Join Tania as she speaks with Psychologist Sue Bartho, as they discuss the crucial topic of protecting your child's mental health. They delve into the differences between a child's mental health and an adult's, how to identify if your child is struggling with mental illness, and the best ways for parents to educate themselves on this important issue. Tune in to gain valuable insights and learn why mental health issues are on the rise in today's youth.


BIO:
It was during first year medicine in 1981, that Sue realised that she was "more interested in something more intrinsic to a person than their bodies”! She transferred to the Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree at UNSW, completing this with Honours 2:1 in 1985. Sue then travelled and worked in the United Kingdom for 5 years with adolescents and University students.

Returning to Sydney in 1992, she completed the Masters in Clinical Psychology at Macquarie University, with a Post graduate scholarship, while working as a tutor at Robert Menzies College and as a staff-worker for Trinity Chapel Macquarie.

Sue worked in the rehabilitation sector, in private rehabilitation practices and at Mt Wilga Private Hospital, for 10 years before venturing out into a private practice of her own. She spent 20 years working as a contractor for the Anglican Professional Standards Unit, dealing with sexual misconduct in this denomination.

She has now been running her own private practice in Hornsby for over 20 years, and enjoys offering seminars and talks to community and church groups.

She is married and has 3 adult children. She has been Director of the Brunswick Heads Beach Mission team (Scripture Union) since 2019, and has been teaching Scripture at Cheltenham Girls High School since 2016.
She was State Coordinator of the Christianity and Psychology Interest Group for the Australian Psychological Society from 1998-2002.