Sunil Bhar's guest appearances

Sunil Bhar

Nursing Review

Brainwaves

Aged Care Insite

Voice of Aged Care

John Watkins

Ralph Jorissen

Wendy Moyle

Annie Butler

Nathan Luker

Marie-Anne Schull

Leonie Sheedy

Simon Bell

Dana Wong

Kerrie Noonan

Anthony Denham

Karen McCauley

Jane Hall

Belinda Beck

Melissa Haydock

OwlTail

Julie speaks with Professor Sunil Bhar about the Swinburne National Telehealth Counselling and Support Service for Aged Care. Sunil tells us about his background in private practice and research, as well as what inspired him to focus on Aged Care, both working with older people and in helping to train the workforce that is sensitive to the needs of older adults.Julie and Sunil discuss why it’s important to be training and up-skilling psychologists to work in Aged Care, why many of the tools in psychology for other populations are not appropriate for Aged Care and the more specific measures that have be developed in the last decade that are specific to this older population.They also cover the various reasons it can be more difficult to screen Aged Care residents for mental health conditions.Sunil then explains the Telehealth Counselling program through Swinburn University, including who it’s for, how it works and how people can get access to it. Julie and Sunil also explore the benefits for those receiving services through Telehealth.They finish their conversation discussing reminiscence and life review therapy, and the progress we are making both as an industry and a society in recognising the emotional needs of older adults.For more information about the Swinburne National Telehealth Counselling go to www.swin.edu.au/telehealthcounsellingGo to wisecare.com.au for more information and your free resources on supporting the wellbeing of older adults, including the book Beyond the Reluctant Move.You can also follow Dr. Julie Bajic Smith on Facebook and Instagram @wisecareauThis podcast episode was edited and produced by Perk Digital.

Julie speaks with Professor Sunil Bhar about the Swinburne National Telehealth Counselling and Support Service for Aged Care. Sunil tells us about his background in private practice and research, as well as what inspired him to focus on Aged Care, both working with older people and in helping to train the workforce that is sensitive to the needs of older adults. Julie and Sunil discuss why it’s important to be training and up-skilling psychologists to work in Aged Care, why many of the tools in psychology for other populations are not appropriate for Aged Care and the more specific measures that have be developed in the last decade that are specific to this older population. They also cover the various reasons it can be more difficult to screen Aged Care residents for mental health conditions. Sunil then explains the Telehealth Counselling program through Swinburn University, including who it’s for, how it works and how people can get access to it. Julie and Sunil also explore the benefits for those receiving services through Telehealth. They finish their conversation discussing reminiscence and life review therapy, and the progress we are making both as an industry and a society in recognising the emotional needs of older adults. For more information about the Swinburne National Telehealth Counselling go to <a href="http://www.swin.edu.au/telehealthcounselling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.swin.edu.au/telehealthcounselling</a> Go to <a href="http://wisecare.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wisecare.com.au</a> for more information and your free resources on supporting the wellbeing of older adults, including the book Beyond the Reluctant Move. You can also follow Dr. Julie Bajic Smith on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wisecareau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wisecareau/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @wisecareau This podcast episode was edited and produced by <a href="http://www.perkdigital.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perk Digital</a>.

Swinburne National Telehealth Counselling and Support Service for Aged Care with Prof. Sunil Bhar

Sunil Bhar from Swinburne University on mental health in aged care.

Sunil Bhar, Swinburne University

is Professor of Psychology at Swinburne Uni Sunil Bhar discusses mental health in aged careSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today on the show, we talked to Dr Sunil Bhar, Associate Professor of Psychology at Swinburne University and director of the Wellbeing Clinic for Older Adults. We talked about the importance of the emotional wellbeing of older adults, especially those in aged care facilities, and the roles that social connection and counselling play in the wellbeing of older adults. For more information on the Wellbeing Clinic for Older Adults please visit this website or contact Dr Bhar at sbhar@swin.edu.au.

Wellbeing Clinic for Older Adults: Dr Sunil Bhar