Engaging young men in mental health settings (February 2016)
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports that one in four young people will experience a mental health or substance use problem. In spite of this, rates of help-seeking among young Australians, and particularly among young men, remain low. This webinar will review the current literature on this issue and examine barriers and facilitators to young men’s access to care. It will focus on mechanisms to engage with young men who are seeking help and discuss factors that may encourage young men to seek help in the future. 

The information in this webinar is current as at February, 2016.

Who is this webinar for?

Mental health professionals working with or who have an interest in youth mental health.

What will you learn in this webinar?

  • The ways in which masculinity and gender norms can impact on young men’s mental health and help-seeking behaviours

  • The key barriers and facilitators to young men’s access to care

  • The modifications to practice, including clinical assessment and therapy, that may enhance young men’s mental health

  • The key ethical issues in working with young men, including socialisation, diversity, and propensity for risk-taking

Presenter

Simon RiceDr Simon Rice, Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow, Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, and the University of Melbourne
Dr Simon Rice is a clinical psychologist and research fellow with Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health. He has both a clinical and research interest in men's mental health, mood disorders in young people and e-mental health interventions. His PhD focused on the assessment of depression in men, the key outcome of which was the Male Depression Risk Scale, a validated multidimensional screening tool for assessing externalising symptoms associated with distress in men.
Simon has clinical expertise in forensic and inpatient settings, where he has worked with men experiencing combat-related trauma and intergenerational disadvantage, and he is co-leading the development of ethical guidelines for working with men and boys in mental health settings. He is a board-approved supervisor and is also a clinician in the Youth Mood Clinic at Orygen Youth Health.