Car accident, Concussion & PTSD
Experiencing Motor vehicle accidents (MVA), can lead to an increased risk of concussion and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in addition to physical injuries. Even though concussion and PTSD are two distinct conditions, they can both emerge following a MVA. Concussion would be considered as a form of mild traumatic brain injury while PTSD is […]
Immigration Psychological Assessment
Clinical psychological assessment can sometimes be used for immigration purposes to support various visa applications. These can including (but not limited to) the following (please note that some of these assessments need to be referred by an appropriate solicitors and cannot be supported by Medicare):
Ways to manage work stress
Work stress is inevitable for every employee. Some challenges and job-related stress can help workers to maintain high productivity at work and grow professionally. However, too much stress at work can really lead to the increased level of mental distress or burnout. Here are some tips you can try when you feel the stress at […]
學生因心理建康狀況需跟學校申請特殊考量，心理師開證明的注意事項
澳洲大學的學業壓力大，課程緊密，有些學生往往因為壓力的緣故，導致心理建康受損，或心理疾病變嚴重的現象，這種情況下，學生理應向學校申請特別考量，請學校給與較寬鬆的時間或多些幫助，這樣才不會導致成績單難看，無法完全學業，而大大影響到未來的前途。 但很重要的一點就是，學生們要知道，這個特別考量的管道，並不是讓學生作弊，或偷懶的方式。學生要能證明自己心理疾病的真實性，並且學校後來還是會要求學生在心理建康改善後，努力達成畢業得求。 所以一般心理醫生是無法幫新病患開立這樣的證明信件，我們會需要至少幾次的會談與較為客觀的評估之後，才能開立證明來給學校。建議如果學生們有因為學業壓力大導致心理建康惡化，提早來看心理師，以免以後造成更大的困難哦。
Things to know if you are a university student who needs to apply for “Special or Compassionate Consideration” on the basis of experiencing mental health challenges.
Studying at universities can be demanding and overwhelming for many students. It sometimes triggers or exacerbate their psychological distress, which can then have an unfavorable impact on their ability to study effectively. If this is the case for you, it may be an appropriate option to apply for a special consideration with your university so […]
Bi-cultural Clinical Psychology Consulting
I am registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with an endorsement in Clinical Psychology. I am a Medicare/WorkCover provider and available in both English and Mandarin Chinese languages. Initially from Taiwan, I used to live in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. I received the M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Palo Alto […]
Introduction
澳大利亞註冊心理醫生Registered Clinical psychologist MediCare & Workacover & NDIS 曾在La Trobe University 任教 十六年臨床經驗16 years of Clinical Experience in California, Taiwan, NZ and Australia 服務項目 Area of Expertise： 一般憂鬱與焦慮困擾 Low and Depressive Moods or Anxiety。 強迫性思維與行為OCD Tendencies。 創傷後壓力相關困擾PTSD。 WorkCover 職場霸凌，校園霸凌相關困擾。 心理衡鑑診斷NDIS or DSP Diagnotic assessment for Psychosocial disabilities.
Diagnostic Assessment for the NDIS 或ACC supports 經驗談 Part One
今天我們來說說心理學診斷報告撰寫的訣竅之經驗談。首先必須要提的是，心理診斷學是一門非常深澳的學問，在美國是只有碩博士生才能選修的。 當我們心理師在為病人考量診斷的需求時，不光需要看症狀群是否符合診斷手冊。我們同時需考量個人歷史因素history, 家庭因素family background， 身體與醫療medical history， 以及家庭成員與醫療團隊的意見。 更重要的是， 現實因素的考量，診斷的項目往往與政府社福補貼的規範相互連結。許多與NDIS or ACC的溝通協調更是很重要的一項。 另外在測驗工具的選擇上也是門學問。待續中。
Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
“Life is one big symptom generator! When you stop having symptoms, that’s the day you are declared DOA” Strosahl, Robinson and Gustavsson (2012; p.51) The newly developed Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) is the marriage between the GP care and psychology practice for the best interest of our client populations. The FACT encourages a […]
聚焦的 接納與承諾療法 Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
聚焦的 接納與承諾療法 FACT 主要是由一群美國的心理師如Kirk Strosahl and Patti Robinson，發展演化出的。主要是為因應大量GP診所，要能快速給病患提供幫助而產生的。 因為GP往往需要面前很多困難的生理病痛，外加病患情緒上的困擾，現今Medicare 的制度又無法讓GP給每個病患很多元化的幫助。在這困局之下，心理師變有了介入的空間。 FACT的要訣是 快， 狠， 準。 GP 轉介完病患後，心理師當天提供諮詢，面談通常為一次性，半小時內完成。心理師需在這session內很快的確定assess 問題，並討論治療方案。根據Patti Robinson的研究報告顯示。這一次次的session與傳統CBT好幾次的效果是一樣的。且不需病患回診。天呀，那這樣我們沒辦法做生意了。