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.
Julie Sparrow
Accredited mental health social worker
Course Details
Men in Mind for Mental Health
As a clinician, you know engaging male clients can be challenging. Men in Mind bridges that gap. It instils greater confidence within you to guide male clients to open up and feel heard — increasing the likelihood men stay, engage and get the help they need. All while you grow as a therapist.
At a glance
Who it's for
Mental health professionals
How long will it take?
8 hours. Self-paced.
When
Access for 6 months
Accreditation
A CPD activity approved by the Australian Psychological Society
Endorsed by
What you'll learn
MODULE 1
Rebranding Masculinities
- Apply a 'gender lens' to men's behaviour in psychotherapy
- Recognise situations where societal expectations of masculinities are enforced
- Conceptualise men's distress in terms of gender role strain theory
MODULE 2
Your gender, your practice, your rules
- Conduct a self-directed gender role analysis
- Identify clinical situations where your gender socialisation may interact with your client's masculinities
- Adapt your practice by leveraging your gender as a role model to male clients
MODULE 3
The hook: Engagement and motivation
- Apply strengths-based strategies to engage and motivate male clients in psychotherapy
- Utilise strategies to assist male clients who cannot or will not describe their emotional experiences
- Apply metaphors in psychotherapy to assist male clients to engage with their emotional experiences
MODULE 4
The depressed man
- Recognise reasons for the differences in rates of depression diagnosis between men and women
- Apply screening tools to effectively recognise and screen for male-type depression
- Incorporate masculinities into a response toolkit for men's depression, across internalising and externalising symptoms
MODULE 5
The suicidal man: Saving those thousand lives
- Recognise the role of masculinities in the development of suicidality in men
- Identify warning signs for suicide risk in men
- Leverage masculinities when engaging men in your intervention for suicidality
2025 National LIFE Award Recipient, Priority Populations
Interactive and diverse course material
23
Videos
27
Articles
13
Worksheets
Meet your instructors
Is this course for me?
This course IS NOT for you if:
- You can explore how a male client's masculinities might be influencing their distress
- You're versed in strengths-based masculinities and how to incorporate them when working with men
- You're trained in male-specific depression screening tools
- You understand specific ways your gender can be leveraged to be a role model for male clients
This course IS for you if:
- You're ready to build your confidence and abilities to help an unmotivated male client struggling to engage in therapy
- You're seeking more confidence and knowledge in identifying warning signs for suicidality in men
- You want to improve your confidence to engage and respond to men who become angry or irritable
- You're looking to learn new strategies to use when a male client doesn't have the language to describe feelings and emotions
Feedback from course participants
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, with plentiful resources and videos, made it easily accessible, interesting and clear to follow.
Poppy Kousidis
Psychologist
Thought the training was well created, enjoyed the use of videos and tracking "real" clients — made it much more practical and engaging.
Maddi Leydin
Provisional psychologist
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.
Michelle Stellini
Registered counsellor
It was awesome and refreshing to hear and learn about men in a way that isn't leading to "toxic" mind frames of masculinity.
David Frost
Postvention coordinator
This is an incredibly targeted, well-researched and easily digestible resource. The Men in Mind program is a powerful resource for men and the people who care about men. Thanks for putting it together.
Christina McPhail
Healing justice practitioner
A must-have for therapists working with male clients. It inculcates a gendered lens, offering practical strategies for addressing depression and preventing suicide in men. Its culturally sensitive, evidence-based content makes it adaptable to cultures the world over.
Maria Jose Kurian
Psychologist
The research
Men in Mind was developed by leading researchers and practitioners specialising in men's psychology and mental health. The research underpinning Men in Mind has been published in peer-reviewed journals. You can access the research summaries here.
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