Podcasts

This podcast focuses on helping parents and carers understand the potential impact of pornography on their children, and what can be done about it. Much of the content in this podcast comes from the work of Maree Crabbe from “It’s Time We Talked” which is a violence prevention project that seeks to prevent pornography’s harms…

Parents and Carers often look for ways they can make their children’s lives safer while also supporting them to make choices that are both lawful and respectful. Often neglected, however, are conversations and guidance for children and young people about sexual consent and consent legislation. These conversations can feel uncomfortable and awkward, but they are…

We hope that this podcast will provide parents and carers with some ideas on what they can do to foster the mental health of young men and boys, as well as how to help them navigate romantic and sexual relationships. This podcast was adapted from an interview in which Mathiang Aguer (a South Sudanese Youth…

Rafik Tanious returns to Hints for Healing to tie together the four episodes on racism and anti-racism leave you with some concluding remarks. We hope this season has been helpful in forming your conceptualisations of how racism impacts on students with refugee experience and what can be done to ameliorate its effects. Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Eric Avery.

In this episode, STARTTS School Liaison Officer, Rafik Tanious, discusses how all forms of racism impact on the developing individual and highlights how schools can work against racism and toward inclusion, belonging and recovery for learners with refugee experience.  Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Eric Avery.

In this podcast, Dianne Jacobus (STARTTS’ Coffs Harbour Youth Community Development Project Worker) discusses three arts-based anti-racism projects she has worked on in Coffs Harbour: All One Under the Sun, Change the Story and Stand Up/Stand By. Show notes: All One Under the Sun Official Website All One Under the Sun ABC News Article Produced…

In this episode, Marica Stipanovic (Principal Policy Officer, Anti-Racism, NSW Department of Education) discusses how the NSW Department of Education is tackling racism and shares highlights from the Department’s 2022 revision of their Anti Racism Policy. Anti Racism Education, NSW Department of Education Racism. It Stops with Me. Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music by Blue…

In this episode, Dr Virginia Mapedzahama (African Women Australia) and Rafik Tanious (STARTTS) discuss structural racism in Australia and what is needed to combat it effectively. African Women Australia  Diversity Council Australia  Leaked audio reveals Queensland police staff in racist conversations, joking about violence to black people and protesters  https://mindtribes.com.au/reports/   Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music…

In Season 3, Hints for Healing examines four forms of racism, how racism impacts on learners with refugee experience and what is being done to combat this. In this introduction, STARTTS School Liaison Counsellor, Rafik Tanious, introduces the four forms or racism: structural racism, institutional racism, interpersonal racism and personal racism. Produced by Nicole Loehr.…

In this episode, 19 year-old Afghan-Australian, Farzana Nazari talks about her experiences of transitioning from her Intensive English Centre to mainstream high school. Farzana also discusses what gave her strength and comfort during the turmoil of 2021, when the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan coincided with a prolonged covid-19 lockdown in Sydney, all while she was…

In this episode, STARTTS Youth Program Team Leader, Lina Ishu discusses how she and her team used flexibility, creativity and consultation to adapt to the needs of Afghan Young People in the context of the 2021 Taliban takeover and the COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney, Australia. Lina explains how a range of supports including small online…

In this episode, STARTTS Community Development Group Worker, Rohullah Rahimi, spoke with Nicole Loehr about how recent evacuees from Afghanistan are being impacted by their ordeal. He discusses what educators can do to support the resettlement and recovery of young Afghans and also talks about the various groups and forums, he and STARTTS colleagues have…

Image source: School’s In for Refugees, Victoria Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc. Welcome to Season 2 of the Hints for Healing Podcast! In this season we welcome guests to share their experiences and insights into supporting the resettlement and mental health of Afghan members of the community at a time of enormous upheaval, uncertainty…

On 30 October 2021, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin, was interviewed by Yasmine McKee-Wright on the Social Work Spotlight podcast. Shaun spoke about what drew him to the social work profession after initially studying psychology and discussed how social work principles have influenced his work in several international settings, remote Aboriginal communities and at STARTTS. He also discusses the STARTTS School Liaison…

On 10 September, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin chaired the 2021 conference of the International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR). One of the distinguished speakers was psychologist, activist and social arts facilitator, Hector Aristizábal. In this recording, Hector, himself a survivor of civil war, trauma and torture, speaks about his work…

In this episode, Nicole Loehr speaks with STARTTS Senior Clinician and Clinical Trainer, Nooria Mehraby. Nooria trained as a medical doctor in her native Afghanistan before completing a Master of Counselling in Australia. She has more than 30 years experience working with refugees both overseas and in Australia and that includes over 25 years working at STARTTS. In this…

In this special edition podcast in Dari, STARTTS Senior Clinician/Clinical Trainer, Nooria Mehraby, MD, addresses Afghan parents across NSW. In this podcast, Nooria provides:  An introduction to STARTTS services An outline of some common symptoms of acute stress and retraumatisation Advice on how parents can get some relief from their symptoms while adhering to COVID-19 restrictions…

In this episode, Nicole Loehr speaks with Clinical Psychologist Joelle Wehbe and Social Worker Celine Yasmine from RESTART, which is the Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture in Lebanon. Joelle and Celine discuss how they have supported young survivors of the blast that occurred at the Port of Beirut on the 4th of August in 2020.…

In this episode, Nicole interviews STARTTS Child and Adolescent Neurofeedback Counsellor Jacqueline Tow. At STARTTS, Jacqueline practices neurofeedback counselling with children, young people and their families both in STARTTS clinics, and, when COVID restrictions allow, in schools. Jacqueline explains what neurofeedback counselling is, for which trauma symptoms it’s particularly effective and how it affects change…

  Dr Simon Rosenbaum is an internationally recognised pioneer in the field of physical activity, mental illness, sport for development and global mental health. Scientia Associate Professor in the School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney, he has worked with a variety of groups including youth, veterans, emergency service workers and refugees. Simon has overseen various international…

  Rafik Tanious is an education and mental-health professional and film maker, who specialises in cross-cultural therapeutic interventions and inter-cultural learning. In this discussion with Nicole Loehr, they address the specific needs of learners with a refugee experiences and ways in which schools, teachers and counsellors can support in more culturally sensitive and trauma informed…

Teacher, psychologist and writer Jemima Shafei-Ongu talks to Nicole Loehr about how texts with refugee themes can be used in the classroom in a way that respects the psychological safety of all students. Jemima also shared her tips on how to support students who express their wish to share aspects of their refugee experience with…

Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep7 – Occupational Therapy Approaches to Trauma Recovery Nicole Loehr interviews Occupational Therapist and fellow STARTTS School Liaison Officer, Rachelle Coe about the role that occupational therapy can play in recovery from refugee trauma. They discuss how a knowledge of sensory processing can be harnessed to support students with co-…

  Shaun Nemorin interviews social worker and psychotherapist Sue-Anne Hunter, a proud Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman. They discuss connection to ancestors and the intersections of trauma healing amongst First Nations Peoples and people with refugee experiences who have migrated to Australia. Through Shaun’s personal experiences of being welcomed on Aboriginal land, Sue-Anne and Shaun explore the power of welcome…

Shaun Nemorin swaps roles and hops in the guest seat! In this episode Nicole Loehr interviews Shaun about the importance of social connectivity in overcoming adversity and his personal and professional experiences of people finding a sense of belonging and purpose through sport, writing and narrative therapeutic approaches to healing. Shaun made reference to the…

In this episode Shaun Nemorin talks to STARTTS School Liaison Officer, Nicole Loehr. They discuss how the most unsuspecting paths can lead to working with survivors of refugee experiences and explore how a knowledge of cross-cultural identities and creative expression in a therapeutic environment, can support healing and recovery. Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music written…

Shaun talks to STARTTS Child & Adolescent Counsellors Chiara Ridolfi and Sanja Stefanovic about how they apply their training in Sandplay to working therapeutically with children with refugee experiences. Sanja and Chiara reflect on how key aspects of Sandplay Therapy, such as freedom of expression, safety and a person-centred approach, support clients’ psyche to work…

Shaun speaks with STARTTS Psychologists Pearl Fernandes and Yvette Aiello about the how story books from the Jungle Tracks Kit have been used to support children’s recovery from refugee trauma.

In this episode of the Hints for Healing Podcast, Shaun speaks with Julie-Anne Younis who is the Senior Child and Adolescent Counsellor/Trainer at STARTTS. A registered psychologist who has provided therapeutic services to learners with refugee experience for almost 20 years, we talk about how we might better support young people in the time of…