A Psych Moving Abroad Stories

In this episode, Andrew talks about his experience moving from Australia to the UK and working as an educational psychologist in Essex after having completed a 4+2 training route in Australia. Andrew talks about his professional practice, learnings and also the registration pathway. A fascinating story with lots of insights into this journey… If you would like to contact Andrew, you can email him at [email protected] If you would like to participate in the A Psych Moving Abroad podcast, you can contact Dr Pascale Paradis at [email protected] or you can join in Facebook groups - UK/Overseas Psychologists in Australia and A Psych Moving Abroad

Denise talks about her global migration journey from Brazil to Australia. She talks about her a role as a psychologist in rural areas of Australia and also later as a supervisor. Denise explores cross-cultural experiences as a psychologist in Australia compared to Brazil. She also talks about challenges related to being a global migrant in Covid times.

Katja is telling her global migration story linked to further studies in psychology and becoming a psychologist. She also talks about the challenges related to moving to developing countries where working may be difficult due to language barriers. Katja and Pascale also explore different ideas about working as a psychologist abroad when registration is challenging or/and language barriers exist. To contact Katja directly about her experiences and journey, here is her email address, [email protected] To participate in a podcast episode, contact Pascale at [email protected]

In this episode, Pascale talks to Tess about her journey to Hong Kong from the UK as a clinical psychologist. Tess talks about her work there as well as learning points when working in a different culture. She also explains how her role in Hong Kong as a clinical psychologist is very different to the one in the NHS where she worked previously. A great episode with lots of insight when moving as a psychologist abroad. If you wish to contact Tess directly about her experience in Hong Kong, here is her email address. As always, if you wish to be part of the podcast, do not hesitate to get in touch with Pascale at [email protected]

In this episode, Terese shares her story about moving during a pandemic from Australia to Qatar. She explores reasons for making a move, as well as lessons learnt. She talks about living in Qatar and adapting to working in an international school. As part of this episode, Pascale talks about her connection with the Families in Global Transition (FIGT) organisation who support families and professionals experiencing global moves. To connect with this organisation or become a member, find details here - https://www.figt.org If interested in communicating directly with Terese, here is her email address - [email protected] If interested in participating in this podcast, contact Pascale at [email protected]

In this episode, Maria, a psychologist from Russia now in Australia, shares her journey and discusses with Pascale her challenges, learning points and strategies to adaptation. She also shares elements of her journey she is grateful for. If you are interested in Maria's story and would like to contact her, her email address is [email protected] To participate in A Psych Moving Abroad Stories podcast, contact Pascale at this email address [email protected]

In this episode, Pascale presents her reflections about vulnerable moments, adaptation styles and finding a tribe. Pascale also talks about her recent attendance and presentation at the FIGT2021 conference.

Dr Pascale Paradis introduces the podcast together with her journey as a psychologist moving abroad.