Understanding and managing psychological distress due to climate change.

Background: Australia has warmed by 1.4°C since pre-industrial times. This is greater than the global average and is predicted to exceed 1.

Debate: How can child and adolescent mental health professionals show leadership in the face of the ecological and climate crisis?

The authors discuss the failure of political leadership in the face of the climate and ecological crisis, particularly in the Australian context.This failure exacerbates the climate distress of young people. The work of Psychology for a Safe Climate offers clinical leadership with its support model and Climate Aware Practitioner Network.

A psychodynamic formulation masterclass with Nancy McWilliams.

Objective: The aim of this paper was to assess the value of a psychodynamic formulation masterclass.

Method: Formal feedback from the presenters at a masterclass at the 2010 RANZCP Congress was obtained and arranged under different themes.

Results: The importance of counter-transference, reevaluating the case and supervision, witnessing the skill of an expert, the sense of containment and validation, and the importance of formulation were significant themes that emerged.