Mental Health in Practice
Practical conversations about mental health care across Australia’s health system.
Mental Health in Practice is a podcast for health professionals working across the mental health system, featuring conversations grounded in real-world experience.
Each episode brings together perspectives from clinical practice, research, and sector expertise to explore contemporary mental health care.
The show focuses on what thoughtful, collaborative care looks like in practice – and how professionals across disciplines can better support mental health outcomes for Australians.
Mental Health in Practice
A Conversation About … Building Engagement and Trust through Communication
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In this episode, Victoria Erskine (Communication Lead, Equally Well Australia) and Christine Kaine (Operations Manager, Lived Experience Australia) discuss the unique challenges of communicating in large, multidisciplinary teams, where diverse perspectives must be managed effectively; and offer practical insights into building trust, empowering lived experience, and encouraging collaboration.
They also reflect on the importance of using good communication in the workplace, particularly when treating and supporting people with co-occurring mental and physical health conditions.
**Listener’s note: Potentially sensitive content around the Westfield Bondi tragedy is discussed at 21:25
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