Early STARt Psychology in Ballarat, Victoria | Psychologist

Early STARt Psychology

Locality: Ballarat, Victoria

Phone: +61 416 141 232

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25.01.2022 One of my fun creations this week... If anyone would like some instructions for this task, please message us.

25.01.2022 Baking Hot Cross Buns ... waiting for them to prove before going in the oven

25.01.2022 http:// ROLL THE DICE // - with Sophie, Jack and Sasha (Chief P.T) ... Another fun one to do with the kids at home

23.01.2022 I spent some time recently with Tania Rowan from Ultimate Functional Fitness, planning out some fine and gross motor activities for children to do at home. This was *pre-covid19* ... we had no way of knowing just how much we would need these activities.... So now I have some time at home, I am trying to fast track some ideas...... Tan uploaded this one to her own followers - HOPSCOTCH with Sophie (make sure you watch out for gorgeous Sasha looking on through the window!). I am going to see if Tan can tweak this a little for my really little kiddos...but for now, try this out...and have fun!

22.01.2022 Excellent infographic to help change behaviour around plastic

22.01.2022 From the APS: To help support the mental health of all Australians during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Australian... Government has announced that eligible people will be able to access Medicare rebates for psychological services delivered via telehealth (i.e., videoconference or phone). See more

21.01.2022 How is this for a gorgeous face? We came across a mother and her baby at The Rainforest Discovery Centre in Sepilok, Sabah. This particular area of rainforest is primary/virgin jungle (never been logged) and the animals roam free. There is a large canopy walk where you can watch the wildlife. Unfortunately prime and secondary (previously logged) rainforest in Sabah is being destroyed at an astonishing rate - we must say #NO# to palm oil and know there is no such thing as s...ustainable palm oil. I was surprised to see palm oil in almost every supermarket product - companies such as Nestle put cheap palm oil in all the usual brands for certain (Asian) markets (think Milo). We were lucky to see several wild Orangutans along the Kinabatangan River, including one large male who we watched from the stairs of our jungle resort. He was very close to us and watching our group cautiously. He bellowed loudly into the jungle to let us know he was boss! We also saw the Rhinoceros Hornbill from afar but no Clouded Leopards or Pygmy Elephants. We saw the endangered Sun Bears at a Conservation Sanctuary.

19.01.2022 Important Update: For those transitioning to Telehealth, this is Zoom the software that I use. It is easy to download and use. Clinical Psychologists have access to a number of Medicare Telehealth item numbers for ongoing support. ... I have access to other teaching (group-based) software and I will be adding my online work in due course. We have a lot of work to do in stemming fear and supporting people with real strategies that are scientifically known to support the immune system.

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17.01.2022 WAIMH conference this year in Australia. Some of the most valuable teachings I have ever had have come from WAIMH. Paris 2006 - We heard Professor Giacomo Rizzolatti publicly deliver his Mirror Neuron research (seminal work impacting how we think of ASD)... Prague 2016 - I met Marie-Christine Laznik, a French psychoanalyst who developed the Pre-AUT model which I use to identify infants at risk.

15.01.2022 Merry Christmas to everyone What a big year it has been. Lots of new adventures in and out of the clinic. The highlight for me was getting the neurofeedback clinic going and fitting in enough training to climb Mt Kinabalu in Borneo. It has been such a privilege working with all of my dedicated families. Every one of you is an inspiration to me. ... I will be running a neurofeedback clinic on the 11th Jan apart from that I will be at the beach for some much needed R n R. I cant wait to see what 2020 brings...

14.01.2022 "The coronavirus pandemic is awakening multi-millions to the reality of our interconnectedness. We are all in this together, which can turn out to be the bright side of it all. Yes, millions are isolated by shelter in place or separated by social distancing, yet sensing that its now time to care for each other more than ever." Doc Childre, HeartMath founder From HearthMath: As a gesture of our care to hopefully uplift your spirit, we are offering free access to our po...pular new online program The HeartMath Experience during the months of April and May and possibly longer. This effective 90 minute interactive learning experience, which has been featured at film festivals, provides insights into the power of your hearts intelligent guidance. You will learn 5 scientifically validated HeartMath techniques designed to help you reduce stress and anxiety while increasing inner security and emotional poise. Research has also shown that these techniques for balancing the mind and emotions along with practicing compassionate care especially enhance our immune system and boost our resilience. We hope this program of practical tools can support you and your family in maintaining mental and emotion balance for making effective choices through these times, or any time. https://www.heartmath.org/training/heartmath-experience/

13.01.2022 Covid-19 Update: 23/3/19 1 Allied Health Considered Essential Services: The Federal Government has announced that non-essential services will begin to be closed as of today. ... Psychologists are considered essential services. The Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has confirmed that all allied health businesses nationally can continue working and are encouraged to do so. When and if this changes, we will advise directly. 2 Telehealth Bulk-Bilked Medicare Services: New COVID-19 Medicare items, available from 13 March 2020, allow vulnerable/isolated clients to access to bulk-billed psychological services delivered via telehealth (i.e., videoconference or phone). These measures were introduced as part of the Federal Governments $2.4 billion package to protect Australians from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Psychologists, doctors, nurses and other mental health allied health workers can provide these services. 3 Clinic Hours: We continue to be open with limited hours for assessments and neurofeedback services. This will be updated as the situation changes. We have transitioned most clients requiring general clinical work to Telehealth.

13.01.2022 A gut-based trial with adolescent boys - Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney

12.01.2022 Powerful message!

12.01.2022 RE: COVID19. We are taking extra precautions to keep our services available to those who need them. We are awaiting information from the Australian Psychological Society regarding essential services with children. UPDATE 23/3/20... 1/ We have transitioned most people to Zoom Telehealth. Zoom is free to download and easy to use. 2/ For assessments and neurofeedback we have limited opening hours to minimise traffic and to give time for cleaning. If you enter the clinic, please wash your hands thoroughly (soap and paper towels at the back near toilet). You will go straight to the consulting room and NOT the waiting room. 3/ You will see us in some basic personal protection equipment (PPE). We will open and close entry doors. 4/ We are offering a home delivery neurofeedback service to maintain brain training sessions. 5/ We are setting up online individual and group e-learning - some of this will be teaching workshops delivered on line instead of in person. IMPORTANT:- If you have any of these symptoms - runny nose, sore throat, cough, fever, difficulty breathing - please ring your GP clinic. Remember to exercise caution throughout the current period and follow the government recommendations such as regular hand washing. We need to support our community and be mindful of the elderly and disabled. If anyone requires assistance with basic needs, food supplies etc. please contact Mel to see if she can help. Take care everyone. Kind Regards, Jan and Mel

08.01.2022 We have one more neurofeedback home rental system available for use over the school holidays - Please call Jan on 0416141232 if you are interested.

08.01.2022 I know lots of Victorians are feeling stressed and isolated. Lots of us are missing friends and family. And lots of people with existing mental health issues ar...e finding things really tough. Weve seen greater demand than ever for our mental health services these past few weeks and months. And given were extending the State of Emergency for another four weeks, we have to make sure everyone has the support they need. Thats why were doing this. Were starting the roll out of 170 additional youth and adult acute mental health beds. Providing online therapy for kids and their parents. More support for significant trauma and an expansion of our suicide prevention program. Mobiles and extra phone data to help at-risk and vulnerable Victorians stay in touch with their mental health and crisis services. Extra training and resources for frontline mental health workers. And a dedicated phone line that people can call if theyre feeling lonely and really need a chat. Were dealing with a public health emergency but we cannot allow it to become a mental health crisis. Self-isolation must not turn into social isolation for thousands of people across the state. This is about making sure Victorians get the support they need when they need it.

07.01.2022 Supporting the Walking off the War Within event with neurofeedback and biofeedback

07.01.2022 This would normally be the time of year that we take a break and share good wishes for a happy new year. The start of this new decade has been anything but normal. It has been devastating for so many Australians due to the shocking scale and ferocity of the bushfires.... There will be so many people directly affected. It is hard to comprehend the destruction. The Australian Psychological Society has released a number of resources for distribution. These two are specifically for helping children. PDF 1: Helping children who have been affected by bushfires file:///D:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Helping-children-affected-bushfires-19APS-PI-BPC-GPC-P2.pdf PDF2: Looking after children who are anxious about bushfire season file:///D:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Preparing-children-for-the-threat-of-bushfires.pdf In terms of the role of the APS, the APS Disaster Response Network (DRN) is a network of APS psychologists who volunteer to facilitate support groups, provide independent debriefings to emergency staff and volunteers, or be deployed as field psychologists following disasters.

06.01.2022 We have two early afternoon cancellations in the neurofeedback clinic TODAY - 1.00pm and 1.30pm. PM me if you would like one of these times.

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05.01.2022 Term 3 and Term 4 - Neurofeedback sessions will be available on Fridays and some Saturday mornings. Further information to follow but please email [email protected] to make a booking.

01.01.2022 Climbing Mt Kinabalu - left 30 June from Timpohon Gate 1866m and reached Panalaban base camp 3272.7m in five hours as planned (to acclimatise to altitude). Left for summit at 2:30am 1st July and arrived at Sayat Sayat Checkpoint at 3:45am, well before 5:00am cut-off and arrived at the summit 5:30am with my guide Joeythine. Rocky formations and sunrise were spectacular ... cant wait to climb this again when my kids are older.

01.01.2022 Using rock crayons during Neurofeedback - watch the next two videos and see what emerges ...

01.01.2022 One of the very cool drawings that emerged during a recent neurofeedback session...one of our last at Dana Street... Update: In the midst of the current situation we have found new and creative ways to adapt to todays reality - Carrie will be available to deliver neurofeedback services directly to your door and you can now request an appointment through the Facebook page (for those who prefer, you can still ring Jan on 0416141232).

01.01.2022 Hello everyone - here is a beautiful lullaby for you from my friend JF who lives in Quebec, Canada