Talking Child Development
The Talking Child Development podcast explores key topics in child and family development, offering mental health professionals insights based on theory and clinical experience. Host Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven interviews experts such as paediatricians, child psychotherapists, and infant-parent therapists, delving into the reasons behind relationships and behaviour. The podcast is produced by the Association of Child and Family Development and Psychodynamic Counselling.
Episodes
#38 Understanding Trauma in Children and Young People with Tracy Christophi
In this episode of Talking Child Development, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Tracy Christophi. Tracy is a child and adolescent psychotherapist originally from the UK but now based in Western Australia. In her earlier career as a mental health nurse specialist, Tracy has firsthand experience of the devastating impact of traumatic earl
#37 Helping Boys and Men to Flourish – A Call to Action with Matt Tyler
In this podcast Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Matt Tyler.
Matt is the executive director of the Men’s Project at Jesuit Social Services in Melbourne. He works with a team committed to reducing violence, preventing sexual abuse and supporting men and boys to flourish.
Through leading research, including the Man Box Project, these fin
#36 Music as the Food of Life with Vannie Ip-Winfield
In this episode, Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven talks to Vannie Ip-Winfield, a Registered Music Therapist and Vice-President of the Music and Imagery Association of Australia. Originally trained in classical piano, Vannie has used her skills in music therapy and psychotherapy for over 20 years in a wide range of settings, including an Early Parenting Unit, part of an Allied Health Team, in adult psychiat
#35 Working with Adolescents at High Risk and their Families with Dr. Maria Papadima and Catherine Campbell
In this episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Dr. Maria Papadima and Catherine Campbell. Maria and Catherine are both UK-based child and adolescent psychotherapists who have developed a successful time-limited model of working with adolescents and their parents in an NHS adolescent crisis team.
Their time-limited model considers a
#34 Citizens in the Community: Creating a new vision for disability with Rhonda Galbally
In this episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks to Rhonda Galbally. They discuss her hugely distinguished career as a tireless advocate for disability reform, starting from her own personal experience and including her roles as a disability Royal Commissioner and on the Board of the Disability Insurance Scheme. Rhonda has also been at the
#33 Who Happened to You with Dr. Matthew Roberts
In this episode Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks to Dr. Matthew Roberts.
Dr. Roberts is a Melbourne based psychiatrist and psychotherapist clinical teacher and writer, and in this episode, he dives deeper into his extensive experience in perinatal mental health, his trauma informed clinical practice, and his father-inclusive work as one of
#32 It’s not Just Child’s Play with Dr. Jenifer Wakelyn
In this episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Dr. Jenifer Wakelyn child and adolescent psychotherapist, author and researcher in the UK. She is the founder of the innovative program Watch me Play! This is an intervention for caregivers and their babies and young children that with the support of a practitioner aims to enhance child
#31 Hearing the Voices of Aboriginal Children and Young People with Meena Singh
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Meena Singh, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People in Victoria. Meena is a Yorta Yorta and Indian woman, born, raised and living on the land of the Kulin Nations. Meena commenced her legal career with Victoria Legal Aid where she practiced in human rights and criminal law and was the ina
#30 Supporting Emotional Regulation in Children with Dr. Fiona Zandt
In this episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Dr. Fiona Zandt.
Dr. Zandt is a clinical psychologist and play therapist who works with children with a wide range of emotional, social and behavioural challenges and their families. Fiona has authored the acclaimed Creative Way series for therapists and runs creative child therapy work
#29 Protecting our children with Liana Buchanan
In this episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks to Liana Buchanan, Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People for the State of Victoria. Liana is also part-time Commissioner of the Victorian Law Reform Commission. She has a background in oversight and system reform for people experiencing disadvantage and those affected by famil
#28 Parenting in the digital age with Dr. Catherine Jeffery
In this episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks to Dr Catherine Page Jeffery, lecturer in Media and Communications at the University of Sydney. Her current research addresses digital media and families with a particular focus on parenting in the digital age and its accompanying anxieties.
She is the author of a new book Parenting in a Dig
#27 Trauma informed preventive care with Dr. Catherine Olweny
In this podcast, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Dr. Catherine Olweny. Catherine is a specialist paediatric anaesthetist who in the course of her work, is aware of the high levels of stress and anxiety experienced by children having surgery and other medical interventions. She has taken the unusual path in addition to her specialist
#26 Grandmotherland: exploring the myths and realities with Dr. Judith Edwards
In this podcast episode, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven talks with Dr. Judith Edwards about her recently published book Grandmotherland. A far cry from conventional ideas of how to be a grandmother, Judith explores the challenges and risks of this important phase of the family life cycle. Judith has published extensively in the field, and she
#25 Motherhood and mothering: the value of caring to create more holistic support for families with Virginia Tapscott
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
#24 Being good with feelings is more important than feeling good with Dr. Jon Jureidini
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 pa
#23 School refusal, or school can’t – what schools and parents can do with Brydie Huggins
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.
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#22 Making dadding a team sport again with Ryan Carters
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.
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#21 How a psychodynamic approach contributes to our mental health wth Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven
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.
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#20 Forgotten children: bringing child refugees into focus with Jordana Silverstein
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.
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#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.
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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.
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#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 t
#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.
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#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 psycholog
#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.
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#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
#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.
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#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 month
#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 hand
#9 Keeping children and young people safe in the cyber-world with Jordan Foster
In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks to Jordan Foster about cyber safety for children and adolescents.
Jordan is a clinical psychologist and founder of ySafe which has provided online safety education to half a million students, families, and school staff in Australia. Her extensive expertise has been applied in work with managing problemati
#8 Understanding the child’s inner world with Ryan Lowe
In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks to fellow child and adolescent psychotherapist Ryan Lowe in London who is the founder and clinical director of the Therapeutic Consultants a series of multi-disciplinary therapy clinics.
Ryan trained at the Tavistock clinic. She has worked at the Tavistock’s day unit for children with complex needs, in
#7 Tuning in to Kids with Sophie Havighurst
In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks to Professor Sophie Havighurst, Clinical Child Psychologist at Mindful, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne. Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development. References: www.acfd.com.au www.centreforchildandfamily.com
#6 From cradle to global citizen: finding our way in turbulent times with Lorraine Rose
In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks to Lorraine Rose, distinguished psychologist, psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and organisational consultant. Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
#5 Family Separation: Helping parents journeying through conflict with Jo Herbig
In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks to Jo Herbig, post-graduate family therapist and senior family dispute resolution practitioner.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
#4 Relationship focused practice in early childhood services with Dr Susan Emmett
In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks to Dr Susan Emmett, Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator in Early Childhood at Federation University Victoria.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
#3 The psychological aspects of becoming a parent with Bronwyn Leigh
In this episode, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talk to Bronwyn Leigh, Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Centre for Perinatal Psychology and the Perinatal Training Centre.
Talking Child Development is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
#2 Understanding your baby's development with Beulah Warren
For our second episode of Talking Child Development, Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist talks to Beulah Warren, psychologist and Australian pioneer in Infant mental health.
Talking Child Development brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development.
References: www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
#1 Are children people?
This episode dives deeper into the question; Are children People?
Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven talks about focusing on prevention and strengthening the emotional resources of children and parents.
This podcast is brought to you by the Association of Child and Family Development and Psychodynamic Counselling.
References: www.acfd.com.au
www.centreforchildandfamily.com
