Sadhbh (Sive) Joyce

Sadhbh (pronounced Sive) has spent over 19 years working in the mental health arena. She has significant experience providing evidence-based psychological therapy to those struggling with common mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression as well as those recovering from trauma, bereavement and workplace injury. Sadhbh has a special interest in working with those who work in service-to-others sectors including emergency services, healthcare, social welfare, social impact and environmental conservation.

Sadhbh is also a Workplace Mental Health Specialist, a qualified Meditation Teacher, Yoga Teacher and Nature-based Therapy Practitioner. She holds full membership with the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and is an External Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer with the Workplace Mental Health Team at The Black Dog Institute and UNSW Medicine. Sadhbh currently sits on the Australia New Zealand Mental Health Association's Advisory Committee and contributes to the development of the annual Frontline Mental Health Conference.

Sadhbh's compassionate and open nature and her holistic approach to mental health has drawn a diverse range of clients. The impact of her work has afforded Sadhbh the privilege of supporting people create meaningful changes that allows them to heal, transform and flourish in their daily lives.

• Member of The Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)
• Member of The Australian New Zealand Mental Health Association
• UNSW Medicine & Health (Adjunct Lecturer)
• Black Dog Institute (External Fellow)

• Division of General Psychological Practice Significant Contribution Award (2021) Issued by Australian Psychological Society. https://psychology.org.au/for-members/publications/inpsych/2021/august-special-issue-3/winner-of-the-division-of-general-psychological-pr
• Ray Ball Prize (2020) Issued by Australian Journal of Management, August 2021 Paper: A Review And Agenda For Examining How Technology-Driven Changes At Work Will Impact Workplace Mental Health And Employee Well-Being. Australian Journal Of Management. Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0312896220922292
• Resilient Australia Awards (2019): highly commended trophy issued by NSW Government.
• Leading Practice in Mental Health Award (2019) issued by The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authority (AFAC) to Fire and Rescue NSW for implementation for implementing RAW Mind Coach across FRNSW.
• September 2018: Mental Health Matters Award for the development and delivery of RAW Mind Coach for NSW Ambulance.
• The Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) Scholarship
• 2015-2017: UNSW Brain Sciences PhD Grant-in-Aid

• A REVIEW AND AGENDA FOR EXAMINING HOW TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN CHANGES AT WORK WILL IMPACT WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH AND EMPLOYEE WELLBEING., JOHNSON AM, GROTH M, NGUYEN H, DEY S, NOTTAGE S, JOYCE S, TAN L, GLOZIER N, & SB HARVEY, 2020, AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 45, 3
• A FRAMEWORK TO CREATE MORE MENTALLY HEALTHY WORKPLACES: A VIEWPOINT., PETRIE K, JOYCE S, HENDERSON M, JOHNSON A, NGUYEN H, MODINI M, GROTH M, GLOZIER N, & HARVEY SB., 2018, AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 10.1177/0004867417726174
• CAN WORK MAKE YOU MENTALLY ILL? A SYSTEMATIC META-REVIEW OF WORK-RELATED RISK FACTORS FOR COMMON MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS., HARVEY, SB, MODINI M, JOYCE S, MILLIGAN-SAVILLE JS, TAN L, MYKELTUN A, BRYANT RA, CHRISTENSEN H, & MITCHELL PB., 2017, OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE (OEM), EARLY ACCESS ONLINE
• CAN RESILIENCE BE MEASURED AND USED TO PREDICT MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMOLOGY AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS EXPOSED TO REPEATED TRAUMA?, JOYCE S, LEONA T, SHAND F, BRYANT RA, & HARVEY SB., 2019, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE (JOEM), 61, 4, 285-292, https://journals.lww.com/joem/Abstract/2019/04000/Can_Resilience_be_Measured_and_Used_to_Predict.4.aspx
• MENTAL HEALTH AND MINDFULNESS AMONGST AUSTRALIAN FIRE FIGHTERS., COUNSON I, HOSEMAN D, LAL TJ, MOTT B, HARVEY SB & JOYCE S., 2019, BMC PSYCHOLOGY, 7, 34
• ONLINE MINDFULNESS-BASED RESILIENCE TRAINING IN THE WORKPLACE: A PILOT STUDY OF THE RESILIENCE@WORK (RAW) MINDFULNESS PROGRAM., JOYCE S, SHAND F, BRYANT RA, LAL TJ, & HARVEY S., 2018, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, 20, 9, 10.2196/10326
• ROAD TO RESILIENCE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS., JOYCE S, SHAND F, TIGHE J, LAURENT SJ, BRYANT RA, & HARVEY SB., 2018, BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL OPEN, 8, E017858, 10.1136/BMJOPEN2017-017858
• WORKPLACE INTERVENTIONS FOR COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS: A SYSTEMATIC META-REVIEW., JOYCE S, MODINI M, CHRISTENSEN H, MYKLETUN A, BRYANT RA, MITCHELL PB, & HARVEY SB., 2016, PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 46, 683-697
• THE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF EMPLOYMENT: RESULTS OF A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW., MODINI, M, JOYCE S, MYKLETUN A, CHRISTENSEN H, BRYANT RA, MITCHELL PB, & HARVEY SB., 2016, AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY, 24, 4, 331 - 336
• DEVELOPING A MENTALLY HEALTHY WORKPLACE: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE., HARVEY SB, JOYCE S, TAN L, JOHNSON A, NGUYEN H, MODINI M, & GROTH, M., 2014, REPORT PREPARED FOR THE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT.
• PREVENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEPRESSION AT WORK: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF UNIVERSAL INTERVENTIONS IN THE WORKPLACE., TAN L, WANG MJ, MODINI M, JOYCE S, MYKLETUN A, CHRISTENSEN H, & HARVEY S., 2014, BMC MEDICINE, 12, 74
• DEVELOPING A MENTALLY HEALTHY WORKPLACE - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE., HARVEY, SB, JOYCE S, TAN L, JOHNSON A, NGUYEN H, & GROTH, M., 2014, REPORT PREPARED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA., https://www.headsup.org.au/docs/defaultsource/resources/developing-a-mentallyhealthy-workplace_final-november2014.pdf?sfvrsn=8
• WORK AND DEPRESSION/ANXIETY DISORDERS - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF REVIEWS., HARVEY SB, JOYCE S, MODINI, M, CHRISTENSEN H, BRYANT RA, MYKLETUN A, & MITCHELL PB., 2013, REPORT PREPARED FOR THE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION.

• 03/05/24, Piloting Mindarma at the Australian Federal Police: Essential Psychological Skills and Self-Care Strategies for Police., Frontline Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• 03/04/24, Keynote Panel: Why Self-Care is Essential for Frontline Workers' Mental Health., Frontline Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• 03/04/24, Protecting Frontline Workers: How Enhancing Psychological Resilience Reshapes Risk Profiles., Frontline Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• 10/01/23, A holistic and evidence-based approach to protecting mental health in the workplace., The World Congress in Health and Safety, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
• 03/06/23, Reflecting Back and Looking Forward: Black Dog Institute Keynote panel presentation., 2023 Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association Frontline Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• 03/06/23, Why Mindful Self-Compassion and Proactive Self-Care is Central to Replenishing Vital Resilience Resources and Wellbeing Among First Responders., Frontline Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• 03/07/23, Mindarma at NSW Ambulance., 2023 ANZMH Frontline Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• 06/01/22, A holistic and evidence-based approach to cultivating adaptive psychological resilience in the workplace., COMCARE National Conference, ACT, Australia
• 03/14/22, Mindarma at Ambulance Victoria., 2022 ANZMH Frontline Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• 03/14/22, The development and implementation of Mindarma at Youth Justice NSW., 2022 ANZMH Frontline Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• 10/21/21, Implementing evidence-based programs to protect mental health and employee wellbeing in high risk occupational settings., Thomson Reuters' Mental Health and Employment Law Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• 10/14/21, Implementing evidence-based programs to protect mental health and employee wellbeing in high risk occupational settings., Thomson Reuters' Mental Health and Employment Law Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• 10/13/20, Evidence-based training for first responders., First Responder Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference, Sydney, Australia
• 08/18/20, Managing stress and bolstering adaptive resilience during times of uncertainty., Association Accredited Certifiers Virtual Conference
• 03/03/20, A proactive evidence-based approach to protecting mental health in the workplace., Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS): Improving Integrative Approaches to Workplace Mental Health., Criterion Conferences, Sydney Boulevard Hotel
• 10/31/19, Evidence-based training in the workplace: RAW Mind Coach., Workplace Excellence Awards Showcase, Australian Psychological Society, Melbourne
• 05/29/19, Developing employee resilience in the workplace: RAW Mind Coach., EML Workforce of the Future, Parliament House NSW
• 05/27/19, An evidence-based approach to protecting mental health in the workplace: RAW Mind Coach., Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference, Sydney
• 09/01/18, Mental Health and Wellbeing., Chifley Masterclass Series - AGSM-UNSW, Chifley Towers, Sydney
• 10/09/18, The Resilience at Work (RAW) Mindfulness Program: Enhancing resilience at work and building wellbeing in the workplace., Workplace Wellness Conference, Safety in Action, Sydney Showground
• 11/01/18, Results from the Resilience@Work (RAW) Mindfulness Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial., Fire and Rescue New South Wales, Peer Supporters Conference, Wiseman's Ferry, NSW
• 11/01/18, Research presentation: The Resilience@work (RAW) mindfulness program: findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial., Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) annual conference, Noosa Queensland
• 06/14/17, Resilience, emergency service workers & the resilience at work (RAW) mindfulness program: how do we build resilience in the workplace?, Workplace mental health conference, Canadian Conference Board, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 09/01/17, The Resilience@work (RAW) mindfulness program. Building resilience among Australian first responders., Presentation at Wayahead Workplaces Forum, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
• 12/01/16, Research presentation: The Resilience@work (RAW) mindfulness program: Preliminary findings from the pilot study and RCT., Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) annual conference, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY