Digital Mental Health Musings

Mental Health Online: The Journey to Blended Care

November 22, 2022 eMHPrac Season 2 Episode 7
Mental Health Online: The Journey to Blended Care
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Digital Mental Health Musings
Mental Health Online: The Journey to Blended Care
Nov 22, 2022 Season 2 Episode 7
eMHPrac

In this episode host, Dr Tania McMahon speaks to Associate Professor Neil Thomas and Dr. Hailey Tremain from Mental Health Online. They discuss the story of Mental Health Online, their pathway to blended care, their therapist-assisted program and how health professionals can use Mental Health Online to enhance their practice.

Mental Health Online is an initiative of Swinburne University's National eTherapy Centre, providing online information, assessment, self-guided and therapist assisted programs for a variety of mental health issues. 

About the Guests
Neil Thomas is Director of the National eTherapy Centre and Deputy Director of the Centre for Mental Health at Swinburne University of Technology. Alongside heading Mental Health Online, Neil leads a research program on developing therapeutic approach to help people living with mental health problems, with a particular focus on the use of digital technologies. 

Dr. Hailey Tremain is a Clinical Psychologist, whose role with Mental Health Online mainly focuses upon supporting MHO therapists to build positive and effective therapeutic relationships with clients utilising video, telephone, email and live chat modalities. She completed her PhD and postdoctoral fellowship in digital mental health, and also works as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and in telehealth-based private practice. She has ongoing research collaborations with Orygen, the University of Melbourne and Swinburne University.

Visit the Mental Health Online website at https://www.mentalhealthonline.org.au/

Explore the Mental Health Online Health Professional Resources: https://www.mentalhealthonline.org.au/pages/health-professionals

Contact the Mental Health Online team at contactmho@swin.edu.au

Show Notes

In this episode host, Dr Tania McMahon speaks to Associate Professor Neil Thomas and Dr. Hailey Tremain from Mental Health Online. They discuss the story of Mental Health Online, their pathway to blended care, their therapist-assisted program and how health professionals can use Mental Health Online to enhance their practice.

Mental Health Online is an initiative of Swinburne University's National eTherapy Centre, providing online information, assessment, self-guided and therapist assisted programs for a variety of mental health issues. 

About the Guests
Neil Thomas is Director of the National eTherapy Centre and Deputy Director of the Centre for Mental Health at Swinburne University of Technology. Alongside heading Mental Health Online, Neil leads a research program on developing therapeutic approach to help people living with mental health problems, with a particular focus on the use of digital technologies. 

Dr. Hailey Tremain is a Clinical Psychologist, whose role with Mental Health Online mainly focuses upon supporting MHO therapists to build positive and effective therapeutic relationships with clients utilising video, telephone, email and live chat modalities. She completed her PhD and postdoctoral fellowship in digital mental health, and also works as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and in telehealth-based private practice. She has ongoing research collaborations with Orygen, the University of Melbourne and Swinburne University.

Visit the Mental Health Online website at https://www.mentalhealthonline.org.au/

Explore the Mental Health Online Health Professional Resources: https://www.mentalhealthonline.org.au/pages/health-professionals

Contact the Mental Health Online team at contactmho@swin.edu.au