Expert Insights for Health Professionals: The impact of Climate Change on Mental Health | Black dog Institute
  2. Expert Insights for Health Professionals: The impact of Climate Change on Mental Health

Expert Insights for Health Professionals: The impact of Climate Change on Mental Health

  • Duration
    1 hour 
  • Program Outline

    What's the effect of the global and local climate crisis on mental health and social and emotional wellbeing? In this episode, Black Dog Institute researcher Dr Chloe Watfern, will share her findings about the links between climatic change and climate distress, with research informed by her personal responses to climate crises. She will also be joined by Dr Charles Le Feuvre and a lived experience representative who will discuss the impact of climate change on individual and community wellbeing; collective, creative, and meaning-focused approaches to coping with climate distress and how clinicians, communities, and others can effectively support those experiencing climate distress.


    Panelists:

    • Dr Chloe Watfern – Scientia PhD Scholar and Black Dog Institute Researcher
    • Dr Charles Le Feuvre – Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, Psychology for Safe Climate
    • Karla - Lived experience representative

    Moderator

    • Dr Sarah Barker -Clinical Psychologist and facilitator with the Black Dog Institute
  • Accreditation

    Participant provided with certificates to put towards their CPD
  • Suitable for

    Allied Health, Counsellors, GP Registrars, GPs, Multi-disciplinary, Psychologists, Teachers, Psychiatrists

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