr Catharine Lumby.

We discuss the book 'Broken: Children, Parents and Family Courts' written by Catharine together with lead author Associate Professor Camilla Nelson. In this episode, we talk about what has been described as the lacerating culture of family courts that does not serve the best interests of children, ways in which is denies them a voice, and the need for urgent reform of the system.

Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development. References: www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com

#12 Working with distressed adopted children and children in care with Adam Goren

In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks with child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapist, Adam Goren.

Adam has a special interest in using sensory-attachment strategies, parent-child interventions and family advocacy in addressing mental distress and relational trauma.

Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au

www.centreforchildandfamily.com 

#11 Developmental Paediatrics and the Child in the Family with Dr Lynda Chadwick

In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks with paediatrician, Dr. Lynda Chadwick.

The discussion focuses on Lynda's work in developmental paediatrics which includes children with autism and developmental delay. Lynda has a special interest in infant mental health, attachment, and the importance of parental emotional engagement in the early months and years.

Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au

www.centreforchildandfamily.com 

#10 Adolescence and high risk with Maria Papadima

In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks with Dr. Maria Papadima, child and adolescent psychotherapist.

Maria describes an innovative approach that helps adolescents, and their families negotiate these challenging transitions. Maria explains how in psychotherapy with adolescents, we explore ideas about what distress means, how we accept and handle it and what our expectations are of a normal life.

Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.

References: www.acfd.com.au www.centreforchildandfamily.com