Stop men slipping through the cracks
Men in Mind is a training course for today's mental health practitioners delivering mental health support for men. It's informed by the latest strategies to help you reach, respond to and retain men in therapy.
Currently available in Australia - other countries coming soon. Register your interest to be notified or to simply keep in contact with us. Your course payment helps keep our learning platform running and supports our charitable objectives.
50%
of men who die by suicide have been in contact with mental health services prior to their death.*
The challenges mental health practitioners face when working with men are complex; from difficulties helping men access and describe their emotional world, to responding to anger or aggression with men in suicidal crisis.
Men in Mind helps practitioners better grasp the complexities of men's health and masculinity to deliver care that engages, motivates and connects with male clients.
What you will learn
You’ll learn practical skills you can start implementing in your practice straight away, and gain a new toolkit to support your work with male clients. Self-paced learning allows you to complete the course in your own time, and gain CPD points.
Evidence-based strategies
Effective strategies for improving engagement and motivation among male clients, including those who might struggle to communicate their emotions.
Rebranding masculinity
Embed masculinity in a clinical conceptualisation of men’s depression including history taking, formulation and therapy planning.
Vital warning signs
Recognise and screen for depression in men, identify warning signs for male suicide, and how to leverage masculinity when intervening.
What you will learn
You’ll learn practical skills you can start implementing in your practice straight away, and gain a new toolkit to support your work with male clients. Self-paced learning allows you to complete the course in your own time, and gain CPD points.
Evidence-based strategies
Effective strategies for improving engagement and motivation among male clients, including those who might struggle to communicate their emotions.
Rebranding masculinity
Embed masculinity in a clinical conceptualisation of men’s depression including history taking, formulation and therapy planning.
Vital warning signs
Recognise and screen for depression in men, identify warning signs for male suicide, and how to leverage masculinity when intervening.
How Men in Mind will benefit your practice
Psychologists
- Ensure you’re offering therapy that meets men where they’re at.
- Learn the latest strategies for delivering therapy that works for men.
Counsellors
- Help men more clearly clarify issues and develop strategies that work for them.
- Discover the latest approaches for delivering counselling that connects with male clients.
Social Workers
- Strengthen your knowledge to better support men to overcome personal difficulties and structural barriers.
- Gain insights for helping men realise their strengths and potential.
Mental Health Nurses
- Build effective relationships with men who use mental health services.
- Focus on the latest strengths-based strategies for engaging and motivating male patients.
Psychologists
Counsellors
Social Workers
Mental Health Nurses
- Ensure you’re offering therapy that meets men where they’re at.
- Learn the latest strategies for delivering therapy that works for men.
- Help men more clearly clarify issues and develop strategies that work for them.
- Discover the latest approaches for delivering counselling that connects with male clients.
- Strengthen your knowledge to better support men to overcome personal difficulties and structural barriers.
- Gain insights for helping men realise their strengths and potential.
- Build effective relationships with men who use mental health services.
- Focus on the latest strengths-based strategies for engaging and motivating male patients.
Start your Men in Mind journey today
Reframe therapy with men
We’ve synthesised the latest research evidence for specific practical techniques to use when engaging men in therapy, including how to respond to men’s anger, depression and suicidality. You’ll feel confident and equipped with the skills needed to unpack male clients’ experiences of masculinity to promote positive change.
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Reimagine how you learn
Our team of instructional and learning-design experts have delivered an immersive and impactful experience. Using videos, reflective exercises and practical worksheets, you’ll be guided through five modules exploring how best to engage male clients in a course of therapy. It's interactively taught through the lens of four diverse male characters.
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Reframe therapy with men
We’ve synthesised the latest research evidence for specific practical techniques to use when engaging men in therapy, including how to respond to men’s anger, depression and suicidality. You’ll feel confident and equipped with the skills needed to unpack male clients’ experiences of masculinity to promote positive change.
View the research
Reimagine how you learn
Our team of instructional and learning-design experts have delivered an immersive and impactful experience. Using videos, reflective exercises and practical worksheets, you’ll be guided through five modules exploring how best to engage male clients in a course of therapy. It's interactively taught through the lens of four diverse male characters.
View course details
Feedback from course participants
“It was great I appreciated the chance to improve my knowledge. I've not had any previous specific training on working with men in my thirty year career.”
“Thank you for your excellent and thought provoking training. It really highlighted for me the importance of applying a gendered lens when working with male clients. The format of the training with plentiful resources and videos made it easily accessible, interesting and clear to follow. Lots to learn here from this much needed training!”
“Thought the training was well created, enjoyed the use of videos and tracking "real" clients, made it much more practical and engaging.”
“Overall, an incredibly helpful and insightful course...I rewatched the presentation with my 17 year old son who also thought it was very good - it validated some of the perspectives he had offered during past conversations around vulnerability in young men...Such an important area of work.”
“It was awesome and refreshing to hear and learn about men in a way that isn't leading to "toxic" mind frames of masculinity.”
“This is an incredibly targeted, well researched and easily digestible and accessible resource. The Men In Mind program is a powerful resource for men and the people who care about men. Thanks for putting it together. ”
“A must-have for therapists working with male clients, this course delves into the intersection of masculinity and mental health. It inculcates a gendered lens, offering practical strategies for addressing depression and preventing suicide in men. The course's culturally sensitive approach and evidence-based content make it adaptable to cultures the world over.”
“It was great I appreciated the chance to improve my knowledge. I've not had any previous specific training on working with men in my thirty year career.”
“Thank you for your excellent and thought provoking training. It really highlighted for me the importance of applying a gendered lens when working with male clients. The format of the training with plentiful resources and videos made it easily accessible, interesting and clear to follow. Lots to learn here from this much needed training!”
“Thought the training was well created, enjoyed the use of videos and tracking "real" clients, made it much more practical and engaging.”
“Overall, an incredibly helpful and insightful course...I rewatched the presentation with my 17 year old son who also thought it was very good - it validated some of the perspectives he had offered during past conversations around vulnerability in young men...Such an important area of work.”
“It was awesome and refreshing to hear and learn about men in a way that isn't leading to "toxic" mind frames of masculinity.”
“This is an incredibly targeted, well researched and easily digestible and accessible resource. The Men In Mind program is a powerful resource for men and the people who care about men. Thanks for putting it together. ”
“A must-have for therapists working with male clients, this course delves into the intersection of masculinity and mental health. It inculcates a gendered lens, offering practical strategies for addressing depression and preventing suicide in men. The course's culturally sensitive approach and evidence-based content make it adaptable to cultures the world over.”
“It was great I appreciated the chance to improve my knowledge. I've not had any previous specific training on working with men in my thirty year career.”
“Thank you for your excellent and thought provoking training. It really highlighted for me the importance of applying a gendered lens when working with male clients. The format of the training with plentiful resources and videos made it easily accessible, interesting and clear to follow. Lots to learn here from this much needed training!”
“Thought the training was well created, enjoyed the use of videos and tracking "real" clients, made it much more practical and engaging.”
“Overall, an incredibly helpful and insightful course...I rewatched the presentation with my 17 year old son who also thought it was very good - it validated some of the perspectives he had offered during past conversations around vulnerability in young men...Such an important area of work.”
“It was awesome and refreshing to hear and learn about men in a way that isn't leading to "toxic" mind frames of masculinity.”
“This is an incredibly targeted, well researched and easily digestible and accessible resource. The Men In Mind program is a powerful resource for men and the people who care about men. Thanks for putting it together. ”
“A must-have for therapists working with male clients, this course delves into the intersection of masculinity and mental health. It inculcates a gendered lens, offering practical strategies for addressing depression and preventing suicide in men. The course's culturally sensitive approach and evidence-based content make it adaptable to cultures the world over.”
“It was great I appreciated the chance to improve my knowledge. I've not had any previous specific training on working with men in my thirty year career.”
“Thank you for your excellent and thought provoking training. It really highlighted for me the importance of applying a gendered lens when working with male clients. The format of the training with plentiful resources and videos made it easily accessible, interesting and clear to follow. Lots to learn here from this much needed training!”
“Thought the training was well created, enjoyed the use of videos and tracking "real" clients, made it much more practical and engaging.”
“Overall, an incredibly helpful and insightful course...I rewatched the presentation with my 17 year old son who also thought it was very good - it validated some of the perspectives he had offered during past conversations around vulnerability in young men...Such an important area of work.”
“It was awesome and refreshing to hear and learn about men in a way that isn't leading to "toxic" mind frames of masculinity.”
“This is an incredibly targeted, well researched and easily digestible and accessible resource. The Men In Mind program is a powerful resource for men and the people who care about men. Thanks for putting it together. ”
“A must-have for therapists working with male clients, this course delves into the intersection of masculinity and mental health. It inculcates a gendered lens, offering practical strategies for addressing depression and preventing suicide in men. The course's culturally sensitive approach and evidence-based content make it adaptable to cultures the world over.”
“It was great I appreciated the chance to improve my knowledge. I've not had any previous specific training on working with men in my thirty year career.”
“Thank you for your excellent and thought provoking training. It really highlighted for me the importance of applying a gendered lens when working with male clients. The format of the training with plentiful resources and videos made it easily accessible, interesting and clear to follow. Lots to learn here from this much needed training!”
“Thought the training was well created, enjoyed the use of videos and tracking "real" clients, made it much more practical and engaging.”
“Overall, an incredibly helpful and insightful course...I rewatched the presentation with my 17 year old son who also thought it was very good - it validated some of the perspectives he had offered during past conversations around vulnerability in young men...Such an important area of work.”
“It was awesome and refreshing to hear and learn about men in a way that isn't leading to "toxic" mind frames of masculinity.”
“This is an incredibly targeted, well researched and easily digestible and accessible resource. The Men In Mind program is a powerful resource for men and the people who care about men. Thanks for putting it together. ”
“A must-have for therapists working with male clients, this course delves into the intersection of masculinity and mental health. It inculcates a gendered lens, offering practical strategies for addressing depression and preventing suicide in men. The course's culturally sensitive approach and evidence-based content make it adaptable to cultures the world over.”
Men in Mind Partners
If you can manage to connect with men, help them find their voice and make them feel comfortable, the changes you can make together are life altering.
FAQs
What resources are included in the training?
Along with the interactive videos and reflective exercises throughout the course, there’s practical worksheets to download to help build up your clinical toolkit for working with male clients. There’s also research articles and summaries focussed on supporting evidence, to give you more in-depth insights.
Is the course based on research and evidence?
Yes. The research underpinning Men in Mind has been published in peer reviewed journals. You can access the research summaries here.
I don't work in Australia, is this course for me?
Men in Mind is a professional training program suitable for a global audience. However, currently it’s only available to residents in Australia. Other countries are coming soon, register your interest to nominate your country and to stay informed.
Who was involved in the development of the course?
Men in Mind was developed by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Zac Seidler, with input from other leading researchers and practitioners specialising in men’s psychology and mental health. Learn more about Zac and the research here.
What’s Movember’s connection to the course?
Men in Mind and the research behind it has been funded by Movember. The professional training program is aligned with Movember’s key cause area of men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Men in Mind’s lead researcher Dr Zac Seidler, is the Global Director of Men’s Health Research at Movember, and Senior Research Fellow with Orygen at the University of Melbourne. The research investigating the efficacy of Men in Mind was led by collaborators at Orygen (world leaders in research, mental healthcare and clinical practice).
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